Ford is hiring for the position of Purchasing Analyst in across India. Candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree are eligible to apply for this position. The complete information, eligibility criteria, and requirements are provided below.
Job Description:
| Company Name | Ford |
| Position | Purchasing Analyst |
| Qualifications | Bachelor’s Degree |
| Experience | Freshers/ Experienced |
| Location | PAN India |
Key Responsibilities:
- Understand business objectives and provide procurement analysis and support aligned with business requirements.
- Analyze procurement, purchasing, supplier, and cost-related data to support informed business decision-making.
- Prepare and maintain reports, dashboards, management updates, and procurement performance metrics.
- Conduct regular data analysis and follow up with buyers to obtain required inputs and ensure timely completion of actions.
- Coordinate with commodity buyers, operations teams, suppliers, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders to support procurement activities.
- Support supplier engagement and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers.
- Develop clear and concise presentations to communicate analytical findings and insights to relevant stakeholders.
- Utilize Microsoft Excel, including macros where applicable, to analyze, manage, and report procurement data.
- Use analytical and data visualization tools such as Power BI and Alteryx, where applicable, to enhance reporting and automate processes.
- Identify opportunities for process automation, operational improvements, and increased efficiency.
- Plan, schedule, and facilitate team meetings while coordinating team activities and follow-up actions.
- Respond promptly to customer requests and evolving business requirements.
- Troubleshoot operational and analytical issues and provide data-driven insights to support effective decision-making.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across functions, teams, and geographical locations.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, cost optimization, productivity, and operational efficiency.
- Manage workloads effectively and adjust priorities in response to changing business needs.
- Work across different shifts, when required, to support global business operations.
Eligibility Criteria:
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related technical or non-technical discipline.
Required Skills:
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Good understanding of procurement and purchasing data analysis.
- Familiarity with part-cost analysis and other cost-related analytical activities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with knowledge of macros considered an advantage.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
- Experience in preparing business reports, dashboards, and performance summaries.
- Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and active listening skills in English.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with global and multicultural teams.
- Strong interpersonal, networking, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective cross-functional working relationships.
- Good planning, prioritization, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage competing business requirements and deliver results within established timelines.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
Preferred skills:
- Experience with Power BI, Alteryx, or similar data analytics, visualization, and automation tools.
- Understanding of AI fundamentals and AI-enabled productivity and analytics tools.
- Experience in automating procurement reporting and data-processing activities.
- Experience working with suppliers, commodity buyers, or procurement teams.
- Familiarity with procurement cost analysis, supplier performance analysis, and purchasing dashboards.
About Company:
We don’t just make history – we make the future. Ford put the world on wheels over a century ago, and our teams are re-inventing icons and creating groundbreaking connected and electric vehicles for the next century. We believe in serving our customers, our communities, and the world. If you do, too, come move the world and make the future with us. Ford is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet.
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