Roles & Responsibilities
This individual will be responsible for collaborating with a cross-functional set of stakeholders across the business, to drive improvements in operational buyers’ roles across the CoE. 
•    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.
•    Monitor KPI of internal teams and provide plan of action to mitigate the risk and stop gaps.
•    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.
•    Utilizes all digital tools available for SCM for maximized efficiency.
•    Resolve DC /Plant Put- away Issues.
Purchasing Escalations
•    Work suppliers and sourcing team to expedite escalated shortages to meet revenue goals.
•    Identity root cause of shortage (purchasing process, supplier performance, credit hold issues, etc.) and develop corrective action.
•    Lead improvement project to implement corrective actions.
•    Best practice sharing with buyers on how to resolve without future escalations.
Purchasing Excellence
•    Use purchasing expertise to drive purchasing metric improvements.
•    Help standardize best practices across sites.
•    Review supplier invoices and co-ordinate with AP for payments.
•    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.

•    7-10 years of relevant experience into Materials Planning / SCM.

•    Should be Graduate with Master’s degree (Preferably into Materials / Production / Operations Management)

•    Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills.
•    Should have strong functional knowledge & working experience related to Materials management & detailed understanding of concepts related to replenishment planning.