Buyer (India)

Job Title: Buyer (India)

Location:

Bangalore, KA, IN, 560048

Business Unit: Taylor Hobson

Posting Date: Oct 6, 2025

Job Description

A challenging, but exciting, opportunity has arisen for an Operational Buyer within the Procurement Department. Reporting to the Procurement Manager your responsibilities will include supporting all key stakeholders in the on-time delivery of goods &/or services, ensuring the timely placement of orders and contracts against planned / forecast demand. Taking total ownership of both the product, processes & supply chain for which you are responsible.

The Successful Candidate Will Be Able To

• Manage high volumes of Tactical Purchasing.
• Ensuring Order Acknowledgements are provided by Suppliers.
• Review and manage MRP (Material Resource Planning) requirements on a regular basis for those assigned goods/services.
• Ensure Invoice Queries are resolved and cleared in a timely manner.
• Issue / prepare Tenders & be able to analyse quotations based upon the total delivered cost to the business.
• Negotiate Prices / Contracts for those aligned Goods/Services for which you will be responsible.
• Ensure that the MRP System contains the correct data against Vendor and Part to ensure efficient management of the process.
• Conduct Supplier Visits & Supplier Audits to evaluate and identify opportunity/risk to Taylor Hobson (India).
• Ensure that the right approach is taken to maintain OTD & inventory levels based on the business’s expectations.
• Work with Key Stakeholders to Assist in Sourcing and Establishing New Products / Sources of Supply.
• Perform all other duties as assigned
  
  

Key Responsibilities.

• Ability to work as part of a team, and independently, as required.
• Be able to build relationships across the business to support the businesses wider growth and development.
• Strong ability to communicate in verbal and written form. Strong ability to follow verbal or written instructions. Strong ability to take initiative in daily work
• Able to use MS Office and its associated applications.
• The ability to analyse data and arrive at an appropriate strategy / approach with the information presented. Be able to understand engineering drawings and/or bills of materials (BOMs).
• To be able to influence (& understand) supply chain cost drivers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Confident / Analytical / Systematic
• Motivated with a drive for improvement / change
• Honest & Transparent
  
  

What Taylor Hobson Offers You

• A fun, relaxed and supportive working environment.
• 1pm Friday finish.
• Competitive salary and 25 days holiday including Christmas.
• Fantastic and supportive onboarding to ensure joiners are well integrated and comfortable at Taylor Hobson.
• Generous matched pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Option to join private health plan.
• Enhanced maternity pay.
• We are invested in developing your skills and will promote and encourage progression through the business.
• Mentoring and guidance for accreditation.
• Opportunity to get involved with charity and fundraising, which we are passionate about.
• Sports and Social Club – fun events and activities throughout the year including Christmas party.
• Perkbox – our rewards app offering discounts from a multitude of retailers, a GP service and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Program to ensure the health and wellbeing of our employees.
• Employee referral scheme of £1000
• Cycle to work scheme.
• An inclusive workforce.
• Free onsite parking, electric charging points and easy access to the city centre.
  
  

Business Unit

Established in 1886, Taylor Hobson is the world leader in surface and form metrology and developed the first Roundness and Surface Finish measuring instruments.

We provide contact and non-contact measurement solutions for the most demanding applications on a global basis, with a worldwide infrastructure to support our clients; we are a truly global ultra-precision metrology company.

We are pioneers, continually developing our products to meet the ever-increasing demands of next generation technologies, particularly in Optics, Bearings, Space, Defence, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical and Renewable Energy technologies.

Taylor Hobson's world leading brands include: Talyrond, Form Talysurf PGI, Form Talysurf i-Series, Surtronic, LUPHOScan, Formalysurf PGI Optics, Talyvel, Autocollimators, Micro-Alignment Telescope and AMECare.

Taylor Hobson is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies Division of AMETEK, Inc. which is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.

Website: www.taylor-hobson.com

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.