Associate Professional Procurement - Chennai @ CSC India

Essential Job Functions

• Creates purchase requests; processes and completes purchase orders; determines prices from available vendors which meet cost and quality guidelines; places orders; verifies receipt of purchase.
• Maintains approved supplier/vendor database. Monitors supplier/vendor performance through the administration of supplier/vendor measurement programs; makes recommendations to managers for additions to and deletions from the supplier/vendor database as appropriate.
• Negotiates with suppliers to obtain products at the best quantity and cost in order to ensure end-users needs are met; negotiates delivery, terms and conditions, and pricing.
• Coordinates with accounts payable to resolve any credit holds or pricing problems in order to ensure prompt payment and avoid delays to end user; coordinates with receiving departments to resolve all receipt problems promptly so as to not cause any delay to end users.
• Maintains communication with suppliers during course of procurement action in order to ensure timely delivery in compliance with the requirements of the procurement document.
• Interfaces with distribution staff in the selection of cost-effective shipping sources; identifies most efficient transportation needs.
• Coordinates the procurement of materials, products/services and equipment necessary for the operation of the business unit or assigned projects. Ensures suppliers/vendors adherence to industry standards, technical quality standards, delivery schedules and other corporate/business unit driven expectations.
• Analyzes bids for specification compliance, prices, delivery commitments and past performance; utilizes online systems as a resource for procurement.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelors degree in business administration, inventory management or related field preferred
• Zero or more years of experience in purchasing or inventory management
• Experience working with procurement practices
• Experience working with contracts including request for proposals (RFP) and request for information (RFI)
• Experience working with products and services within related market

Other Qualifications

• Good communication skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Good personal computer and business solutions software skills
• Negotiating skills to interact with vendors
• Ability to understand financial data with regard to contracts and suppliers

Work Environment

• Office environment