Lead Sourcing Specialist - Buying/Procurement
GE VERNOVA
6 - 8 years
Vadodara
Posted: 12/07/2025
Job Description
Job Description Summary
Manage the buying process for a given set of goods. Apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
- Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.
- Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
- Responsible on Quality, Deliveries and Cost for all Buy components for its allocated Service projects.
- To work closely with all Commodity Leaders, Procurement Specialists, Supplier Quality Engineers and Inspectors, Transport Specialists and Material Planners
- Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities.
- Work closely with internal stake holders and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements
- Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to
Make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
- Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules.
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
- Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
- Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
- Conduct research for new components and suppliers
- Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance
- Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues Self- Management
- Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
- Assertive, resilient and welcomes change.
- Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together.
- Proactively contributes to the team & willing to work in team .
- Self-aware, Self-Trigger and optimistic
- Shows moral courage, openness, and honesty in all dealings Skills and Attributes
- Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
- Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Analytical, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
- Able to manage time effectively, prioritise tasks and achieve set targets.
- Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the production,
manufacture, and customer order fulfilment
- Ensure to full fill KPI -OTS, OTD etc as per defined target from Management.
- Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency without compromising the quality of work.
- Keen attention to detail and accuracy
- Familiarity with an SAP system
- Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within Project or process industrial
environment
- Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown
- Experience of working closely with suppliers
- Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements.
- Computer literate, with advanced Excel skills/abilities Example roles this job description may cover
Required Qualifications
- For roles outside of the USA- This role requires advanced experience in the Sourcing & Buying-Procurement. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
- For roles in USA - Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
About Company
GE Vernova is a spin-off of General Electric (GE) focused entirely on energy solutions. It combines GE’s legacy and innovation in power generation, renewable energy, grid modernization, and decarbonization technologies.
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