Analyst-Buyer / Material Planner

Roles & Responsibilities
Procures direct materials following plant and corporate regulations (QA, SCM)
Communicates and coordinates with network schedulers for plan and execution updates.
Understands material requirements and processes requisitions to provide POs to suppliers.
Works closely with suppliers to ensure on time delivery of material to plant.
Executes exception messages (postponement / anticipation / cancellation of orders) and manage internal escalations.
Resolving internal discrepancies with operations and external issues with suppliers (e.g. delivery issues, claims, quality issues etc.)
Works closely with logistics partners and suppliers for material delivery as per incoterms
Evaluates and monitors supply performance (SOTD) and works with suppliers and category managers to implement corrective/preventive actions for on time performance improvement.
Supplier invoice management and support in resolution of holds for timely payments.
Maintains inventory levels of materials in accordance with the objectives set and works with inputs from inventory analysts and network schedulers for optimized inventory level.
Coordinates with Supplier Quality and suppliers for RMA of defective parts and related reverse logistics
Works with Engineering, Products Managers and CMs for phase-in/out(ECN mgmt.)
Maintains relevant purchasing data (specific to Price through SPIR policy) and other purchasing data (e.g., unit price change, supplier lead time, MOQ, MOV, single/dual sourced, and so on) in collaboration with Data Health and Commodity team
Utilizes all digital tools available for SCM for maximized efficiency.
Responsible for sharing with the team, best materials management practices, continuous improvement of process, development of process standards, compliance with materials planning processes, and reporting in alignment with the network and global supply chain organization
Resolve DC /Plant Putaway Issues.
Use purchasing expertise to drive purchasing metric improvements
Help standardize best practices across sites
Collaborate with materials management and buying teams to update LTs and stocking levels to ensure uninterrupted supply
Over buy - under buy analysis ensuring any excess inventory

Qualifications:
BE/Btech &MBA in SCM
6+ Years of experience in SCM - Buyer or Material Planning

Strong Communication & Decision Management