Continental Disc Corporation has nearly 60 years' experience engineering and manufacturing rupture discs, valves and flame control products that protect the lives of our customers and our environment. We attribute our success to our commitment to growth, quality, and innovation. We encourage members of the CDC team to support our efforts toward continuous improvement. We value and celebrate the team's efforts to move our company forward through incremental advances and breakthrough achievements.
We are looking for a candidate to buy commodities like casting, fabrication, forging, machining etc. that are essential for our company’s day-to-day operations. This position will be responsible for executing day-to-day purchasing based on demand, issuing purchase orders, and closely following up with suppliers to ensure timely deliveries.
Requirements
- Evaluate requisitions received from various internal departments for accuracy and completeness and resolve any discrepancies.
- Identify, evaluate and establish optimal suppliers for products and/or services based on the lowest total cost to company considering quality, availability, reliability and delivery for the local and global sourcing requirements of the company.
- Identify, evaluate and establish optimal logistics providers for the local and global sourcing requirements of the company.
- Negotiate pricing and terms with identified suppliers to obtain the lowest total cost within company’s established guidelines on commercial terms and conditions.
- Prepare, process and distribute purchase orders to suppliers. Expedite delivery of products and/or services and facilitate payment to suppliers.
- Review Purchase Order acknowledgment for compliance to agreed-upon price and terms daily. Verify accuracy of material to purchase order or print requirements. Verify accuracy of supplier invoices to ensure payment terms and any negotiated discounts.
- Satisfactorily resolve and document purchase order discrepancy such as non-conformances, shortages, or price variances in coordination with Engineering, Operation and Quality departments.
- Effectively communicate with suppliers, facilitating resolution of their questions or issues adequately with an objective of getting products and/or services right the first time.
- Closely monitor progress of all Purchase Orders, expedite and/or make necessary adjustments based on sound judgment and logic to ensure a seamless supply chain.
- Interacts daily with other global manufacturing operations in facilitating their global sourcing requirements.
- Observes all safety rules, uses all personal protective equipment.
- Performs special duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree / Diploma in engineering, preferably Mechanical or Production Engineering from a reputed University or College.
- A minimum of 1-3 years’ related work experience
- Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus
TECHNICAL / FUNCTION SPECIFIC:
- Ability to read and understand engineering specifications and drawings.
- Strong math and reading skills
- Well-developed planning and organizational skills
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Strong computer experience. The candidate should easily be able to use company ERP/SAP system, MS Office products such as Excel to mine and analyze data
- Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills
BEHAVORIAL:
- Sincere dedication to the best interest of the company, its customers and employees
- Concern for quality, accuracy and safety
- Willingness and ability to champion and enforce manufacturing and quality procedures, certification standards, and company policies
- Ability to prioritize and manage own time efficiently to meet deadlines
- Positive attitude and ability motivate others
- Ability to work well with others, including peers, executive management and outside vendors, representatives and visitors
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time, up to 8 hours per day, though possibly more
- Frequently required to stand and/or walk, up to 8 hours per day, and make frequent trips to supplier facilities.
- Must be able to travel at least 50% to supplier facilities. Majority of suppliers are local to Ahmedabad, a few are in distant locations.
- Ability to wear all required personal protective equipment when in the manufacturing area and supplier facilities, including, but not limited to, safety glasses and safety shoes
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds independently, as needed
Benefits
Equal Opportunity Employer
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CDC does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, familial status, age, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable federal, state, or local law.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Continental Disc Corporation has 50+ years' experience engineering and manufacturing rupture discs, valves, and flame control products that protect the lives of our customers and our environment. We attribute our success to our commitment to growth, quality, and innovation. We encourage members of the CDC team to support our efforts toward continuous improvement. We value and celebrate the team's efforts to move our company forward through incremental advances and breakthrough achievements.
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