Specialist - Procurement (Contract Role)

Flex; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Specialist – GBS Procurement in Chennai, India. A purchasing professional who can process purchase orders quickly in a fast-paced environment, with strong stakeholder service skills and teamwork to meet performance targets.

The role focuses on core procurement activities, vendor coordination, order processing, and reporting to improve efficiency. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s or Engineering degree and 5–8 years in procurement or supply chain, with strong MS Office skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Engineering Graduates required.
• 5-8 years procurement or supply chain experience preferred.
• Mandatory knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Timely issuance of POs to vendors and coordination for on-time payments.
• Coordinate with vendors for delivery status and material availability.
• Maintain Open PO and Shortage reports; execute core procurement processes.
• Meet service levels and inventory targets defined for assigned products.

Skills

Procurement

Supply Chain

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Communication

Order processing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Engineering

Tools

BAAN ERP

Job description

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Specialist – GBS Procurement in Chennai, India.

A purchasing professional who can quickly and accurately process purchase orders in a fast-paced environment. Has excellent stake holders service skills and works well in a team to consistently meet challenging performance targets.

What a typical day looks like:

• Timely issuance of POs to Vendors, follow-up for order confirmation and co-ordination for on time payment to suppliers
• Coordinating with vendors for actual delivery status of material
• On time completion of Open Purchase Order Report and Shortage Report for review
• To execute core procurement processes efficiently and accurately for assigned products
• To meet or exceed desired service levels and inventory targets as defined for the products assigned, validated through procurement metrics
• Coordinate with Internal Business Partner (requestor) and Supplier for Purchase Order Changes
• Select supplier for placing new orders in accordance with approved Purchasing strategies
• Managing supplier's database
• To identify, recommend, and implement operational efficiencies to drive continuous improvement in the execution of procurement processes
• Perform root cause analysis to expedite the resolution of service issues
• Prepare Customized reports for analyzing and incorporating improvements in processes
• Should we include shortage/excess escalation management, co-ordinate and follow thru on urgent receive, past dues management and receiving challenge resolution

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or Engineering Graduates
• Experience: 5-8yrs. Procurement / Supply Chain experience preferred
• Mandatory Knowledge of computer software applications, MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint (PF).
• Excellent communication skills – MANDATORY
• Experience in the following domains: Order processing, Supply chain management, Order management, Procurement end to end preferred
• Knowledge of ERP (Preferably BAAN)
• Experience in Manufacturing industry preferably in electronics
• Knowledge of MS office and MS outlook
• Good analytical skills

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide

• Health Insurance
• PTO