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Purchase Executive (Overseas Procurement)

Purchase Executive (Overseas Procurement) test

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Summary of the Purchase Executive (Overseas Procurement) test

This purchase executive test evaluates a candidate’s ability to procure internationally sourced materials and services. This screening test will help you hire purchase executives who can execute and complete the full procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle.

Covered skills

  • Planning & ordering

  • Ensuring OTIF delivery & follow-up

  • Onboarding & managing suppliers

  • Handling pricing & commercial issues

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Procurement executive, purchase executive, buyer

About the Purchase Executive (Overseas Procurement) test

A great purchase executive can help you achieve business savings by helping you choose suppliers with the best prices and terms. They can identify the goods and services that are crucial to your company, and take appropriate steps to secure your supply chains by diversifying supply.

This purchase executive test evaluates candidates’ ability to plan and place orders, ensure on-time-in-full (OTIF) delivery of goods, onboard and manage suppliers, and handle price changes and other commercial issues that may arise.

This screening test will help you identify purchase executives who can procure locally sourced materials and services, executing a complete procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle. Candidates who do well on this test will have 1-2 years of experience in procurement, and be able to plan sourcing, place orders, arrange logistics, and handle various commercial issues.

Successful candidates will be able to understand price escalations and benchmark prices along various suppliers. They will be capable of assisting the strategic sourcing department in supplier onboarding.

In addition, successful candidates will be capable of sourcing materials from overseas suppliers, having knowledge of international trade and logistics, shipping, letters of credit, and Incoterms®.

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Bhupendra K.

A startup founder with over 16 years of experience in the automobile, IT, and renewable energy sectors, Bhupendra has an MBA in International Business & Supply Chain Management, and has consulted on projects for the Skill India program. Bhupendra’s areas of expertise include supply chain management, warehousing, logistics, and automation.

Bhupendra lives in Noida, India, with his wife Dipali and his two adorable children, Tanvi and Kavya.

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