Procurement Analyst

Cummins; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 650,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins is seeking a procurement professional in Pune to implement buying strategies, collaborate with sourcing teams, and improve supplier performance ahead of demand. The role includes analyzing procurement initiatives, cost variance, and resolving issues across P2P processes with strong data visualization skills.

The ideal candidate will have excellent English communication and experience with Power BI, Power Automate, SQL, and advanced Excel macros to support dashboards and supplier

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end S2P/Procure-to-Pay processes.
• Ability to analyze procurement initiatives and control cost variance.
• Experience building dashboards and data visualizations.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with sourcing team for supplier process improvement and quality delivery.
• Analyzes procurement initiatives for cost effectiveness and quality.
• Prepares recommendations for improvements and communicates with senior procurement leaders.
• Collects supplier scorecard data and supports delivery during supplier issues.

Skills

S2P knowledge

P2P processes

Data visualization

SQL

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Power Apps

Power Automate

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SAP Ariba

ERP systems

Excel macros

Job description

Executes buying strategies in accordance with agreed upon material buying plans, specifically focused on improving supplier overall performance and capacity ahead of demand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with sourcing team for supplier process improvement while maintaining high quality product and/or service delivery.
• Analyzes Procurement initiatives and processes in support of the delivery of cost effective and high quality goods and services.
• Prepares and presents recommendations of improvement opportunities and alternative courses of action to senior Procurement leaders. Consistently applies sourcing policies, procedures and processes. Supports linkage between Procurement and manufacturing facilities and will serve as communication conduit between manufacturing and the suppliers. Interacts with suppliers with regard to payment issues and order fulfillment.
• Collects/validates relevant supplier score card data. Provides delivery/expediting support to the plant/site during supplier issues. Supports management and execution of engineering releases

• Understanding of the S2P end-to-end process,
• Review, assess procurement cost variance (like Invoice Price Variance, PO Price Variance) and provides resolution.
• Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes; Ability to identify when issues are process-related vs. data-related vs. system-related.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Clear, concise communication; Skilled at escalating issues appropriately; Able to translate complex issues into simple next steps for stakeholders.
• Excellent Written and Verbal English communication. Proficiency in procurement systems and Supplier Payment management tools/systems. Proficiency in building dashboards & data visual tools, and creating macros (Power Automate, Power Bi, Power Apps, Advance Excel Macros, SQL etc)

Analytical & ProblemSolving Skills: Ability to quickly diagnose the root cause; Comfortable navigating transactional systems and interpreting data to determine corrective actions.

Shift Timing 5 PM to 2 AM IST