Position Overview
Graduate Buyer plays an important role team for procuring the goods and services that an organization requires. They identify external material needs of the organization, find services providers who can supply these goods, negotiate for prices and arrange for the purchase and delivery of the goods. Graduate Buyers highly involved in planning, selecting and buying of merchandise. Liabilities embrace market research, competitor analysis, product evaluations and testing, monitoring purchase orders and creating reports for the management team. Honesty, trust and mutual respect are crucial key on any business operational relationship.
Academic Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance
- Master’s degree (Nice to have)
Professional Experience
- Around 2 Years of experience in Supply chain management
- Computer proficiency, Microsoft Office software (Mandatory)
- Willingness for travel
Professional Certifications
Roles and Responsibilities
- Understanding business needs to generate information, schedule, and deliveries at the right time.
- Evolving long term contractual dealings and researching alternative vendors and competitor prices.
- Erudition to budget and estimate precisely.
- Conserve division proceedings and embark on any general departmental administration.
- To train in procurement processes and procedures and to contribute in acquiring properties, resources and services to encounter organization operational needs taking into account price, quality and delivery.
- Graft meticulously with others in the procurement function and analyse opportunities for continuous enlargement.
- Take a professional and steady tactic to all supplier relationships in line with purchasing processes and procedures.
- Assist in the assessment and evaluation of suppliers and supplier performance reviews.
- Raise and expedite purchase orders and ensure any purchase order invoice queries are resolved quickly.
- Compile supplier analysis reports and relevant data’s of supplier’s performance to enable evaluation.
- Sustenance purchasing team members and other relevant sectors and communicate any difficulties which may effect on operational requirements.
Competencies
- Excellent English communication Skills (Verbal and Written)
- Negotiation Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Decision making
- Problem-Solving capability
- Market attentiveness
- IT Skills
- Collaborative working
- Good Aptitude
- Interpersonal Skills
Travel Requirements: Graduate Buyer requires 40% of travel based on organization standard policies
Seniority Level: Entry Level
This position will be typically reporting to the Senior Procurement Buyer of an organization.
Salary ranges depending on the experience. Typically, Graduate Buyer will be paid Rs. 2, 50,000 – Rs. 4, 50,000 annually.
Graduate Buyer