Senior Purchasing Supervisor

DATAMARK, Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PF

Medical Insurance

Job summary

DATAMARK, Inc. in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is seeking a procurement professional to handle item requests, requisitions, and vendor negotiations. The role supports purchasing, inventory control, and budget management while ensuring cost, quality, and delivery targets are met.

You will work with multiple departments, manage supplier relations, conduct competitive bids, and maintain records with strong Excel and ERP skills. Fluency in Tamil and Hindi is preferred to liaise with diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Excellent English communication (verbal and written).
• Strong negotiation with vendors on pricing.
• Familiarity with ERP systems is beneficial.
• Ability to communicate with all management levels.
• Multitasking and detail-oriented.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Tamil and Hindi fluency.

Responsibilities

• Process item requests and requisitions per company policy.
• Purchase goods to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Support purchasing and communicate supply problems to operations.
• Manage fixed assets and supply inventories.
• Develop inventory control procedures.
• Assist with procurement budgets.
• Negotiate with suppliers on prices, timelines, and quality.
• Prepare and process requisitions and POs.
• Develop purchasing and contract management policies.
• Conduct 3-4 quote competitive bids.
• Analyze cost drivers and factors affecting procurement.
• Exercise sound judgment and decision-making.

Skills

Excellent communication

Vendor negotiation

Microsoft Excel

Detail oriented

Management level communication

Confidentiality handling

Tamil/Hindi fluency

Tools

ERP software familiarity

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

• Process item requests and requisitions based on company policies.
• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets
• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems, which may impact business operations.
• Perform fixed assets and supply inventories as requested.
• Develop and implement inventory control procedures as necessary.
• Assist with control of purchasing department budgets.
• Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts production, and customer order fulfillment.
• Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown
• Should be able to understand the technical procurements/nontechnical as well and have good research knowledge.
• Manage supplier relations; negotiate contracts, prices, timelines, the required quality standards, and specifications, etc. Maintain the supplier database, purchase records, and related documents.
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Good technical knowledge of Procurement/sourcing
• Conduct competitive bids at 3-4 quotes.
• Analytical Skill for the Cost workouts to be made by considering the various factors/ Variables.
• Performs other related tasks as requested.
• Solid judgment and decision-making skills

Required Skills

• Excellent communication in English (verbal and written)
• Effective negotiation skills with vendors regarding pricing
• Familiarity with an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system would be beneficial.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
• Manage multiple projects and be detail-oriented.
• Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality while dealing with information-sensitive issues.
• Should be familiar with Tamil, and Hindi fluency languages.
• Solid judgment and decision-making skills

Benefits

• PF, Medical Insurance