Procurement Representative

The Procurement Representative – Procurement Hub supports a range of Source to Pay activities, including but not limited to: intake and triage of sourcing project requests, stakeholder and supplier communication and support, setup and administration of RFx events, supplier selection/onboarding, reporting, compliance checks, policy enforcement, rate negotiation, catalog management and procure to pay services.

Responsibilities:

Monitor sourcing project requests, validating inputs with stakeholders, and assignment of appropriate team to proceed in the sourcing process.

Managed procurement activities across multiple indirect categories such as IT software, facilities, marketing, and professional services, ensuring cost efficiency.

Monitor sourcing email box for incoming support queries and acknowledge them as per SLA.

Handling email inquiries from internal customers, as well as external vendors. Delivering professional, useful, high-quality service and assistance before, during, and after the customer's requirements are met.

Collaborate with Business and Suppliers to administer eSourcing tool for RFx events.

Participate and manage client, business, and supplier calls.

Supplier rate negotiation and recommendation to Business.

Aid in resolving Purchase Requisition/Purchase Order/Invoicing issues.

Identify unique ways to influence client spend and opportunities to reduce cost.

Create report generation and presentation decks for internal procurement and business stakeholders.

Identify process gaps in the business process with recommendation for improvement

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in management, Business, Finance, Engineering, or Supply Chain

5-7 years of experience in master data, procurement, shared services, finance, supply chain operations or related field.

Experience with managing and delivering multiple projects, tasks, and initiatives simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Chemistry, or Finance. Or in process of completing an advanced degree

Experience in SAP, GEP or other Source to Pay systems in a procurement or shared services environment

Experience in sourcing Indirect Procurement or supply chain management experience

Finance, audit, compliance experience

Job Location: - Pune

Shift: - 4 PM – 1 AM

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