Procurement Specialist

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Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient.

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Job Specification : Process Specialist – Procurement Ops

Job location : Bhiwandi, District- Thane

Job Summary

Operational Procurement in Avient Business Services focuses on managing end-to-end transactional procurement process, improve process reliability and service level, increase overall quality and automation, but also capture value on the key focus areas.

Essential Functions

• Manage daily operations and work on end-to-end process improvement.
• Perform transactional activities of Operational Procurement (Spot buying / PR to PO / Vendor master data / Helpdesk service, etc.)
• Oversee day-to-day procurement operations within the GBS function, ensuring the efficient handling of purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and supplier management.
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of procurement request which includes PR to PO conversion from initiation through to order fulfillment.
• Reporting expertise to extract reports from SAP as per requirements from Business.
• Coordinate with the vendors for deliveries and queries related to PO’s created.
• Coordinate with internal departments and stakeholders to understand their procurement needs and ensure service delivery meets expectations.
• Conduct timely communication upon the inquiries from internal / external “customers” / concerned groups
• Follow the up-to-date operational procedures, and adhere to the standardized process
• Initiate or execute archiving of contracts / purchase orders
• Timely identify potential issues and make appropriate escalations
• Operational compliance on all regulatory, internal / external guidelines and support on audit activities

Education and Experience

We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.

By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.