Sr. Purchasing specialist

Job Title: Sr. Purchasing specialist

Job Location: Chennai

Join a diverse and inclusive work culture

Our differences make us unique and stronger. Every day, you will work with colleagues from different cultures. You will be challenged to see things in a new way and you will experience why differences are a strength. We actively support diversity and inclusion. And we work for equality, ensuring we all have an equal opportunity to make the most of our talents.

Department

You will be part of Procurement, Products Business Line, Global Support who ensure delivery of your product is completed on schedule, saves money by actively working to improve delivery times, and reduces the risks associated with delays in the supply chain and dedicated to implementing sustainable solutions for our customers. By joining this team, you will have the chance to work in an international environment involving different cultures and different challenges.

Purpose of the role

The purchasing is responsible for acquiring goods and services essential for operations, ensuring the right products are obtained in the correct quantity, quality, time, and price. It serves as a vital link between suppliers and internal operations, managing supplier relationships, controlling costs, and maintaining optimal inventory levels.

Reports Solid line to respective Manager Purchasing.

Manages Purchasing based on specifications and according to predefined procedures and processes to ensure delivery capability.

Handles operational relations and interfaces with selected suppliers in order to build and maintain close relationships with suppliers.

Your responsibilities
Responsibilities and duties includes:

• Request for quote to supplier.
• Cost analysis & Preparation of bid evaluation sheet.
• Creation & release of purchase order.
• Req/PO reconciliation.
• Ensure receipt of order acknowledgement from supplier.
• Review changes in engineering release and amend PO and inform appropriately.
• Preparation of cost tracking report.
• Updating of PO Status, forecast delivery.
• Review of Manufacturing schedule & Progress review with suppliers.
• Interfacing supplier with engineering, Quality control & Logistics.
• Build & Maintain supplier relationship.
• Collaboration with stake holders and draw risk mitigation plan in case of any Potential delay

What you bring

• A relevant bachelor’s level qualification, ideally a mechanical engineering degree.

• At least 8 to10 years’ experience in Purchasing, Manufacturing, Production platform.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships and credibility both internally and with external stakeholders with strong customer service skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of handling suppliers and how to improve them in terms of faster delivery, Quality standards. (Improving SIFOT, DIFOT).
• Ability to work in a team or individually on multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience using standard MS Office suite of programs is required.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver in a fast-paced, changing environment while maintaining high attention to detail.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills in order to work with External, Internal stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good organization, multitasking and time management skills that deliver effective planning and housekeeping standards.
• Experience in dealing with Global supplier & international counterparts will be added advantages
• Knowledge of any foreign language will be added advantage.
• Works towards building and maintaining good relationships with suppliers.
• Hands-on experience with ERP-systems-Oracle, SAP, D365.
• Exposure in commercial and financial understanding – desirable
• Good knowledge of P2P - Procure to Pay process flow - desirable.

What we offer

As an equal opportunity provider, FLSmidth promotes diversity in the workplace. We offer a market related compensation package.

Closing date for this application is 31-Mar-2026

If you have not been contacted within fourteen (14) days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, qualification verification and employment verification).     

FLSmidth is the leading supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to customers in the mining  – for more information please visit FLSmidth.com/careers