Purchasing Associate - Bengaluru, India - Volvo Group
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Purchasing Associate (PSC)
Are you a curious changemaker who thrives in a fast-paced, global and complex environment? Does the opportunity to make an impact excite you, and are you looking for a career where you grow and learn every day? At Volvo Group Purchasing we shape the world we want to live in, by leveraging our ecosystem of supply network partners to drive prosperity.
Innovation, sustainability, diversity, competitiveness, resiliency, new business models, and digitalization are all key drivers in how we select partners, partners that have the same value based and people centric view of the world as we do here at Volvo Group.
We are looking for talent with passion, commitment and big ideas who want to make a difference. Sounds like you? Join our team
The Purchasing Strategy & Digitalization (PS&D) function within Volvo Group Purchasing (GTP) is a Centre of Excellence. We are responsible for driving and facilitating the strategic direction of purchasing on behalf of Executive Management Team.
PS&D are, together with relevant line functions, driving efficiency within digitalization, governance, harmonization, group synergies, continuous improvements, and digital & IT projects to enable business value.
Head of Purchasing Strategy & Digitalization is also hosting Volvo Group Purchasing India organization on behalf of CPO of Volvo Group & Head of GTP.
If you have a burning desire to be a part of developing and setting the course for our society's future efficient and sustainable transport solutions together with is the right place to be
You are passionate, value-driven, and have a keen eye for details to work on transformation in the purchasing area.
Volvo Group Purchasing Support Center is a young, energetic team of talented and skilled professionals delivering the purchasing-related tactical scope of activities to global purchasing communities.
As a Purchasing Associate, you will get to learn and perform at the same time with highly experienced global end users and supply chain experts which will pave your path to becoming a successful purchasing and Supply Chain Management professional.
The Purchasing Associate within the Purchasing Support Centre will be responsible for handling standard scope activities delegated by buyers from all Group trucks, buses, and Penta sites globally.
Main Activities & Responsibilities:
- Autonomous maintenance of Handler Logs and other Portfolio Activities/Order Management/Priority Aftermarket Requisitions handling
- RFQ Management including Launching, followups for quotes, and answering supplier queries in collaboration with buyers and PD and XF teams
- Compiling & analyzing quotes from suppliers, preparing preliminary quotes summary/analysis as well as a cost breakdown for various suppliers and parts
- Solving portfoliorelated issues with suppliers/crossfunctional teams and Supplier Price Discrepancy Management/Issues Handling
- Performing various analysis for buyers and managers like Price Inconsistency Analysis, 80/20 Analysis, ABC Analysis, Volume trend Analysis, Supplier Dashboard Creation, Material Cost Levels Report, Supplier Spend Analysis, Part Price Evolution, Cost Per KG Analysis, Supplier Deep Dive Analysis
- Supplier Integration Support on buyer request
- Support in establishing EDI Connections, Supplier Portal Access, Creation/Addition/Deletion of Parma Code/Supplier base administration, Supplier Base Followups
- Taxonomy and Segmentation Support to buyers and management, segment owners, and maintenance of Various Department Dashboards and Reports
Qualifications:
- University degree in BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Automobile/E&E/ Industrial
- Quick Learner who drives Competence Building
- Continuous Improvement and Excellence mindset with good communication skills
- Good understanding of different manufacturing processes and best practice costing.
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills true connector working in ecosystems
- Positive and collaborative mindset and strong energy to contribute to the success of the Volvo Group
- MS Office Skills / Advance Excel Programming Skills
- Proactiveness is an absolute must
About Volvo Group Purchasing:
Located in 21 countries around the world, around 1350 employees and a yearly spend of 150 BSEK. Our current ecosystem of suppliers exceeds 50,
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