Sensata
Senior Indirect Buyer
- Location Chennai, IN
- Experience ~5-10 yrs
- Job type Full-time
- Posted 9 Oct 2026
- Qualification Bachelor's
You will be taken to Sensata’s own careers page to apply. Job ID IRC98537.
Job description
The Indirect Buyer is responsible for filling purchase orders, working alongside inventory management and other internal departments, forecasting sales by item, analyzing trends and inventory based on historical data and monitoring sales performance.
General Responsibilities
- Collaborates with the supply chain manager regarding maintaining proper inventory levels of materials used on a regular basis
- Key participant in the filling of purchase orders
- Organizes purchasing requisitions
- Key participant in the development of creating an accurate and efficient monitoring system
- Collaborates on entering data into databases or other computerized systems to maintain up-to-date supplier and vendor information, to track purchases and the status of orders and deliveries, and to generate purchasing reports and statistics
Experience / Qualifications
- A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
- Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
- Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
- Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
- Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
- Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)