Senior Associate - Procurement

Role Overview: As a Senior Associate in the Procurement team at PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), you will play a crucial role in facilitating procurement contracts and managing supplier interactions for the Bangalore Acceleration Centre. Your responsibilities will include building and maintaining supplier relationships, monitoring and evaluating supplier performance, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyzes for business impact, processing procurement requests in a timely manner, fulfilling process and compliance requirements, collaborating with stakeholders to refine procurement strategies, and supporting the development of procurement policies and procedures. Key Responsibilities: - Facilitate procurement contracts and manage supplier interactions - Build and maintain supplier relationships - Monitor and evaluate supplier performance - Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyzes for business impact - Process procurement requests in a timely manner - Fulfill process and compliance requirements - Collaborate with stakeholders to refine procurement strategies - Support the development of procurement policies and procedures Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's Degree - 5 years of experience - Oral and written proficiency in English required Additional Details: Experience in Sourcing and Procurement Services, proficiency in Contract and Supplier Management, thorough understanding of procurement operations, experience in Strategic Sourcing initiatives, ability to build collaborative relationships, strong communication skills, experience with MS Excel and MS Access, past sourcing and procurement experience preferred.,