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Senior Buyer Castings, Forgings & Bar Stock

circor international, inc.
2-4 Years
Ahmedabad, India
  • Posted 2 days ago
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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing

  • Lead sourcing activities for steel castings, investment castings, sand castings, closed-die forgings, open-die forgings, and alloy bar stock.
  • Develop and execute commodity sourcing strategies.
  • Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers to reduce risk and improve competitiveness.
  • Conduct RFQ management, supplier benchmarking, and total cost analysis.

Supplier Development

  • Build and maintain strategic relationships with foundries, forging suppliers, and steel mills.
  • Conduct supplier capability assessments and audits.
  • Drive supplier performance improvements in quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness.
  • Work with suppliers on capacity planning and lead-time reduction initiatives.

Technical Procurement

  • Review engineering drawings, material specifications, and BOM requirements.
  • Understand ASTM, ASME, DIN, EN, and customer-specific material standards.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Quality teams regarding manufacturing feasibility and supplier capabilities.
  • Support alternate material and alternate source qualification projects.

Cost Management

  • Negotiate annual contracts and price agreements.
  • Monitor commodity trends for steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, duplex, super duplex, and specialty materials.
  • Drive value engineering and cost reduction initiatives.
  • Analyze purchase price variance (PPV) and develop mitigation plans.

Supply Risk Management

  • Monitor supplier capacity and business continuity risks.
  • Develop dual-source strategies for critical commodities.
  • Proactively identify potential shortages and escalate risks.
  • Maintain strategic inventory plans for long lead-time materials.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with:
    • SCM & Planning
    • SIOP Team
    • Engineering
    • Quality
    • Manufacturing
    • Project Management
Candidate Requirements

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management.

Experience

  • 2-4 years of procurement/sourcing experience in manufacturing or engineered products.
  • Minimum 2 years sourcing castings, forgings, and raw materials

More Info

Job Type:
Permanent Job
Industry:
Other
Function:
Manufacturing
Employment Type:
Full time

Job ID: 153458123

Last Updated: 30-08-2026 02:02:11 PM
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Procurement, Supplier capability assessments, Supplier Development, Value Engineering, RFQ management, Supply risk management, Cost management, BOM requirements, Material specifications, Quality compliance, Total cost analysis, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier benchmarking

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