Procurement Specialist

GSS Real Estate and Procurement (R&P), Procurement Specialist

We are currently looking for  experienced and engaged Procurement personnel who will join an exciting and dynamic team. You will play a key role in service delivery, development, and continuous improvement. One of our key initiatives in 2022 is to establish a new global operating model for procurement and as part of the service delivery model, the global shared service centre will be a key driver to the project’s success.

To succeed in this role, you will have a service delivery and customer centric mindset together with the ability to carry out activities in line with agreed processes. The successful individual will ideally need to work with minimum supervision, pay attention to detail and be a team player to deliver a first class service to our organisation.

The Procurement Specialist will be based in Pune, India and will report to the Global Centre Manager for GSS R&P.

Responsibilities:-

• Review & Process ‘free text’ purchase requests from across the organisation
• Oversee the Procurement Dashboard in Basware Cloud P2P to help manage requests
• Ensure compliance with agreed procurement processes and procedures
• Ensure purchases are aligned to any pre-determined category management guidance
• Maintain excellent working relationships with internal stakeholders as well as external providers
• Identify purchase requests that warrant further sourcing activity
• Support activity in relation to negotiation of contracts
• Work closely with other departments to support the onboarding of new suppliers and maintenance of existing supplier records
• As required, maintain up to date records within our contract management database
• Provide general procurement support to the Global Centre Manager including reports and analysis on procurement activity
• Support the maintenance and implementation of purchasing catalogue solutions for end user self service
• Identify any potential improvements opportunities for solutions deployed.
• Handle procurement related queries in an efficient manner that may involve close co-operation with Finance.
• Ensure delivery of services in accordance with established KPI’s & SLA

Qualifications And Experience:-

• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role providing transactional type procurement support
• Ideally working towards formal qualifications in procurement
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the purchase to pay process
• Exposure to terms and conditions of contracts and their negotiation.
• Excellent written & communication skills(English)
• Positive attitude, customer centric mindset and willingness to go the extra mile to meet organizational goals
• Attention to detail and deadlines
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize own workload and manage conflicting deadlines
• Cultural awareness and experience of working in a dynamic international environment with multiple stakeholders in different countries is an advantage
• Structured and well organized and thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in use of Basware Cloud P2P software is a distinct advantage ( similar software like SAP, Oracle iProcure also beneficial)
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Suite required

Location:-

• Pune, Maharashtra.

Company Overview:-

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