Purchase Associate

Main Activities & Responsibilities:

• Autonomous maintenance of Handler Logs and other Portfolio Activities/Order Management/PriorityAftermarket Requisitions handling
• RFQ Management including Launching, follow-ups for quotes, and answering supplier queries incollaboration with buyers and PD and XF teams
• Compiling & analyzing quotes from suppliers, preparing preliminary quotes summary/analysis as well as acost breakdown for various suppliers and parts
• Solving portfolio-related issues with suppliers/cross-functional teams and Supplier Price DiscrepancyManagement/Issues Handling
• Performing various analysis for buyers and managers like Price Inconsistency Analysis, 80/20 Analysis, ABCAnalysis, Volume trend Analysis, Supplier Dashboard Creation, Material Cost Levels Report, Supplier SpendAnalysis, Part Price Evolution, Cost Per KG Analysis, Supplier Deep Dive Analysis
• Supplier Integration Support on buyer request - Support in establishing EDI Connections, Supplier PortalAccess, Creation/Addition/Deletion of Parma Code/Supplier base administration, Supplier Base Follow-ups
• Taxonomy and Segmentation Support to buyers and management, segment owners, and maintenance ofVarious Department Dashboards and Reports

Qualifications:

• University degree in BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Automobile/E&E/ Industrial
• Quick Learner who drives Competence Building
• Continuous Improvement and Excellence mindset with good communication skills
• Good understanding of different manufacturing processes and best practice costing.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills - true connector working in eco-systems
• Positive and collaborative mindset and strong energy to contribute to the success of the Volvo Group
• MS Office Skills / Advance Excel Programming Skills
• Proactiveness is an absolute must!