Purchasing/Procurement Associate III

Wolters Kluwer - Financial Services Solutions; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer is seeking a Senior Purchasing & Procurement Associate in Pune, India to manage specialized procurement tasks, develop purchase orders, and negotiate favorable terms with suppliers. The role emphasizes market research, cost optimization, and cross-functional collaboration within a global software and information solutions provider.

You will mentor junior staff, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive procurement excellence across goods and services while aligning with corporate

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of procurement practices and regulations.
• Negotiation terms with suppliers for various goods and services.
• Ability to analyze market trends and supplier performance data.
• Strong communication with stakeholders and supplier management.
• Time management to prioritize multiple tasks.
• MS Office proficiency for data analysis and reporting.
• Problem-solving skills for complex procurement issues.
• Leadership to mentor junior associates.

Responsibilities

• Manage specialized procurement tasks and address non-standard procurement issues.
• Develop and issue purchase orders for a wide range of goods and services.
• Negotiate more favorable terms and conditions with suppliers.
• Conduct detailed market research and analysis to support sourcing decisions.
• Assist in developing procurement strategies to optimize costs and supplier quality.
• Evaluate supplier performance metrics and suggest improvements.
• Resolve invoicing issues and ensure accurate payment processing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align procurement activities with organizational goals.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and company guidelines.
• Mentor junior associates and provide guidance on procurement practices.

Skills

Advanced Procurement Knowledge

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

MS Office Proficiency

Problem-Solving Skills

Leadership Skills

Job description

About the Role

As a Senior Purchasing & Procurement Associate, you will leverage specialized skills to handle a range of procurement activities, ensuring optimal sourcing, and maintaining robust relationships with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Manage specialized procurement tasks and address non-standard procurement issues.
• Develop and issue purchase orders for a wide range of goods and services.
• Negotiate more favorable terms and conditions with suppliers.
• Conduct detailed market research and analysis to support sourcing decisions.
• Assist in developing procurement strategies to optimize costs and supplier quality.
• Evaluate supplier performance metrics and suggest improvements.
• Resolve invoicing issues and ensure accurate payment processing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align procurement activities with organizational goals.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and company guidelines.
• Mentor junior associates and provide guidance on procurement practices.

Skills

• Advanced Procurement Knowledge: In-depth understanding of procurement practices and regulations.
• Negotiation Skills: Proficiency in negotiating terms with suppliers for various goods and services.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze market trends and supplier performance data.
• Communication Skills: Strong capability to communicate with stakeholders and manage supplier relationships.
• Time Management: Efficiently manage and prioritize multiple procurement tasks.
• MS Office Proficiency: Proficient use of Microsoft Office suite for data analysis and reporting.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to address and resolve complex procurement issues.
• Leadership Skills: Capable of mentoring and guiding junior associates.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style.

We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Company Overview

At Wolters Kluwer, we’re innovators with impact. We provide expert software and information solutions that the world’s leading professionals rely on, in the moments that matter most. You’ll make a real difference in the lives of millions of people. Together with our customers, we help to advance sustainability, health, justice, prosperity, and commerce around the world. You can thrive at Wolters Kluwer, where diversity is core to our collective strength and high performance. Be your unique self, share your creative ideas, do your best work, and take time to grow in our caring and inclusive culture where you can belong.

Wolters Kluwer reported 2025 annual revenues of €6.1billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs more than 21,000 people worldwide. Our customers work in industries that impact the lives of millions of people every single day.

Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the AI‑powered solutions they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and increase productivity. We deliver trusted, AI‑powered expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge, proprietary content, and advanced technology to provide expert‑validated insights, automate workflows, and drive better outcomes.

Today, nearly 70% of our digital revenues come from AI‑powered solutions, reflecting our strategic focus on embedding AI into professional workflows and delivering measurable productivity gains. We are committed to helping professionals navigate complexity, improve the way they work, and solve critical challenges through cloud‑based, AI‑powered platforms that integrate seamlessly into their workflows and ecosystems. Our solutions are designed to deliver impact when it matters most, especially in high‑stakes environments where accuracy and trust are essential.

With a nearly 190‑year legacy, Wolters Kluwer continues to evolve its portfolio of digital solutions and services to meet the changing needs of professionals worldwide, enabling them to work faster, make smarter decisions, and deliver better outcomes.

For more information about our solutions and organization, visit www.wolterskluwer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

As a global organization, we recognize that solving a wide range of complex problems requires diverse perspectives and innovative thinking. We know that bringing our best to our customers, communities, and other key stakeholders requires a highly engaged and talented workforce – one that represents the diversity of those we serve and the communities where we live and work. We aim to provide a welcoming environment and equitable opportunities for all employees regardless of background, nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or religion. This principle is ingrained in our company values and articulated in our Code of Business Ethics.

At Wolters Kluwer, you’ll feel valued for your contributions, and you’ll know that your health, safety, and well‑being are important to us. Our well‑being benefits provide tools, programs, and resources to help our diverse employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous. Our global Together we thrive well‑being program reflects our commitment to supporting colleagues across physical, mental, social, and financial well‑being. That commitment has been recognized externally through Ragan’s Top Places to Work for Employee Wellbeing: Large Organization in 2024. More recently, Wolters Kluwer was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Large Employers 2026 and America’s Best Employers for Engineers 2026. In 2025, Wolters Kluwer was also recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Women.

To ensure we continue to drive innovation that enables us to develop products and services to best serve our customers, we cultivate a workplace culture rooted in mutual respect, bringing forward insights from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We are also committed to complying with laws requiring equal opportunity in hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, and we do not tolerate discrimination on any of these bases.

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