Purchasing Agent

JR-022733

Job Duties:

• Understand and ensure compliance with applicable procurement policies, standards, and regulations.
• Lead execution of RFPs and other sourcing events.
• Develop new or existing suppliers to improve sourcing options to meet execution strategy
• Review purchase requisitions to assure scope is properly specified as to description and/or use.
• Develop sourcing strategies as required for commodities assigned.
• Identify qualified suppliers and obtain competitive quotations.
• Analyze proposals to determine the best proposition, and negotiate with successful supplier, prior to placement of purchase order.
• Create purchase orders using an ERP system and track transactions through order, receipt, invoice reconciliation, and payment.
• Serve as the primary contact with suppliers. Ensure required deliverables are maintained.
• Develop and maintain internal interfaces with project managers, project controls, engineering, and other internal personnel.
• Provide ongoing purchasing contract administration including revision management, warranty claim resolution, discrepancies settlement, etc. as required during the life of the contract.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Education experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or equivalent with specialization in purchasing preferred
• 2-4 years’ relevant Supply Chain or related experience in a project driven, engineering, or manufacturing
  environment

Competencies:

• Demonstrated ability to understand commercial language
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
• Contract negotiation experience is a plus
• Ability to identify and on board new suppliers
• Demonstrated teaming and collaboration skills with multiple disciplines at various levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of ERP, business software, Microsoft office suite programs
• Successful problem solving, conflict management, and customer relations skills
• Organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and balance time and resource demands appropriately

Skills & Experience

Buying, Equipment Purchasing, Procurement, Procurement Purchasing, Procurement Strategies, Purchasing, Strategic Buying, Strategic Purchasing, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Technical Purchasing

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At Cyient, we work towards improving the daily lives of people with unwavering focus. From a quieter flight to a safer train journey, a more reliable energy supply, or a faster internet connection, we provide engineering, manufacturing, geospatial, network and operations management services to industry leaders across the globe.