Sr. Associate Purchasing Analyst

Overview

Sr. Associate Purchasing Analyst supporting day-to-day Source-to-Pay operations, with a primary focus on supplier onboarding, supplier data management, and contract routing within the Procurement Operations team.

What you'll do

• Support supplier onboarding, maintenance, and data updates in alignment with Procurement Operations policies and controls.
• Support contract routing by coordinating stakeholder reviews, tracking approvals and signatures, monitoring renewal dates, and maintaining accurate contract records and documentation.
• Apply working knowledge of the end-to-end Source-to-Pay process and follow established SOPs to maintain quality, consistency, and compliance with applicable policies and SOX controls, escalating exceptions as needed.
• Build collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers, respond to routine queries, and support the preparation of training materials on procurement processes and tools as your expertise grows.
• Use Workday Procurement and Financial systems and reports to monitor work queues, track turnaround times, and highlight recurring issues or potential enhancements.
• Contribute to process-improvement efforts and recurring daily, monthly, and quarterly activities in support of team goals and Workday's Core Values.
• Review purchase requisitions for accuracy, completeness, and appropriate coding; coordinate approvals and support purchase order processing under guidance from senior team members.
• Partner with Accounts Payable and senior analysts to help resolve straightforward invoice and receiving discrepancies, escalating complex issues as needed.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience as a Procurement Buyer, Purchasing Analyst, Supplier Master Data Analyst, or in Procurement Operations, including hands-on experience onboarding suppliers and maintaining supplier master data in enterprise systems.
• Working knowledge of supplier onboarding, supplier master data management, and Source-to-Pay processes, plus familiarity with procurement, financial, and contract management systems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-service mindset, and the ability to collaborate across global teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks accurately.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, with accountability for completing assigned work.
• Willingness to learn new systems and contribute to process improvements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and comfort with data and reports.

Nice to have

• Workday experience.
• Experience with contract approval workflows, e-signatures, purchase requisitions, or purchase orders.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.
• Reports to the Associate Manager, Procurement Operations; works closely with Finance, Accounts Payable, suppliers, and business stakeholders.
• Flex Work: at least 50% of time each quarter in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role).