Associate – Purchasing

About Us: Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world. Job Description: Position Summary The Associate -Purchasing serves as an extension of BW Paper Systems Supply Chain / Buying team, providing day-to-day purchasing transactional support to the buying and supply chain team to manage the deliverables related to US plant manufacturing requirements.   This role is responsible for executing purchase order administration, order acknowledgement / confirmation management, purchase order milestones tracking to identify & report risks / exceptions, ERP/system updates, documentations & record keeping, data analysis & MIS reporting to support US based buying team and manufacturing operations. This position will be based out of BW GCC Chennai office and shall operate under the direct functional supervision of BW Paper Systems US Supply chain / Buying team.  Administratively, this role will report to GCC Chennai Sourcing / Supply Chain Organization. The ideal candidate must have very good communication & interpersonal proficiency, possess procurement software / ERP tools knowledge, proficient in spread sheet usage & data analysis, diligent in documentations & record keeping, execute tasks with brisk pace, prompt in communication / correspondence and manage large volumes of purchase transactions.  coordinating closely with business divisions / sites supply chain and buying team, India GCC Sourcing/Supply Chain team Key Responsibilities: Activities / Deliverables    ·        Purchase Order Administration o   Create, release and maintain purchase orders in the ERP system. o   Process PO changes, revisions, cancellations and amendments. o   Verify pricing, lead times, quantities and supplier confirmations. o   Ensure purchase orders comply with established purchasing procedures. o   Maintain accurate purchasing records and documentation. Order Acknowledgement / Confirmation Management o   Obtain & update supplier order acknowledgements and delivery commitments. Updating of procurement attributes in ERP / Systems Purchase order exceptions management o   Coordinate with Supply chain teams on PO amendments o   Support implementation of Engineering changes/Drawing revisions upon Open POs. Purchase order milestones tracking & risk reporting to US supply chain team o   Maintain open-order reports and expedite dashboards. o   Proactively monitor open purchase orders and past dues, dues o   Monitor supplier on-time delivery performance. o   Track critical-path materials & schedule risks for active projects and production orders.