About the Business

Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd. is a prominent global player in the electronics manufacturing industry, with fast-emerging capabilities in Electronics Manufacturing Services, Semiconductor Assembly & Test, Semiconductor Foundry, and Design Services. Established in 2020 as a greenfield venture of the Tata Group, the company aims to serve global customers through integrated offerings across a trusted electronics and semiconductor value chain. With a rapidly growing workforce, the company currently employs over 65,000 people and has significant operations in Gujarat, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka, India. Tata Electronics is committed to creating a socioeconomic footprint by employing many women in its workforce and actively supporting local communities through initiatives in environment, education, healthcare, sports and livelihood.

Key Responsibility

1.    Purchase Order creation & management
•    Enable Purchase Orders (POs) per agreed-upon commercial and business terms and conditions complying with applicable laws and company policies
•    Process inventory Purchasing requisitions through planning systems
•    Process non-inventory requisitions through Procurement requisition systems
•    Execute per demand signal changes for inventory replenishment and customer purchase requisitions
•    Engage with suppliers to confirm pricing, delivery, and terms on purchases (collaborating with sourcing teams as required).
•    Escalate supplier issues or disputes to the appropriate supplier account manager

Stakeholder management
•    Coordinate for on time PO approvals
•    Collaborate with Warehousing personnels to enable on time Goods Receipts as necessary
•    Process PO confirmations and fixing the overdue receipts
•    Collaborate with vendor per pull in/push out changes and mitigate any risks associated to on time material availability
•    Collaborate with Accounts Payable and Receiving to reconcile invoice and receiving issues related to PO-to-Pay cycle, escalating to appropriate authorities when necessary
•    Identify and solve systemic issues regarding the Purchasing process, escalate when necessary.
•    Participate in review meetings for high-value projects, ensuring alignment with stakeholders

Functional and Project Support
•    Provide stakeholder communication on the status of outstanding orders, new part requests, and new vendor requests.
•    Develop procedures (SOPs) on related Procurement processes
•    Maintain and continuously improve knowledge of relevant Procurement processes.
•    Drive improvements needed in procurement process & systems to enable efficiency and effectiveness and achieve internal customer satisfaction
•    Maintain accurate and up to date procurement records
•    Ensure compliance with internal and external audit requirements throughout the procurement process

Additional Technical Requirements

•    Familiarity with semiconductor equipment (e.g., AMAT, LAM, TEL, ASML, KLA, etc.), spare part assemblies & Materials
•    Lean or Six Sigma certification is a plus
•    Understanding of fab operations

Skills:
•    Excellent project management skills to oversee multiple projects
•    Strong communication, influencing and collaboration skills to work effectively with internal stakeholders and external suppliers

Qualification

1. •    Candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferred) or Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Business Studies/Administration/Management or equivalent. Certification in Supply Chain

   Management is preferred
   •    Proficiency in supply chain management software - SAP ERP system 
   •    Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the ability to analyse data and drive decisions
   •    Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision
   •    Must have Microsoft knowledge (Excel, Power Point)

Experience

    3+ years of experience in procurement pertaining to equipment, spare parts or materials