Sourcing Associate | Procurement

Conduent; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

One-way transportation facility

Job summary

Conduent in Bengaluru, India, is seeking an experienced Procurement & Sourcing professional to lead indirect procurement initiatives. The role focuses on supplier negotiation, cost savings, and strategic purchasing across categories. SAP/eSAP and Ariba proficiency is required, with a fixed night shift and five-day office week.

The candidate will manage supplier relationships, monitor performance, and drive KPI‑based improvements while ensuring compliance and risk controls.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Procurement & Sourcing.
• Experience in managing end-to-end indirect procurement and sourcing activities.
• Ability to source, evaluate and negotiate with suppliers to achieve cost savings.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships and monitor supplier performance.
• Create and implement strategic purchasing plans for assigned categories.
• Negotiate purchase prices, contracts and commercial terms.
• Identify procurement risks and ensure process compliance and controls.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand procurement requirements.
• Track procurement KPIs and drive process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end indirect procurement and sourcing activities.
• Source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to achieve cost savings.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships and monitor supplier performance.
• Create and implement strategic purchasing plans for assigned categories.
• Negotiate purchase prices, contracts, and commercial terms.
• Identify procurement risks and ensure process compliance and controls.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand procurement requirements.
• Track procurement KPIs and drive process improvement initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with SAP, eSAP, and Ariba platforms.

Skills

Procurement & Sourcing

Cost savings

Supplier management

Negotiation

KPI tracking

Stakeholder collaboration

SAP

Tools

Ariba

eSAP

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• 4+ years of experience in Procurement & Sourcing.
• Manage end-to-end indirect procurement and sourcing activities.
• Source, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to achieve cost savings.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships and monitor supplier performance.
• Create and implement strategic purchasing plans for assigned categories.
• Negotiate purchase prices, contracts, and commercial terms.
• Identify procurement risks and ensure process compliance and controls.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand procurement requirements.
• Track procurement KPIs and drive process improvement initiatives.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP, eSAP, and Ariba platforms.

Preferred candidate profile:

• Comfortable working in a fixed night shift.
• Willing to work from the office 5 days a week.
• Fixed weekly off on Saturday and Sunday.
• One‑way transportation facility provided.