Buyer-FME2

Function

Procurement

Pay Band

E4 to M2

Role

Buyer FME2

A purpose driven role for you

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:
1. Indirect Sourcing: Procure material, special tools, and workshop equipment for plants, corporate offices, and learning centres.
2. Strategy Development: Develop sourcing strategies, define justified cost bases, and manage supplier selection/RFQ processes.
3. Cost Innovation: Identify LEAP projects and drive cost savings through alternate sourcing and negotiation.

A Day in the life

You will be working on day-to-day basis on following:
1. PR-PO Conversion: Managing the timely conversion of Purchase Requisitions to Orders for A & B class items.
2. Schedule Management: Releasing monthly schedules and conducting daily follow-ups to ensure 100% delivery of regular consumables.
3. Vendor Management: Conducting vendor visits, resolving invoice gate entry issues, and managing 100+ vendor accounts.
4. Comparative Analysis: Preparing and submitting comparative statements for approval within SAP portals.
5. Compliance: Ensuring 100% adherence to departmental SOPs and the defined Delegation of Authority (DOA).
6. Stakeholder Liaison: Coordinating with Finance for road permits/payments and Stores for GRN/rejection issues.
7. Alternative Development: Identifying alternate makes/sources for proprietary or imported items to combat inflation.

Academic Qualification & Experience

1. Education: B.Tech or Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics.
2. Experience: 0–7 years for B.Tech or 6–10 years for Diploma holders in Indirect/MRO area.

Technical Skills/Knowledge

1. SAP MM: Proficiency in SAP MM module transactions and portal-based record keeping.
2. Indirect & MRO Expertise: Deep understanding of MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) and indirect purchasing cycles.
3. Negotiation: Strong skills to handle low APV vendors and achieve annual saving targets.
4. Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze quotes and prepare complex comparative statements.
5. Statutory Compliance: Knowledge of statutory forms and road permit requirements.

Behavioural Skills

1. Customer Focus: Strong orientation toward understanding and fulfilling end-user requirements across plants.
2. Relationship Building: Ability to build relations with a large vendor base and internal stakeholders.
3. Process Oriented: Disciplined approach to documentation and SOP adherence.
4. Conflict Resolution: Resolving daily delivery and quality issues with suppliers and logistics providers.
5. Result Orientation: Capability to deliver results within committed dates and budget parameters.

What will it be like to work for Hero

As the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 22 years, Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 110 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower. If you are someone who dreams big and goes after their dreams with absolute conviction, Hero is your place to be. At Hero, we are building a cutting-edge future of mobility, pushing frontiers of innovation and aiming for the very best. Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best.

About Hero

Headquartered in New Delhi (India), Hero MotoCorp is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 22 consecutive years. We are at the forefront of developing modern, technologically superior and eco-friendly mobility solutions for its millions of customers around the world.

Hero MotoCorp has rapidly transformed into a true multinational organization with a presence in 47 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

We have achieved the coveted milestone of 110 million cumulative production and sales since inception. Aligned with its Vision “Be the Future of Mobility”, Hero MotoCorp plans to achieve its next 100 million sales by 2030.

We have a globally benchmarked manufacturing and Research & Development (R&D) ecosystem that is spread across global geographies. Its R&D facilities are located in India and Germany - the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) at Jaipur, India, and the Tech Centre Germany (TCG), near Munich. Hero MotoCorp’s eight ‘green’ manufacturing facilities are spread across India (6), Colombia (1) and Bangladesh (1).

Hero MotoCorp is the pre-eminent leader in the Indian two-wheeler market. It is the only motorcycle manufacturing company listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

In 2022, Hero MotoCorp launched a separate brand for emerging mobility solutions, including Electric Vehicles (EV) - VIDA, Powered by Hero. VIDA has commenced sales of VIDA V1 – its first EV – in India and plans to launch the product in global markets.

We are one of the largest global corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines. Hero is globally associated with golf, football, field hockey, cricket and motorsports. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is one of India’s flag-bearers in global rally racing. The iconic golfer Tiger Woods is Hero MotoCorp’s Global Corporate Partner.

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