The Lead Buyer is responsible to negotiate and release Purchase Orders at the right time and right quality within the specified targets/ budget and PO execution. He/She is responsible to settle claims with conditions favourable to AS. The Lead Buyer (LB) is responsible for the same activities on coordinated commodities. The LB is the Power Purchasing contact regionally for the Strategic Sourcing Leaders (SSL) in charge of Coordinated Commodities and the primary contact in the regions for Delegated Commodities.
Manage the buying & Fulfilment process for a given set of goods. Apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets. Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market..
The Buyer (Lead Buyer LB, in close collaboration with the SSL on the coordinated commodities):
- Bears commercial responsibility for the purchasing activities, Engineering Representative, PPLM, Project Manager and Supplier Quality, Order Fulfilment, or other responsible parties,
- Collects information from PPLM / Project Manager regarding project-related, commercial and legal specifications in the RFQ and Purchase Orders to Suppliers,
- Issues RFQ, Negotiate with suppliers, Finalized Terms & conditions and Project related purchasing conditions. Release of Purchase Order and monitors return of acknowledgement.
- Leads regionally for cost reduction, lead-time and quality improvement initiatives.
- Manage relationships with suppliers. Lead Order Fulfilment activity, Quality and Engineering for organizing deliverables, which are late from Supplier,
- Support the Projects/ Product Lines for critical operational issues (e.g. claims, delays, key negotiations) with the regional suppliers, issues claim notifications and manages recoveries,
- On-time delivery of correct materials & stakeholders is updated of the status of the supplier products in line with the purchase order [PO] requirements.
- Introduction & onboarding of new cost-effective sustainable supply chain.
- Except for Globalized Commodities where this is done by the Regional Commodity Leader (RCL):
- Ensures on time delivery of RFQ's to Suppliers identified in Engineering Procurement Plan, performs Total cost analysis of the offers received and organizes / participates in technical - commercial discussions with the Supplier,
- Conducts negotiations, involving Engineering Representative, Supplier Quality / Order Fulfilment and PPLM / Project Manager. Responsible to apply Procurement Concept,
- Ensures compliance of Business Award with validated regional Supplier Panel,
- Initiates the POR.
In addition, the LB, in close collaboration with the SSL who will ensure cross-region LB experience sharing
- Supports the definition of the Commodity Strategy, Target Panel and Action Plan,
- Leads commercial qualification of all suppliers of the Regional Target Panel to ensure they are qualified at all time,
- Manages and develop the validated Regional Target Supplier Panels including the product qualification aspects,
- Monitors overall Regional Target Suppliers Performance, ensure their scorecards are up to-date and their data 100% accurate in the systems,
- Defines contractual plan (e.g. General Terms & Conditions, Price Lists) and ensure implementation for Regional Target Suppliers,
- Defines inputs for tendering purposes (e.g. costing, solidity, firming, and regional target panel),
- Supports to deliver against tender price with the regional suppliers.
- Awareness of CFSI requirements and Nuclear Safety Culture
- Ensuring timely delivery of equipment with right quality as per Contractual arrangement and timely payment to supplier.
- Ensuring that progress reports are received from the suppliers in the correct form at the correct time.
- Suppliers are correctly notified in a timely manner when contractual obligations are not met and all claims are handled in a timely manner & within established PSIPL guidelines.
- Basic understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. Good understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
- May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework. Resolves issues in situations that require good knowledge and judgment within established procedures.
- A job at this level requires good interpersonal skills. For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and PSIPL. Explains technical information to others.
Key Performance Indicators
One evidence of good performance related to each single task and responsibility mentioned above
- On-Time RFQ & PO Placement
- Savings against Budget
- On-Time Delivery
- Claim Management & Settlement
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering
- 10+ years of experience in Sourcing / Procurement / Project Management/ Sales/ understanding of various manufacturing process, commodities like Turbine ,& Auxiliaries , Generator & Auxiliaries , Mechanical Equipment (Skids etc), Electrical equipment (Motor, Cables etc), control & Instrumentation , Valves, balance of plant scope, etc.
- Candidate from heavy engineering industry/ turbine manufacturing industry preferred.
- Proficient in English language
- Usage of SAP MM / Microsoft office & Procurement systems Preferably
- Exposure to Strategic Sourcing and/or financial topics.
- Pro-active, Problem-solving attitude, Networking and communication skills.
- Organizational skills including prioritization and resource deployment.
- Product knowledge & supplier market knowledge
Behavioral And/or Technical Know-how
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
- Advance anticipation of problems and solving it with high say do ratio.
- General knowledge of purchasing & Order fulfilment standards, policies, procedures, and Sourcing management principles.
- Ability to work efficiently in cross-functional teams.
- Accountability, resilience, autonomy, and leadership.
- Decision making, problem solving, ability to independently resolve issues with difficult suppliers.
- Quality mind set.
- Proactive in continuously seeking for the most competitive and reliable offer.
- Technical knowledge of products purchased.
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