Role & responsibilities
What Youll Do
- Act as point of contact when people access Procurement, conveying Procurements subject matter expertise and commitment to prompt and effective purchasing specific to region.
- Effective partnering with internal business units and reporting Manager
- Manage the procurement life cycle, including sourcing and acquiring goods and services
- Work closely with stakeholders to define requirements and delivery specifications; prioritize all requests according to stakeholder needs
- Manages a volume of diverse purchases from across the organization, acting as a central hub that brings together business partners, (like Administration, Finance, IT, Marketing, Human Resources, etc.)
- Develop and present pricing and service options purchases, including saving analysis, supplier offering comparisons, and solution recommendations
- Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers; perform market research to better understand current and future offerings relative to our business
- Develop RFQs to support business requirements
- Negotiate prices,
terms and conditions, delivery specifications, and services
- Work with the finance team to ensure a smooth and timely process for executing invoice payments
- Issue purchase orders
- File expense reports for corporate credit cards
- Timely update of regional renewal contract tracker and upload files on the procurement software on regular basis
- Help to implement global processes to streamline and scale SOTI’s purchasing process
Preferred candidate profile
- Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience and accomplishments
- 3-5 years of procurement experience
- Demonstrates a working understanding of MS Office
- Openness and adaptability for AI tools
- Strong Excel skills preferred
- Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple project deliverables on multiple projects effectively
- Demonstrates excellent communication and reasoning skills
- Excellent commercial understanding and business acumen
📌 Procurement Specialist (Kochi)
🏢 Soti
📍 Kochi