Analyst, Operational Purchasing Support, Global Procurement

Konecranes; Chennai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work in a global environment

Work-Life balance

Innovative and dynamic working environ

Support of an excellent Global Team

Possibility to work with leading crane

Job summary

Konecranes and Demag Private Ltd is seeking an Analyst for Operational Purchasing Support within Global Procurement. The role involves day-to-day operational purchasing tasks, data extraction, and ensuring data quality across PIRs, Source Lists, and Material Master data.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and suppliers, support process improvements, and participate in global procurement projects. A graduate with 1–3 years of experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of SAP MM (S4HANA).
• Purchase Info Records, Source List and Material Master maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of Purchase Requisition-Purchase Order-Goods Receipt processes and invoice auditing.
• Exposure to Indirect category products & services is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools (Excel, Word, PPT, Power Apps, Teams, SharePoint).

Responsibilities

• Purchase Info Records: create, update, extend, and maintain PIRs in SAP.
• Source List Management: create and maintain Source Lists; ensure supplier assignment and validity.
• Material Master Maintenance: update procurement attributes and related fields; ensure data consistency across plants.
• Operational Support: handle data requests within SLAs; perform data quality checks and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Buyers, Category Managers, Supplier and Source Manager; support global procurement processes.

Education

Any Graduate

Tools

SAP MM (S4HANA)

Purchase Info Records

Source List

Material Master Maintenance

Excel

Power App

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Analyst, Operational Purchasing Support, Global Procurement

• Full-time
• Job Category: Business Support
• Employee Group: Employee
• Employment Type: Undefined term
• Full-time/part-time position: Full-time
• Workplace Type: On-site

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive.We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

Position: Analyst, Operational Purchasing Support, Global Procurement

Department: Procurement Service Center, Global Sourcing

Company: Konecranes and Demag Private Ltd

Reports To: Lead, Operational Purchasing Support, Global Procurement

• Day-to-day tasks within the operational goals and standards area with direct and long-term impact on the field of Global Procurement
• Planning and coordination of operational purchasing related tasks, including data extraction, review, follow-up, data maintenance
• Problem solving by updating and modifying existing working methods and improving the quality of service and data
• Communication with internal and external stakeholders / suppliers regarding operational purchasing detail maintenance and influencing the alignment

KPI:

• Deliver on agreed tasks with data quality on time
• Timely maintenance of the details pertaining to Purchase Info Records (PIRs), Source Lists, and Material Master data,
• Ensure prompt support, visibility and quality of detail for Operational Purchasing
• Reduced data quality errors and overall KPI compliance
• Continuous improvement initiatives / projects – with focus to reduce time and cost to support decisions
• To ensure improvement of efficiency and data quality level, systematically

Technical Competence:

• Strong working knowledge of SAP MM (S4HANA).
• Hands-on experience in Purchase Info Records, Source List, Material Master Maintenance.
• Good knowledge in Purchasing Master Data and related data maintenance.
• Knowledge in Purchase Requisition-Purchase Order-Goods Receipt process, Exception invoice handling, Invoice auditing for error identification. Exposure towards Indirect category products & services will be added advantage.
• Communication / coordination with suppliers will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of process improvement such as Kaizen, Lean 6 Sigma and atomization.
• Good exposure to Microsoft tools such as Excel, Word, PPT, Power App, Teams and SharePoint.

Role and Responsibility:

• Purchase Info Records (PIR)
• Create, update, extend, and maintain Purchase Info Records in SAP.
• Validate pricing, supplier, and purchasing organization data before updates.
• Ensure PIR changes comply with procurement policies and approval requirements.
• Support mass updates and data cleansing activities.
• Source List Management
• Create and maintain Source Lists for materials and suppliers.
• Ensure correct supplier assignment and sourcing validity periods.
• Monitor and resolve sourcing-related data discrepancies.
• Support procurement teams with sourcing master data requirements.
• Material Master Maintenance
• Create and maintain purchasing-related views in Material Master.
• Update procurement attributes, lead times, purchasing groups, MRP-related fields, and other relevant master data.
• Validate data consistency across plants and purchasing organizations.
• Support material extensions and change management requests.
• Operational Support
• Process master data requests within defined service levels (SLAs).
• Perform data quality checks and root-cause analysis for data issues.
• Support audits and compliance requirements by maintaining accurate documentation.
• Collaborate with Buyers, Category Managers, Supplier and Source Manager, support teams.
• Participate in process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Data collection, Reporting, Data flow monitoring relating to master data & purchasing processes
• Optimizing the support and processes for purchasing
• Participate in global projects with global team and deliver results
• Functional support for Global Procurement processes according to task assignments from Global Process Owners
• Adhoc operational support to ensure efficient Procurement processes
• Awareness of ISO 14001 & 45001 standard

Education Required: Any Graduate

Professional Experience Required (Max – Min.): 1 ~ 3 years

Key Behavioral Skills:

• Lead: Identifies and takes ownership of opportunities. Challenges the status quo to simplify and rationalise business processes to meet the needs of our internal/external customers.
• Empower our People: Two-way - Communicates openly and confidently. Motivates and influences others in a way that results in acceptance and agreement.
• Add Value: Collaborating to build valued and trusted relationships through the delivery of high-quality service. Recognises the importance of teamwork to achieve outcomes thru ideas, suggestions, and expertise.
• Deliver on the Promise: Acts with integrity & Achievement focussed.Takes personal accountability for achieving individual and shared outcomes.Shows energy and resilience.Is authentic, approachable open and honest.

What we can offer you.

• Work in a global environment
• Work-Life balance
• Innovative and dynamic working environment
• Support of an excellent Global Team
• Possibility to work in leading crane building company with leading technology

We offer our employees e.g.,

• Work-Life balance.
• Innovative and dynamic working environment.
• Support of an excellentTeam.
• Possibility to work in leading crane building company with leading technology.