Buyer - Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO)

Buyer-MRO

Function

Procurement

Pay Band

E4 to M2

Role

Buyer MRO

A purpose driven role for you

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:
1.Strategic Sourcing: Sourcing and procuring machine spares, admin, and regular consumables to meet organizational needs.
2.Cost Excellence: Collaborating with internal stakeholders to suggest material alternates, targeting a 10% annual procurement value saving.
3.Operational Integrity: Ensuring the successful fulfillment of indirect plant requirements through mandatory SAP expertise and vendor management.

A Day in the life

You will be working on day-to-day basis on following:
1.Procurement Execution: Sourcing maintenance spares and consumables from existing or new vendors within defined Turnaround Times (TAT).
2.Inventory Tracking: Monitoring regular consumable items and scheduling them based on established reorder levels.
3.Order Management: Ensuring On-Time In-Full (OTIF) delivery of ordered items within lead times through strong MIS preparation.
4.SAP Documentation: Raising purchase orders in SAP based on approved comparative statements and complete documentation.
5.Issue Resolution: Troubleshooting pending gate entry cases and managing rejection cases with suppliers.
6.Internal Collaboration: Partnering with plant user teams to facilitate the deployment and integration of new products.
7.Performance Reporting: Preparing monthly reports on pending indents and deliveries at the plant level.

Academic Qualification & Experience

1.Education: Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
2.Experience: Minimum of 4 years in maintenance spares procurement, inventory management, and supplier management.

Technical Skills/Knowledge

1.Machine Spares Expertise: Strong knowledge of machine spares and manufacturing processes like machining, welding, and assembly.
2.SAP Proficiency: Mandatory expertise in SAP for purchase order creation and documentation.
3.Inventory Management: Proven ability to manage reorder levels and track consumable aging.
4.Negotiation Skills: Excellent ability to negotiate with vendors and internal stakeholders effectively.
5.Market Research: Deep understanding of the maintenance spares market and upcoming technical innovations.

Behavioural Skills

1.Analytical Ability: Strong problem-solving skills to assess vendor proposals and evaluate technical options.
2.Communication: Excellent interaction skills for managing internal teams and external suppliers.
3.Independence: Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
4.Team Player: Highly self-motivated with a strong collaborative mindset.
5.Innovation Focused: Proactive thinking toward cost excellence and technology-driven improvements.

What will it be like to work for Hero

As the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 22 years, Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 110 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower. If you are someone who dreams big and goes after their dreams with absolute conviction, Hero is your place to be. At Hero, we are building a cutting-edge future of mobility, pushing frontiers of innovation and aiming for the very best. Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best.

About Hero

Headquartered in New Delhi (India), Hero MotoCorp is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 22 consecutive years. We are at the forefront of developing modern, technologically superior and eco-friendly mobility solutions for its millions of customers around the world.

Hero MotoCorp has rapidly transformed into a true multinational organization with a presence in 47 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

We have achieved the coveted milestone of 110 million cumulative production and sales since inception. Aligned with its Vision “Be the Future of Mobility”, Hero MotoCorp plans to achieve its next 100 million sales by 2030.

We have a globally benchmarked manufacturing and Research & Development (R&D) ecosystem that is spread across global geographies. Its R&D facilities are located in India and Germany - the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) at Jaipur, India, and the Tech Centre Germany (TCG), near Munich. Hero MotoCorp’s eight ‘green’ manufacturing facilities are spread across India (6), Colombia (1) and Bangladesh (1).

Hero MotoCorp is the pre-eminent leader in the Indian two-wheeler market. It is the only motorcycle manufacturing company listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

In 2022, Hero MotoCorp launched a separate brand for emerging mobility solutions, including Electric Vehicles (EV) - VIDA, Powered by Hero. VIDA has commenced sales of VIDA V1 – its first EV – in India and plans to launch the product in global markets.

We are one of the largest global corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines. Hero is globally associated with golf, football, field hockey, cricket and motorsports. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is one of India’s flag-bearers in global rally racing. The iconic golfer Tiger Woods is Hero MotoCorp’s Global Corporate Partner.

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