Senior Supply chain Specialist

2 Months ago • 7-10 Years • Logistics

Job Summary

Job Description

This Senior Supply Chain Specialist role supports supply chain, customer service, distribution, and warehouse operations, ensuring order fulfillment, customer satisfaction, and compliance. Responsibilities include operational analysis and recommendations for inventory management, 3PL & distribution, and regulatory compliance. The role also involves supporting the purchasing team, leading a team across APAC, identifying new suppliers, supplier evaluation and negotiation, cost reduction, compliance monitoring, and market intelligence gathering. Strong SAP MM and project management skills are required.
Must have:
  • 7-10 years experience in chemical industry
  • Postgraduate in chemistry or business management
  • Procurement/sourcing certification
  • SAP MM (Purchase modules)
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Negotiation & cost reduction skills
Good to have:
  • SAP MRP understanding
  • Proficiency in bidding/reverse bidding tools
  • Tamil & Hindi language proficiency

Job Details

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Senior Supply Chain Specialist- Procurement  

Location: Chennai, India  

Required Language: English  

Employment Type: Full-Time  

Seniority Level: Entry Level  

Travel Mode: Moderate  

About Us:  

Buckman is a privately held, global specialty chemical company with headquarters in Memphis, TN,  

USA, committed to safeguarding the environment, maintaining safety in the workplace, and promoting  

sustainable development. Buckman works proactively and collaboratively with its worldwide customers  

in pulp, paper, leather, and water treatment to deliver exceptional service and innovative specialty  

chemical solutions to help boost productivity, reduce risk, improve product quality, and provide a  

measurable return on investment. Buckman is in the middle of a digital transformation of its businesses  

and is focused on building the capabilities and tools in support this.  

Purpose:  

This position is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient support of our supply chain,  

customer service, distribution & warehouse operations, compliance and regulations to achieve the  

highest level of order fulfilment, customer satisfaction and compliance, and in meeting our goals of  

profitability and cash flow as well as customers’ needs.  

Providing the operation analysis and make recommendations for proactively improving our inventory  

management, 3PL & distribution, regulations and any operations related function  

In addition, you will be supporting Purchasing team with your regular inputs and be able to lead and  

manage a team of highly motivated people across APAC.  

Qualifications & Experience:  

Postgraduate in chemistry, business management  

Procurement or sourcing certification  

7-10 years of experience in identifying, developing new sources for Raw material,  

Intermediaries and finished chemicals  

Suitable candidates work experience should be from Process or Industrial or fine chemical  

industries is a must  






Accountabilities:  

Identifying New suppliers  

Supplier evaluation and rating  

Negotiating with suppliers  

Supplier relationship management  

Preparing reports  

Actively participating in relevant meetings spread across APAC and Global operations  

Cost reduction of products and services  

Compliance Monitoring  

Market insights and intelligence to improve our preparedness  

Additional Skills:  

SAP MM, with focus on Purchase modules (essential skill)  

SAP MRP understanding  

Good Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook  

Strong Project Management Skills  

Proficient in English, Tamil, Hindi, with good oral and written communication skill.  

Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships  

Comfortable with numbers in collecting, analysing, and interpreting data.  

Quantitative skills  

Critical thinking skills  

Problem solving skills  

Good work ethics  

Proficient in Bidding and Reverse bidding tools will be an added advantage  

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