Procurement Specialist

Overview

Procurement Specialist responsible for managing the procurement life cycle, sourcing goods and services, and acting as a central point of contact for purchasing in the region.

What you'll do

• Act as point of contact when people access Procurement, conveying Procurement's subject matter expertise and commitment to prompt and efficient purchasing specific to region.
• Partner effectively with internal business units and reporting Manager.
• Manage the procurement life cycle, including sourcing and acquiring goods and services.
• Work closely with stakeholders to define requirements and delivery specifications; prioritize all requests according to stakeholder needs.
• Manage a volume of diverse purchases from across the organization, acting as a central hub that brings together business partners (such as Administration, Finance, IT, Marketing, Human Resources, etc.).
• Develop and present pricing and service options for purchases, including savings analysis, supplier offering comparisons, and solution recommendations.
• Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers; perform market research to better understand current and future offerings relative to our business.
• Develop RFQs to support business requirements.
• Negotiate prices, terms and conditions, delivery specifications, and services.
• Work with the finance team to ensure a smooth and timely process for executing invoice payments.
• Issue purchase orders.
• File expense reports for corporate credit cards.
• Timely update the regional renewal contract tracker and upload files to the procurement software on a regular basis.
• Help implement global processes to streamline and scale SOTI's purchasing process.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience and accomplishments.
• 3-5 years of procurement experience.
• Demonstrates a working understanding of MS Office.
• Openness and adaptability for AI tools.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple project deliverables on multiple projects effectively.
• Demonstrates excellent communication and reasoning skills.
• Excellent commercial understanding and business acumen.

Nice to have

• Strong Excel skills.

Details

• Location: Kochi, India.