Apprentice, Purchasing Associate

About the Role

• Provide SCM support to the corporate SCM and other regional SCM groups.
• Ensure all appropriate supplies and equipment are inventoried, received, and distributed in accordance with proper and prudent practices.
• Works under limited supervision.
• Should be able to work without supervision for complex work.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate MIS (Management Information System) reports on daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Ascertain assigned work is delivered with required quality, within schedule.
• Understand and comply with SCM processes.
• Follow checklist against incoming shipments to a BU on the basis of Invoice.
• Analyze stocks and raise inter-unit stock transfer orders (MSR) to other BU's using overstock data.
• Purchase orders/MSR management: Generation, Confirmation, Expedite, end user communication.
• Maintain a Tracker for finalized Purchase Order’s.
• Resolve invoices/requisition anomalies.
• Perform receipts against POs to ensure expedite reports and match exceptions.
• Should be well organized, consistent, and able to communicate effectively in cross-functional teams considering data and records.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office package, especially of advanced Excel and Word.
• Well versed with Purchasing, Inventory, and other SCM functions.
• Knowledge of MS Excel including formulas, special functions viz. Pivot table, pivot chart, VLOOKUP, hookup.

Qualifications

• Required bachelor’s in Science / B-Tech / Commerce / PGDCA or other relevant educational field.
• Self-driven, positive attitude.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team.
• Strong organizing & planning skills.
• Disciplined documentation and record keeping skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability under adverse conditions.
• Ability to show initiative, good judgment, and resourcefulness.