Job Description

Roles and responsibilities:
Provide leadership for client specific Procurement Operations activities
Supervise a team of 15 to 20 resources involved in Procurement Operations, while processing high value/high criticality requests on his/her own.
Pre-qualify request by determining quality and completeness of purchase request (PR) based on defined set of rules for complex requests
Obtain and analyze quote/pricing from preferred or contracted supplier and submit for approval
Create Purchase Orders (PO), PO amendments / deletions based on requests
Attempt to resolve outstanding receipt-related issues / open order expediting
Handling queries regarding Invoice / PO Mismatch
Addressing the Helpdesk queries regarding PR to PO / PO amendments in a timely manner
Ensure that services are provided within assigned budgets and timelines; take necessary action to address any issues
Verify requisition is accurate and contains updated requirements and information per agreement.
Validate approvers and add new approvers if required.
Conduct Purchase Requisition quality check: For complex PR / complex categories check PR information against given templates to determine completeness and compliance of PR Provide leadership for client specific Procurement Operations activities
Should have experience in documenting procurement processes in the form of SOPs/DTPs etc.
Required Qualifications:
Good interpersonal skills (need to be able to build relationships over the phone without meeting suppliers / customers on a regular basis)
Ability to negotiate with suppliers
Procurement and analytical background
Minimum 10-15 years of relevant experience in PR to PO with minimum 5 years of team management experience
ERP experience is a must (Preferrable Lawson)
Should be working in 6pm to 3 am shift.

Skills Required