Associate - Procurement Analyst

Position Summary

The Procurement Operations & Master Data Management role is responsible for ensuring smooth procurement processes, accurate supplier onboarding, and robust SAP master data governance across the organization. This position will support day-to-day purchasing activities, maintain high-quality vendor and material master data, drive process standardisation, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and compliant

procurement operations.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Procurement Operations

Manage end-to-end purchase requisition and purchase order (PO) processes.

Ensure timely creation, modification, and approval of POs in ERP systems (SAP).

Coordinate with business units to validate requirements, specifications, and vendor details.

Monitor open POs, follow up with suppliers for order confirmations, delivery schedules, and fulfilment.

Support procurement team in sourcing activities, quotation analysis, and vendor negotiations (as required).

Resolve operational issues related to pricing discrepancies, delivery delays, GRN issues, or invoice mismatches.

Ensure compliance with procurement policies, SLAs, and audit requirements.

2. Master Data Management (MDM)

Create, maintain, and update vendor master data, material master data, and service master records.

Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal governance standards.

Perform periodic data cleansing, validation, and deduplication.

Work closely with finance, AP, legal, and procurement teams to ensure correct supplier onboarding documentation.

Maintain catalogue data, pricing conditions, UNSPSC classification, and material attributes.

Support system integrations, data migration, and ERP enhancement projects.

Generate and maintain reports and dashboards related to master data and procurement KPIs.

3. Compliance & Process Governance

Ensure adherence to procurement policy, internal controls, and compliance.

Support audit activities by providing accurate documentation and transaction history.

Identify inefficiencies in master data processes and recommend improvements.

Maintain documentation: SOPs, workflows, and process maps.

4. Stakeholder & Supplier Coordination

Act as a central point of contact for internal teams regarding procurement queries.

Coordinate with suppliers for onboarding, data updates, PO acknowledgments, and issue resolution.

Build strong working relationships with cross-functional teams (Finance, Legal, IT, Operations).

Required Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business Administration, Commerce, or related field.

47 years of experience in procurement operations or master data management.

Strong understanding of P2P (Procure-to-Pay) processes.

Hands-on experience with ERP systems SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Coupa etc.

Excellent attention to detail, analytical mindset, and data accuracy discipline.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Proficiency in MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, data analytics).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in global procurement operations or shared services environment.

Knowledge of supplier compliance requirements (KYC, tax documents, banking validations).

Exposure to data governance frameworks and procurement analytics tools.

Experience with automation/optimisation of P2P processes (RPA, workflow tools).

Key Competencies

Process orientation

Problem-solving

Collaboration & communication

Data governance discipline

Result-driven & proactive

Ability to manage multiple priorities