Procurement COE Analyst

Role & responsibilities

Are you passionate about service excellence? Would you love to work for a global organisation that is doing more good for people and planet?

Procurement COE Analyst

Your Focus

As Procurement COE Analyst at our GBS in Hyderabad, India, you will be responsible for managing Buyer support activities related to Global Procurement and needs to be perform as per the organizations policies and guidelines.
You will be responsible for supply and service assurance and vendor management of spend to support assigned site(s). The COE Buyer is responsible to resolve/reconcile price discrepancy and supply disputes with vendor to support site demand and meet customer request in most efficient and effective manner an at the lowest cost and admin. Position is also responsible for assigned sourcing and vendor management to support plants. Participate in Tail Spend sourcing initiatives as assigned, negotiating tail spend for assigned site(s). Participate in implementing procurement policies and procedures.

How you will contribute

• Respond to plant requests with urgency and ownership.
• Understand the market dynamics, economic situation, and business practices.
• Develop supplier network. Monitor and manage supplier performance for the assigned location(s)/portfolio and ensure continuity of supply/services for designated sites of responsibility.
• Work closely with planning and manufacturing to address potential supply shortage and production issues.
• Manage the local sourcing for the assigned plant(s) and regional sourcing portfolio in accordance with Global Procurement policies, systems and procedures.
• Manage teams shared mailbox.
• Execute Tail Spend strategy including basic tail management: create, maintain and approve suppliers as per stakeholders’ requests.
• Build and manage internal relationships with IC&D Team, Operations, Sales, Finance, Legal, Quality, and GRA. External relationships with suppliers/potential supply partners for smooth and efficient execution of purchasing strategies.
• Understands and is updated on business needs and evolution regarding product changes, forecast and critical product demand.
• Resolve issues with suppliers regarding delivery, quality, supply problem, pricing and issues with blocked invoice for payment.
• Creates leveraged agreements as appropriate.
• Calculates and reports accomplishments in all appropriate systems.

Preferred candidate profile

• Master or bachelor’s degree
• Fluent in spoken and written English, other language is a plus.
• 5 + years’ experience in Procurement
• Proactive attitude and mentality
• Proficient in procurement operations including:
• Reviewing and understanding purchase requisitions
• Creating purchase orders from approved requisitions
• Basic understanding and skills on procurement activities, including:
• Coordination with suppliers on disputes and resolution
• Developing and executing negotiation strategies for routine transactions
• Good planning & organizing skills and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Fast learner.
• Networking; ability to effectively work with a wide variety of organizations and people
• Flexibility to get rapidly adjusted to new situations in a continuous changing environment