Job Role Description

Are you passionate about building strong supplier relationships and driving value through strategic purchasing decisions? Then join us in our mission to pioneer smarter solutions for moving and transforming water, reducing energy consumption, and enhancing quality of life for people.

As our new Purchasing Specialist, you will be part of APAC Purchasing team and support our local end to end sourcing operations in India. You will be responsible for Delivering consistently high Customer satisfaction and Conduct Value Based Sourcing across the Categories in your areas.. You'll be part of a diverse, supportive and inclusive culture, that celebrates our differences and puts people first by fostering growth, well-being, and a sense of belonging.

Your main responsibilities

•Responsible for identification of new suppliers, work with auditors to pre approve the supplier, run audits and follow up on Audits and define strategy for Electricals and control cubicle commodities.
•Responsible for commercial finalization/Negotiation/Managing any price increase/work out year on year cost out activities for the assigned commodity.
•Responsible for collecting requirements, expected consumption (forecast) etc. from production and relevant local units. 
•Provides participants to the Supplier Satisfaction Survey and follows up towards the suppliers concerning the results of the SSS (Supplier Satisfaction survey)
•Manages/drives meetings between the operational units and suppliers according to the SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) strategy, guidelines and agreements.
•Identifies and drives supply chain improvements in cooperation with the local units, working with local key suppliers. 
•Works with local key suppliers on business development sharing strategies, technology road maps and future Cooperation
•Works closely together with the relevant SAMs(Supplier Account Manager)to follow initiated supplier development activities
•To work closely with Cross functional team to evolve cost out ideas through Resource/localization/Bundle Buy and other sourcing levers.
•Responsible for supplier relationship for Local suppliers in close cooperation with the local unit and Purchase management. 
•Responsible for regular contact and follow-up with the suppliers related to performance against QCDL (Quality, Cost and Delivery, logistics) targets and agreed supplier development activities
•Responsible for development dialogue with suppliers and implementation of actions.

Your background: 
We imagine that you have:  

•Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
•At least 7 years of relevant experience in similar positions in manufacturing environment. 
•Demonstrate working knowledge SAP MM.
•Familiar with MS Office applications
•Good written and spoken English
•Good communicator towards both internal and external  stakeholders.
•Experienced in handling Project procurements related to Skids assembly (valves, flow meters, couplings and fasteners etc.,), electrical & electronics components, enclosure and panel assemblies and packing boxes (wood and corrugation).
•Through knowledge on market price trend and price negotiation ability.

Are you ready to unlock possibilities at Grundfos? Apply today!
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