Senior Supply chain Specialist

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