Purchase Officer

Job Purpose

To provide technical service and solution to all functions of manufacturing unit related to raw material, finished goods, new products etc.

Principal Accountabilities

• Ensure proper and timely execution of enquiries, orders and their amendments
• Ensure timely completion of internal and external audits
• Ensure compliance to QMS requirements
• Deliver trainings on subject matter experts

Key Responsibilities

• Work effectively and efficiently with various functions and departments of WPC in order to implement organizational business goals
• Participate along with the concerned departments in KoM, PPM, PIM
• Coordinate with other functions such as Marketing, CPCM, QA, QC, Procurement, etc. to ensure timely management of enquiries and orders
• Calculate, prepare and monitor implementation of annual budget for the department
• Review of annual budget prepared for the procurement of Codes, Standards, Specifications, Technical Papers, Journals, Books
• Administer all financial functions of facility and prepare all required budgets and forecast same as per required budget
• Provide support to all facility activities in order to prepare proposal plans for plant
• Finalization of total annual budget and representation of the same to the management
• Prepare and participate in technical meetings, gatherings, setup and update the organization with ongoing changes trends in industry
• Participate in technical seminars for various national, international conferences, journals, magazines
• Provide technical training within the department and other employees as and when needed
• Facilitate research and development of existing new products along with external technical support as the representative for the organization
• Facilitate R&D related to product, steel mill qualification and plant up-gradation and submission of R&D related information to TS, SA
• Facilitate plant visits by suppliers, customers, registration bodies, agencies
• Facilitate new product development, new qualification and steel raw material development as and when required by TS, SA
• Ensure compliance to QMS and documentation submission of reports concerning the department
• Ensure timely review submission of reports related RCA and CAPA, various audit and failure investigations
• Ensure timely closure of internal and external NCRs and audit recommendations
• Technical Services department Ensure compliance to QMS requirements
• Ensure timely submission of enquiries, order technical responses to RMTS from steel suppliers

Key Interactions

• Top Management – Communication hierarchy, Project Execution, Evolution, Organizational Announcement, Project monitoring, Problem Solving
• Middle Management – 50 Internal, 50 External, Communication hierarchy, Project Execution, Evolution, Organizational Announcement, Project monitoring, Problem Solving

Employees

• Grievance Redressal, Organizational Announcements

Team Members & Colleagues

• Communication, Project Execution, Coordination

Clients

None

Auditors

• Reports, Reviews, Improvement plans

Vendors

• Query Handling, Procurement Specification, Negotiations

Third Party Inspection Agencies

• Reports, Reviews

Education & Experience

• Any Diploma, Graduate, Post Graduate in Material Management or equivalent educational background required to execute the role
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience

Job Pre-Requisites

N/A

Technical Skills & Competencies

• Functional Domain Expert – Knowledge of pipe manufacturing industry in terms of operation and quality assurance control
• Technical Know-How – Technical specification as per API and ISO specification for pipe manufacturing
• Resource Management – Effective and optimum utilization of resources at hand
• Quality, Health, Safety, Environment Orientation – Problem Solving
• Behavioural Skills – Customer Focus, Analytical Thinking, Process Orientation
• Encourage Interdependencies
• Tools, Methodologies – Structural Issues, Behavioural Interviews