Purchasing Assistant

Godavari Commerce operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. Our engineering, trust and safety, and customer support teams work across offices in Mumbai and several other countries. Support shifts are shared, so engineers spend a few hours a quarter answering customer tickets.

About the role:

This role mixes day-to-day purchasing with sourcing projects, including RFQs and supplier changes. The Purchasing Assistant buys materials and services for our plants, managing about $30M in annual spend across 200 suppliers. Remote position. Most of the team is in Mumbai, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. A stable internet connection and a backup power option are required.

Main duties:

• Negotiate pricing, lead times and payment terms with suppliers.
• Issue purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals in SAP.
• Follow purchasing policy and approval limits.
• Track supplier performance on delivery, quality and cost.
• Run RFQs and RFPs and compare bids on total cost.

Required qualifications:

• 1+ years of purchasing or procurement experience.
• Strong negotiation skills, with examples of savings you delivered.
• Occasional travel to supplier sites.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Advanced Excel for bid comparisons and spend analysis.
• Working knowledge of contracts, Incoterms and payment terms.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or another ERP purchasing module.

Preferred:

• CPSM or CPIM certification.
• Spend analytics in Power BI.
• Import and customs knowledge.
• Coupa or SAP Ariba experience.

Pay: ₹6,00,000-₹8,00,000 per year

Why work with us:

• Flexible hours.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Godavari Commerce.