Corporate Procurement Associate Specialist

Kellogg Brown & Root Engineering & Construction India Pvt Ltd (KBR); Chennai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house training

Full process support

Job summary

KBR in Chennai, India seeks an Associate Specialist in Corporate Procurement to drive supplier onboarding and streamline onboarding processes. You will own the process steps, coordinate with internal teams, and engage external suppliers to gather essential data.

Ideal candidates have experience in global procurement, a process-driven mindset, and strong communication skills to support continuous improvement and meet quarterly targets within a supportive training environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in global procurement.
• Structured, process driven environment.
• Customer service or client facing experience is a plus.
• Ability to identify blockers and escalate.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Process Global Supplier Onboarding for KBR teams.
• Follow structured onboarding flow from end to end.
• Ownership of the process stages and advise stakeholders.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain onboarding portal and training collateral.
• Support targets and contribute to procurement goals.

Skills

Intellectual curiosity

Interpersonal skills

Process driven

Global procurement

Customer facing

Problem identification

Active listening

Empathy

Flexibility

Job description

Associate Specialist, Corporate Procurement Title: Associate Specialist, Corporate Procurement Job Title Associate Specialist, Corporate Procurement Job Posting title: Supplier Onboarding Associate Specialist, Corporate Procurement Division and/or Project Hook Corporate Procurement mission… To deliver a differentiated Corporate Procurement solution that drives consistency, compliance and value, providing a platform that is a mechanism for innovation driven by systems and processes that enable a streamlined experience which anticipates and meets strategic and sustainable sourcing needs.

Responsibilities

• Use KBR specific systems to process Global Supplier Onboarding for KBR teams
• Follow structured Supplier Onboarding Process flow from end to end
• Ownership of the process stages and knowledgeable on advising all stakeholders within this process
• Target driven to complete the tasks in a timely manner
• Understanding and leveraging system automations
• Maintain the Supplier Onboarding request system on the corporate procurement portal.
• Manage the requests from and with internal stakeholders
• Interface with external stakeholders to gather essential information/data
• Ensure to follow up with all stakeholders in a timely basis to complete each step in the process
• Create and enhance training collateral of the process and share with your team for review
• Maintain process and procedures for the department
• Focused effort on agreed targets, ensuring contribution to the overall Corporate Procurement goals.

COMPETENCIES Essentials

• Intellectual curiosity
• Solid interpersonal skills & stakeholder interactions experienced.
• Worked in a structured, process driven environment with interest in continuous improvement
• Experience in global procurement
• May suit previous experience in customer service/client facing environment
• Identify when a task or activity is not progressing (Problem or error identification) and willingness to elevate, organized, self-managing own workload
• Effective listening
• Empathy
• Flexibility and adaptability

Good to have

• Self-motivating
• Articulate
• Organized Proactivity and shows initiative to elevate Ethics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Proposes personal training needs in relation to the role remit.
• Actively participate in quarterly 1-2-1s to review progress against targets.
• Actively participate in team meetings.
• Contribute to improving processes through innovative thinking
• Encourages new training and self development
• Report to line manager on work activities, priorities and upcoming tasks.
• Ad hoc support requirement as delegated from your line manager.

In house training and full process support provided Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

Experience Level Mid Level