Procurement Specialist - FMCG/Pigment Industry

Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities for Procurement Specialist:

- Identify suppliers of goods and services

- Create strategy on cost savings /risk mitigation/support growth projects.

- Negotiate terms with suppliers such as price, quality of goods, deadlines, expectations, etc.

- Liaise with suppliers and project managers regarding updates and details of goods

- Create purchase orders and tally these with supply requests and orders.

- Preparing MIS reports

- Attend internal & external stakeholders meetings including calls on various time zones.

- Work closely with the BU' teams for seamless supplies & rock bottom cost

Qualifications for Procurement Specialist:

- Master & degree in a related field preferred

- Proven experience working as a procurement specialist in the same area required

- Additional certification in the field of procurement desired

- Strong knowledge of the industry and market conditions

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Impeccable negotiation and problem-solving skills

- Exceptional interpersonal skills and rapport building

- Flexible to work long hours as demanded by projects

- Able to travel to meet vendors and suppliers as necessary

Qualification Required is:

- Bachelor's degree in supply chain / Finance / Chemical Engineering or a related field with a master & degree being desirable.

- Incumbent is expected to have desired domain knowledge, IT excel advance expertise, followed by impeccable negotiation skills, communication skill with knack of rapport building.

- The flexibility to work long hours to ensure goods are successfully procured within the timeframe is required as well as the ability to travel to meet with suppliers as necessary.