Procurement Specialist

Location: Mumbai

Overview:

Coordinates activities involved with purchasing and planning of goods, services, and commodities of strategic importance to Revvity. They may plan and procure OEM or Manufactured products for their responsible product portfolio. May also Plan and Procure OEM or production items such as raw materials, equipment, tools, fabricated parts, supplies and miscellaneous items for the entire organization by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities:

• The Planner/buyer will Utilize ERP system, (SAP and SAP/APO) to develop near term and long-term production plans.
• Responsible for planning an OEM and/or Manufactured Product portfolio. Maintain forecast performance, stock levels at local and international forward stocking sites.
• Also, will purchase materials following business guidelines. Maintaining vendor masters and performance metrics for existing suppliers and evaluate new suppliers.
• Review purchase requisitions and ERP output for appropriate information and approvals.
• Confers with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedules. Work with manufacturing to maintain parity between costing and BOM/Routing changes.
• Runs and sends suppliers Open Order, Past Due Orders, Supplier Requirements and Kanban reports as required. Enters and reschedules purchase orders in the ERP system in a timely manner.
• Interfaces directly with internal customers (i.e. Product Managers, Customer Care, Manufacture partners and suppliers to resolve order status, discrepancies, past due items, and schedule/date changes.
• Resolves invoice discrepancies with suppliers and Accounts Payable.
• Manages Pcards for invoicing approvals.
• Coordinates defective and returned materials with suppliers, Quality Assurance, and others to determine root cause, initiate and follow-up on corrective actions.
• Coordinate office supply ordering and replenishment.
• Runs, compiles, and distributes reports and databases related to inventory, open Purchase Orders, and suppliers. Develop and administrate reports and databases to support multiple business functions as required.
• In addition to understanding of fundamental planning concepts the position requires analytical and computer skills, including the ability to analyze data and structure reports.
  
  
  

• Maybe Responsible for licensing review or other similar functions associated with material procurement, MRP/ERP systems, and vendor requirements as necessary.
• Some travel may be required to vendor’s locations or other Revvity sites.
• Cross training into other areas as needed.
  
  
  

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university desired, and one to three years related experience and or training; or equivalent education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment required; life sciences environment preferred
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and purchase specifications. Ability to effectively present information, and respond to inquiries from management, suppliers, and customers.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Highly effective time management skills
• Commitment to customer excellence with demonstrated ethics and integrity.
• Ability to operate independently and as part of a team
• Working knowledge of ERP systems (SAP/Oracle)
• Ability to use excel, creating Pivot tables, graphs for data analysis.
• Ability to use Word.
• Ability to create presentations using PowerPoint.
• Access knowledge a plus
• Desire to win and make a meaningful contribution to a fast-growing business.
  
  
  

• Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to communicate data points across a multi-level audience.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with peers and colleagues, including cross-functional, global partners; actively and constructively works to resolve conflict.
• Experience driving continuous improvement efforts to ensure optimized efficiency.
• Strong project management skills using software such as MS Project or Excel. Able to communicate status updates and process improvement efforts clearly and concisely to senior leaders.
• Experience working in a global, matrix environment.
• Highly collaborative and organized, with a strong attention to detail.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to work in a self-guided manner.