TCS Kolkata Is Hiring for Purchasing Senior Associate

TCS Kolkata Is Hiring for Purchasing Senior Associate

Eligibility:

• Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10 + 2 +3)
• Should be flexible with night shifts & rotation shifts

Mandatory Requirements (How to generate your EPCN)

EPCN number is mandatory for eligibility of the interview. Follow the steps below to register and mention the EPCN number on your resume

• Step 1: Visit [ https://ibegin.tcsapps.com/candidate/ ] or visit [ https://www.tcs.com/careers ] and click on Apply
• Step 2: On the I Begin homepage, click on Login (Three dots/lines at top right corner of the homepage to get the option)
• Step 3: Click on New User (Register with us)
• Step 4: Select BPO in Area of Interest and complete the registration. (Fill in the details)
• Step 5: Once completed, your TCS EP ID will be generated which starts with EP2026CNXXXXXXX.
• Step 6: You will be able to see your EP ID after logging to the I Begin website

Role: Purchasing Senior Associate

Location: Offshore – India

Experience: 5 - 10 years

Shift Timing: From 6:00 AM IST

Education:

• Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10 + 2 + 3)

Job Summary:

The Purchasing Senior Buyer will support offshore purchasing and procurement administration across sourcing support, procurement intake, PO management, expediting, supplier coordination, reporting, controls, and issue resolution. The role will ensure accurate and timely execution of purchasing activities in line with agreed P2P processes, governance requirements, and SLA expectations.

Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement operations, sourcing administration, supplier coordination, or P2P processes.
• Strong understanding of procurement intake, PO creation, PO amendments/closure, expediting, controls, and SLA delivery.
• Excellent supplier and stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to manage high-volume transactional work with accuracy, ownership, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• MBA in Supply Chain Preferred.
• Experience with ERP/procurement systems such as SAP, Oracle JD Edwards, Coupa, Ariba, or similar platforms.
• Exposure to RFx administration, catalogue management, procurement dashboards, and operational reporting.
• Familiarity with Power BI or reporting tools.

Responsibilities:

• Sourcing administration, RFx execution support, supplier engagement, commercial coordination, and catalogue management.
• Purchase order creation, validation, amendments, variations, closure, and related issue/query resolution.
• Supplier liaison, stakeholder follow-up, purchasing status updates, project updates, and communication closure.
• P2P compliance, operational reporting, risk tracking, tracker maintenance, query resolution, and SLA/TAT adherence.