Flex
manufacturing
BuyerDirect
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“Buyer Direct at Flex. Skills: procurement. coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment. Maintaining relations with the suppliers”
What You'll Achieve.
operational metrics; resource planning; continuous improvement
Industry & Context.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Shift - 11 am to 8 PM
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
1 to 2 years of procurement experience, Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and memos, Ability to write simple correspondence, Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, Ability to apply common sense comprehension to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form, Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
What You'll Do.
coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials
components and equipment
Maintaining relations with the suppliers
Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production
Receiving and handling the confirmations
Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List
urging them if needed
weekly check of the stocks
Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report
Correspondence with the freight forwarders
and in case organizing the transportation
settling debit and credit issues
Filing and recording all necessary documents
Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List
Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies
Handling purchasing data privacy
Assuring all active components according to production needs
for the accord price in the request
Reviews requisitions and MRP output
Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price
availability and delivery schedule
reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output
Maintains procurement records such as items purchased
delivery and inventories
Manages supplier to price
delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate
Approves invoices for payment
Investigation inventory levels
Monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle
Conducts quarterly supplier reviews
Maintains procurement records
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
cross-functional coordination; vendor/stakeholder management
Communication Scope
English language knowledge
Full Job Description
Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. ## Job Summary **Summary:** The “**Buyer Direct** ” will be based in Chennai, reporting to Manager This role will be coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment. **What a typical day looks like** * Maintaining relations with the suppliers. * Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production. * Receiving and handling the confirmations. * Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List. * Tracking shipments, urging them if needed. * Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock. * Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report. * Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation. * Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues. * Filing and recording all necessary documents. * Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List. * Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies. * Handling purchasing data privacy. * Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request. * Reviews requisitions and MRP output. * Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule. * Orders, reschedules
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