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Join us as a Procurement Engineer and play an important role in ensuring goods and materials are sourced, purchased, and delivered according to plans and specifications. You will work closely with project management, production, and suppliers while gaining hands-on experience across sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and supplier management. This is an excellent opportunity to build strong procurement expertise, develop supplier market knowledge, and contribute to the smooth execution of project and production activities. If you enjoy working independently while collaborating with multiple stakeholders, this could be the perfect role for you.\nWe are looking for “Project Expeditor” to be based in Pune, India. This position reports to “Senior Manager, Packaging and Tissue Procurement Asia Pacific (Global Supply)”. In this position you will have an opportunity to ensure successful deliveries to projects, and develop supplier processes around the same.\nIn this position, you will be required to,\nBe involved from day ‘0’ with Supplier(s) and internal Stakeholders to agree ‘Practical’ production plans for the given specification of product deliveries, with delivery milestones.\nTrack activities right from raw-material ordering and following stages.\nExpedite every critical manufacturing stage: fabrication, machining, welding, assembly, coating/painting, inspection, testing and packing.\nPrepare, together with Supplier and Supplier Quality, recover/ cope-up plan to meet needed timeline.\nPhysically verify progress and challenge unsupported or unrealistic supplier commitments.\nVisit supplier premises very regularly.\nCoordinate Procurement/ Supplier Quality. Logistics activities, milestone basis.\nMaintain risk registers, recovery plans and action trackers with clear owner and deadline (especially held-up actions).\nFrom delays’ analysis, develop OTD process for improvement of both reasons for delay and processes for good with supplier partners. \nProvide weekly executive dashboards/ reports on scheduling.\nInclude also sub-suppliers (to coordinate activities outsourced by main supplier partner).\nFrom delays’ analysis, develop OTD process for improvement of both reasons for delay and processes for good with supplier partners. \nTo succeed this role, you will need:\nBachelor/ master’s degree in mechanical engineering preferred\n2~6 years of relevant experience\nUnderstand engineering drawing study (very well!)\nProactive mindset\nAbility to troubleshoot issues and find solutions\nGood communication skills\nWillingness for travelling (high!)\nWe offer\nValmet offers an inspiring and challenging position with excellent opportunities to develop your procurement expertise and contribute to business success. You will be part of a collaborative and supportive work environment where learning, innovation, and continuous improvement are encouraged. We value our employees and provide opportunities for professional growth, modern work tools, and ongoing learning and development.\nWhen everything works together\nValmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.\nAt Valmet, diversity of thought drives innovation. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive environment, where people can be themselves and are supported to contribute at their best. 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