DHL Hiring for Buyer at Mumbai Metropolitan Region Full Time

DHL Group the logistics provider of the world with over 580,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around, we have a very clear purpose, and we are: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, we recognize the difference you bring to our business and together we share the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.

DHL Corporate Procurement is a trustworthy business partner that builds a competitive ecosystem for the DHL Group – SUSTAINABLE, AGILE, CONNECTED, FORWARD LOOKING. We transform the way DHL Group is sourcing products, systems and services from external partners, leveraging modern digital tools and technologies. Our global procurement team is our biggest asset and by focusing on clear priorities, we drive tangible value for our colleagues. As our business keeps growing, we want you in our APAC region.

Ready to immerse yourself in the exciting world of Procurement? Join the team and bring your expertise on board! As part of DHL Group, you will be working with a global network of Procurement colleagues and benefit from a wide range of development opportunities.

We are looking for an immediate, full-time, permanent position in APAC at Mumbai, India.

Job Purpose:

Deliver day-to-day purchasing operations to all business divisions across the globe, through established efficient and user-friendly purchasing processes and systems that provide spend transparency and help control costs. We deliver purchasing services through the Purchasing Service Centers from requisition to purchase order based on state of the art e-purchasing tools including both user support (e.g. first level support, management of e-purchasing catalog), processing non-catalog requisitions and second level support for issue solving and master data management.

Overall Role Purpose

Manage buying activities with responsibility depending on country / region scope

• Organise and execute the purchase to pay process ensuring compliance with global, regional and local procedures and policies
• Explore and capture internal demand; handle non-catalog requests
• Actively drive the use of procurement catalog
• Build good relationships with suppliers and internal customers
• Oversee and / or involve in the purchasing support roles (example Helpdesk activities)

Purchasing support roles:

• Provide administrative support to operational buying activities
• Assist different day-to-day activities within the purchasing organisation
• Provide 1st level support, consulting and training; interface to 2nd level support

Your tasks:

• Execute and ensure procurement processes applying sourcing / purchasing / corporate / Business Partner policies
• Collect and maintain data and / or ensure data quality maintenance and reporting on rates, catalog, supplier data / performance, purchase order admin.
• Drive (execute) tactical purchasing process (non-catalog requisitions) and ensure day-to-day / admin support (request and analyze competitive bids (3 bids and 1 buy), select suppliers, quality, delivery terms, specs for goods / services)
• Ensure clarification of outstanding receipt of order confirmation, invoices, delivery dates, rejection / change of purchase orders
• Catalog contracts negotiation with suppliers
• Support preparation and monitoring of tenders, negotiations and supplier management
• Enter data into databases or other computerized systems to maintain up-to-date supplier and vendor information; to track purchase and the status of orders and
• Follow-up the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with internal customers
• Generate required reporting, analyze reports and identify catalog improvements.

Your profile:

• Completed tertiary education and / or relevant university degree and / or equivalent experience
• Min 1-3 years of relevant experience in operational functions and especially in purchasing would be advantageous.
• Proficiency in English
• Good to have: proficiency in one other foreign language (either Japanese/ Thai/ Mandarin/ Cantonese/ Korean) – reading, writing & speaking.
• Basic knowledge on negotiating and application experience.
• Synthesizes relevant information from industry and supplier analysis.
• Sound knowledge of purchasing practices and buying procedures
• Experience in working with MS Office suite (Office, Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
• Experience in SAP and/or Oracle system environment
• Working experience in building / mobilizing reports in MS Excel (using Pivots, Macro, Vlookup)
• Knowledge of working with VBA and Macro to automate reports & PowerBI would be advantageous
• Great communication style and analytical skills

We offer:

• Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world
• International and virtual environment
• Flexibility and great opportunity to learn
• Tempting Compensation and benefits

DHL Group is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

If this is something you would like to do, don’t hesitate and start your application.