Buyer

**Responsibilities:** ·     Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions. ·    Analyzing quotations ·     Coordinates Purchasing activities with all BU to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner. ·     Processes Purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes from Vendors. ·     Interacts closely with vendors and BU to resolve all issues. ·     Track the PCard expenses, invoices and process the same. ·     Manage contract in TCM. ·     Periodical review of Open PO & AP holds reports, billing reports & work with finance for royalty reporting. ·     Periodical review of Vendor performance **Required Experience / Skills** ·       Total 5-7 years of corporate experience ·       Hands on with inbuilt financial tracking tools ·       Good analytical skills ·       Excellent communication skills ·       Able to deal with US counter parts for sourcing and procurement. ·       Really good experienced transactional procurement background.  ·       Developing and implementing sourcing strategies together with cross-functional teams across the organization. ·       Designing efficient system for monitoring all open purchase orders. ·       Preparing regular purchase order reports for review by management team. ·       Analyzing categories of spend to determine potential opportunities regarding cost optimization. ·       Management of existing supplier relationships and contracts and renegotiation of supplier contracts where required. ·       Should have experience right from Receiving Demand from internal Team, Sourcing for vendors, negotiation, creating PR, converting to PO, Approvals, Strict to delivery SLA. ·       Having some experience in software licensing management and able to understand various software licenses terminology. ·       Experience would be great in supplier management, including preparing scorecards, reviewing documents, understanding risk assessments, etc.  ·       Engaging with sales representatives regarding quotes and Statements of Work (SOW) for new sales. connect with suppliers to obtain SOWs, quotes, and delivery schedules. ·       Having some experience helping with supplier diversity for US-based teams would be good too. ·       Should be flexible with working in shifts.