Specialist 3 - Procurement

Comcast Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast Corporation in Chennai is seeking an experienced procurement professional to ensure efficient procurement of materials and services for company projects. The role involves maintaining supplier relationships, resolving procurement issues, and mentoring junior team members.

You will coordinate capital material procurement for engineering, maintenance, installations, and office needs, while informing internal customers about product changes and recalls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; candidates with related experience may be considered.
• 5-7 years of relevant procurement experience in similar industries.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate procurement of capital materials for engineering, maintenance, installations, and office supplies.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies, obtain PODs, and address receiving issues with suppliers.
• Inform internal customers about product changes, recalls, or discontinuations.
• Lead communications for material issues related to specific product lines.
• Review supplier performance and plans to meet material requirements.
• Plan inventory with planning coordinators and managers to ensure material availability.
• Initiate RFQs and RFPs to achieve cost savings and diversify vendors.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Inventory planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.**Job Summary**This job ensures efficient procurement of materials and services, maintaining supplier relationships and inventory for company projects. It involves resolving procurement issues and managing communications for specific product lines. The role also includes mentoring less experienced team members.**Job Description****Responsibilities:*** Coordinating procurement of capital materials for engineering, maintenance, installations, and office supplies* Resolving invoice discrepancies, obtaining PODs, and addressing receiving issues with suppliers* Informing internal customers about product changes, including recalls and discontinuations* Leading communications for material issues related to specific product lines* Reviewing supplier performance and business plans to meet material requirements* Assessing supplier capabilities to ensure adherence to quality and performance standards* Planning inventory and materials in collaboration with planning coordinators and managers* Initiating RFQs and RFPs with suppliers to achieve cost savings and diversify vendor base* Communicating with vendors about long-term material needs for project support* Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.* Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.* Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.**Employees at all levels are expected to:*** Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.* Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.* Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.* Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.* Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.* Drive results and growth.* Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.* Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities. **Disclaimer:** This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality—to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.Please visit the benefits summary on our careers site for more details.**Education**Bachelor's DegreeWhile possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.**Certifications** (if applicable)**Relevant Work Experience**5-7 YearsComcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.