Senior Supply chain Specialist
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
6 skills required
Job Details
Description
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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