Purchasing Engineer
Emerson
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Contract type: Full time

Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION
The buyer is responsible for direct sourcing of materials from the approved supply base. The purchasing engineer is accountable to ensure all material are procured and delivered to the MEA factories in line with the operational strategy in effect and ensure positive impact on Cost Savings, and Service Levels
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
Quality
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.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The buyer is responsible for direct sourcing of materials from the approved supply base. The purchasing engineer is accountable to ensure all material are procured and delivered to the MEA factories in line with the operational strategy in effect and ensure positive impact on Cost Savings, and Service Levels
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
Quality
- Applies procedures which are described in QA Manual.
- Makes sure, final product is fully in line with engineering requirements, prior to completion.
- Ensure to send the RFQ to approve suppliers/global guidelines when the requirement shown in the system to activate the part in oracle.
- Ensures Purchase Orders are placed as soon as need appears to provide full visibility to supplier.
- Ensures POs are requested for the factory needs or to the best LT that can be given by supplier if
- Execution of purchase orders both to external suppliers and Inter-co (internal), including update as needed (re-schedules) and date management in Oracle per given guidelines.
- Periodic supplier visit, weekly milestone review for the key supplier to ensure on time delivery.
- Ensure supplier payment on time.
- Communication of periodic performance reports to key suppliers.
- Review and update of parameters of assigned parts with lead-times, safety stocks, supplier with-in given timeline. Expedite on a regular basis to ensure on-time delivery per business needs.
- Conduct purchasing in support of inventory management goals and activities
- Administer proper terms and conditions and ensure compliance to Fisher procedures and trade compliance for new supplier set-up
- Ensure a competitive and technically competent supply base, to meet quality, delivery, service and cost objectives
- Any other duty assigned by the management
- Breakthrough thinking with a can-do attitude.
- Desire to work in an inclusive environment, proactively work across the organization to establish and achieve common goals.
- Actively assist in any assigned bid activities, to guarantee that the customer specifications are accurately understood, and that innovative and cost-efficient solutions are proposed.
- A degree in engineering (Mechanical engineering).
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Creating portfolios as evidence for your competency element as part of structured continued further education in engineering.
- 0-3 years’ experience
- Awareness of internal and industry standards as related to position responsibility (preferred).
- Degree in Mechanical/Instrumentation/Chemical/Metallurgical Engineering.
- Strong interpersonal skills and able to pitch the solution for applications.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ready to take up any new challenges.
- Casting / Machining Knowledge.
- Valve components knowledge
- Lateral relationships: Planners, Project managers, shipping team, Applications Engineers, Sales managers, Customer Service team, Stores team, Assembly team, QC team, Manufacturing Engineers, Operations Manager, Materials Manager, Plant Manager, MEA Operations Director, Intercompany, External suppliers, Compliance team. HSE team.
- Ensure effective leadership in HSE, leading by example and setting the direction for a successful health and safety program and creating a foundation for a positive safety culture.
- Discuss Health and Safety first or at least early on the agenda of every meeting.
- Ensure effective management of HSSE risks and impacts. Report all hazards, incidents and Near Misses in line with the MEA Emerson HSE incident policy. Active involvement in the investigation of accidents, near misses, incidents and ill health where required.
- Conduct all HSE training assigned to you as an employee
- 100% utilization of the Emerson Safety App.
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.
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