Palanikiran K
Specialist- Procurement | Buyer | Strategic Procurement | Electronics & Manufacturing | Cost Optimization | SAP & Supply Chain Expert | Flex
- Role
- Specialist- Procurement at Flex
- Location
- Chennai, TN, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Palanikiran K
Experienced Buyer with 5+ years of success in strategic sourcing, cost negotiation…
Experience
Specialist- Procurement
Aug 2024 — Present · Coimbatore, IN
Maintaining relations with the suppliers.• Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.• Receiving and handling the confirmations.• Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.• Tracking shipments, urging them if needed.• Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock.• Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report.• Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation.• Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues.• Filing and recording all necessary documents.• Checking the inventory of critical materials according to the Shortage List.• Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies.• Handling purchasing data privacy.• Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request.• Review requisitions and MRP output.• Confer with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.• Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output.• Maintain procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.• Manage supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.• Approve invoices for payment.• Investigate inventory levels.• Monitor the movement of materials through the production cycle.• Conduct quarterly supplier reviews.• Maintain procurement records, reports and metrics.
Education
Rathinam College of Arts and Science
BCA
Idhayam Rajendran Residential Higher Secondary School
High school
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