Purchasing Engineer

1. Material Planning & Procurement

• Forecast and formulate raw material requirements; schedule material and communicate delivery plans to suppliers.
• Create Purchase Orders & Schedule Agreements for raw materials based on PR/indent requirements.
• Ensure optimal inventory levels and support uninterrupted production.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP for procurement and material management transactions.

2. Supplier Performance & Relationship Management

• Manage day-to-day supplier performance to meet service, delivery, and quality norms.
• Conduct routine follow-ups to ensure on-time deliveries.
• Maintain strong supplier relationships for long-term mutual growth.

3. New Supplier Development

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers for critical raw materials and consumables.
• Conduct supplier capability assessments, audits, and compliance checks.
• Coordinate with QA, QC, and R&D for technical evaluations and approval of new suppliers.
• Build a robust supplier base to support cost, quality, and supply continuity.

4. New RM Grade Qualification

• Drive end-to-end qualification of new raw material grades.
• Arrange trials, sample testing, technical evaluations, and documentation with R&D/Quality teams.
• Ensure timely release of new grades into SAP with complete commercial and technical data.
• Maintain centralized records of trials, test results, and approvals.

5. Single-Source Risk Elimination

• Identify materials with single-source dependency and initiate alternate sourcing strategies.
• Develop and qualify at least one alternate supplier/grade for critical items.
• Work with technical teams to fast-track trials and approvals for alternates.

6. Commercial Documentation Credit/Debit Notes

• Ensure timely retrieval of supplier credit and debit notes (for shortages, rejections, rate differences, etc.).
• Coordinate with finance for proper posting and closure of CN/DN entries in SAP.
• Maintain accurate documentation and follow up with suppliers for pending notes.