Procurement Assistant, Remote

We operate two 24/7 network operations centres and a security operations centre, staffed in three shifts.

Emerald Coast Computer Services is hiring a Procurement Assistant, Remote to work remotely from India. This role mixes day-to-day purchasing with sourcing projects, including RFQs and supplier changes. Our headquarters is in Washington, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. Employment is through our payroll partner in India. Salary is paid monthly in Indian rupees. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

Your responsibilities:

• Resolve invoice and receiving discrepancies with accounts payable
• Review supplier price increase requests against commodity indexes
• Identify cost savings and report them monthly
• Issue purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals in SAP
• Coordinate returns and supplier corrective actions with quality
• Qualify new suppliers with quality and finance
• Run RFQs and RFPs and compare bids on total cost

Qualifications:

• 0-2 years of purchasing or procurement experience
• Advanced Excel for bid comparisons and spend analysis
• Comfortable pushing suppliers on dates and price
• Organised with dozens of open orders at a time
• Strong negotiation skills, with examples of savings you delivered

What we offer:

Rate: ₹14-18.5 LPA

• Paid sick days
• Home office setup budget
• Health insurance through our employer-of-record partner
• Annual salary review
• Paid parental leave
• Annual learning budget

The posting will close once we have a strong shortlist.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Emerald Coast Computer Services Inc..