Purchase Assistant - Procurement and Vendor Management

Purchase Assistant Buyouts

Job Summary:

Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level? Emerson is seeking a highly motivated Purchase Assistant Buyouts to join the team in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. As a Purchase Professional, you will exhibit a strong work ethic and demonstrate exceptional proficiency in ensuring detailed and efficient procurement processes, enabling us to challenge in the global market

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Directly assisting with Commodity leads in handling catalogue part / ABC class items purchase

• Collaborate with internal teams to understand purchasing requirements.

• Maintain accurate records of purchases, contracts, and supplier communications.

• Ensure compliance with company quality policies, legal regulations, and industry standards

• Procurement of materials through indigenous and foreign sources as required in accordance with the sourcing rules in force.

• Checking of requisitions/purchase indents.

• Selection of suppliers for issue of enquiries.

• Issuing enquiries/tenders and obtaining quotations.

• Analyzing quotations and bids etc., and preparation of comparative statement

• Collate purchase orders and purchase requisitions in order-to-order materials, goods and supplies.

• Interact with the suppliers on a day-to-day basis.

• Review deliveries against the orders.

• Track the status of all open orders and Follow-up of purchase orders for delivery in due time.

• Verification and passing of suppliers’ bills to see that payments are made promptly.

• Ensuring all invoices are sent to accounts for payment process after good receipt.

• Resolve issues such as delays, defective products, or incorrect shipments.

• Maintenance of purchase records and vendor performance records/data 

• Effective co-ordination with Global Supply Chain (GSC) team across the world and align to their vendor management policies and consistent vendor performance.

• Align materials as per Oracle Demand date, synchronized receipt of materials & in turn supporting effectively in meeting customer delivery dates.

• To review and set purchase policies on requirements of material from time to time.

• To develop and maintain good buyer-seller (Vendor) relationship.

Who You Are:

You establish clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results, build and deliver solutions that meet customer expectations and credit others for their contributions and accomplishments.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Degree or related discipline, with relevant experience

• Knowledge of valve industry

• Good analytical skills

• Good communication and presentation skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially in Excel and PowerPoint and the necessary skills to effectively utilize technology and systems specific to the department required.

• Familiar with Oracle application of Betsy & Billy.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Directly assisting with Commodity leads and buyers in maintaining oracle transaction in excel file.

• Visualize in converting excel file into Power BI dashboards

• Coordinate with buyers in maintaining clean item attributes datasheet.

• Maintenance of common excel files and update of purchase data

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. 

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

 

 

WHY EMERSON 

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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ABOUT EMERSON 

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

No calls or agencies please. 

Experience Level

Entry Level