Senior Buyer
CurrentBeing a part of Babcock & Wilcox Company’s- COE - Global procurement,Strategic sourcing and Vendor Management. Responsible for procuring Pressure parts, Steel Fabrication, Castings, Engineered Equipment, and material for projects mainly like Boilers, Pressure Vessels and helping Tendering department for the Estimation support. Preparation of procurement plan, management of procurement work processes, on projects & RFQ, Technical coordination meeting and normalizing process Conditions of contract compliances / Procurement Progress reporting / Negotiation based on self-estimation with approved vendor, developing vendor database and assisting in Vendor qualification and developing vendors with alternative materials and spares of lower cost and comparable quality which suits the purpose and are economical. Negotiating contracts terms for the better price, lead-time, payment terms and Incoterms Etc. Maintaining of release PO’s data base and circulate to the management along with the require cash flow on monthly basis. Handling commercial issues related to purchasing, Inspection, warranty, LD, back charge, etc. Expediting with suppliers and dealing with suppliers, carriers etc., regarding missing items, shortages, rejections etc., Prioritizing the vendor payments and arranging to release the payments on time without affecting the delivery and the project schedule. Continue to develop skill sets and leadership ability of the commercial and clinical planning, procurement, operational resilience and materials management teams through mentoring, technical and business training and challenging assignments that build confidence and demonstrate the team’s ability to make significant contributions to the company.