Procurement Analyst

Brevan Howard; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Brevan Howard Bengaluru is seeking a detail-oriented Procurement Operations Analyst to own catalogue and punchout ordering, support desktop, networks, facilities purchases, and manage software licensing.

You will collaborate with Desktop, Networks, Facilities, Software and Finance teams to streamline processes, reduce costs, and automate the end-user request lifecycle wherever possible.

Qualifications

• High-calibre graduate or procurement experience.
• Proficiency with procurement platforms (Zip, Workday, Coupa, Ariba).
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of orders, approvals and requests.

Responsibilities

• Own catalogue and punchout ordering, maintain content and pricing.
• Manage software licensing and renewals with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Support desktop, networks and facilities purchasing as needed.
• Assist with pay-as-you-consume spend and invoicing in P2P systems.
• Drive process improvement and automation across procurement workflows.
• Collaborate with Desktop, Networks, Facilities, Software and Finance teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Adaptability

Education

Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related

Tools

Zip

Workday

Coupa

Ariba

Power BI

Tableau

UiPath

Power Automate

Job description

The Firm:

Brevan Howard Investment Management is one of the leading absolute return/hedge fund managers, overseeing assets on behalf of institutional investors from around the world, including pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, government agencies, private banks, and fund of funds.

Brevan Howard was founded in 2002 and launched its flagship global macro strategy in April 2003. The firm currently manages over $34bn and engages predominantly in discretionary directional and relative value trading in fixed income, FX markets, and equities. BH Digital, a division within Brevan Howard that manages crypto and digital asset strategies was launched in 2022.

The firm currently employs over 1,000 personnel worldwide, including over 400 investment professionals. This global presence gives Brevan Howard the ability to identify and source attractive investment opportunities, as well as investment management talent wherever they may be. Brevan Howard has won several industry awards for excellence in risk management, operational robustness, and investment performance.

The firms main hubs are in London, Jersey, Geneva, New York, Austin, Hong Kong, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Bengaluru.

Info about the team

The Procurement team covers all regions and business areas across Brevan Howard, making this a varied role with regular exposure to stakeholders across the firm. The wider Procurement, TPRM and ERP team has people based in London, Jersey and Singapore.

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Procurement Operations Analyst to join the Procurement team in Bengaluru. This is a predominantly procurement-focused role centred on day-to-day purchasing operations and continuous process improvement. You will own catalogue and punchout ordering, support desktop, network and facilities purchasing, manage software licensing, and look for opportunities to streamline and automate the procurement and end-user request process wherever possible.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on procurement or purchasing experience, a strong eye for process efficiency, and an interest in how technology and automation can reduce manual effort. You will work closely with the Desktop, Networks, Facilities and Software teams, alongside Finance and the wider Procurement function, to keep purchasing running smoothly.

Essential Responsibilities:

Software Asset Management

• Manage software licence allocation, ensuring entitlements are accurately assigned, tracked and reclaimed where unused.
• Handle software renewals, coordinating timelines with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Improve the software request and management process, identifying opportunities to reduce cost and administrative effort.
• Proactively looking for opportunity to amalgamate and/or eliminate shadow IT

Network Procurement

• Manage network procurement systems and facilitate any orders required by the Networks team, from request through to fulfilment.
• Track network-related spend and renewals, flagging upcoming commitments and supporting cost control.
• Interest to learn a system called Lightyear, to assist in the proactive management of such circuits including cross connections.

Desktop Purchasing

• Support the desktop team with hardware and software orders, raising and progressing purchase requests on their behalf.
• Ensure orders are correctly coded, approved and aligned to standard build and licensing requirements.
• Challenge where applicable if standardised equipment is not being ordered.
• Assistance on on-boarding existing suppliers with multiple entities and map them to their local geography for local purchasing needs.

FinOps

• Assist with the financial elements of pay as you consume systems, assisting technology and finance to understand their spend and invoice allocations.
• Answering queries as and when invoice approvers are trying to validate their spend inside P2P systems.

Process Improvement

• Identify, document and drive process improvement initiatives across the procurement and end-user request lifecycle, streamlining and automating workflows wherever possible.
• Translate manual or repetitive tasks into system-driven processes, working with the wider Procurement and systems teams.
• Track recurring queries and bottlenecks, recommending practical changes that improve speed, accuracy and user experience.

Catalogue & Punchout Ordering

• Place, review and approve all catalogue and punchout orders (e.g. hardware, Amazon and other approved suppliers) in line with policy.
• Maintain catalogue accuracy and punchout configurations, working with suppliers and the systems team to keep content and pricing current.
• Monitor orders through to delivery, resolving discrepancies and chasing outstanding items.

Facilities Requests

• Support the facilities team with requests and purchases, raising and progressing orders as required.
• Ensure facilities-related spend is correctly approved, coded and tracked.

WORK EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND:

• A high-calibre graduate from a top university, or someone with experience in a procurement / purchasing environment we are more interested in raw intelligence and aptitude than years of experience.
• Willingness to develop across a broader procurement remit over time.
• Hands-on proficiency with a procurement or purchase-to-pay platform (e.g. Zip, Workday, Coupa, or Ariba).
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of orders, approvals and requests accurately.
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills able to work day-to-day with the Desktop, Networks, Facilities, Software and Finance teams.
• High attention to detail, especially when managing orders, approvals, licences, and financial data.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Strong working knowledge of AI-enabled productivity tools, with the ability to use them to improve process efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Experience with software asset or licence management.
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Exposure to RPA tools (e.g. UiPath, Power Automate) for procurement process automation.
• Experience of TPRM (third party risk management) processes and tooling
• Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).