Job Title: Procurement Specialist
Location(s): SN Pune
About Springer Nature Group
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About the Brand
The Central Procurement team facilitates across 4 major categories of Print/Paper; Prepress; Warehousing/Logistics; Indirect/IT.Our mission is to be the trusted partner for all addressable procurement spend in order to maximize value and efficiency by managing suppliers, driving the use of Purchase Orders, and setting policies and guidelines to minimize risk.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring procurement professional with a passion for dealmaking to develop a strong skillset and gain experience in a fast-paced environment across diverse spend categories. The role offers the chance to learn and grow while delivering substantial value in a dynamic, growing global business.
About the Role:
The Procurement Specialist role at Springer Nature offers a unique opportunity to be at the heart of our supply chain operations, ensuring that we build and maintain strong relationships with vendors, secure the best value for our organization, and drive impactful procurement strategies.
At Springer Nature, we value innovation and efficiency, providing a platform for you to hone your skills in supplier management, contract negotiations, and market analysis. If you are detail-oriented, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy building meaningful professional relationships, this role is for you.
This role is for our Pune Office on a hybrid working model.
Role Responsibilities:
Helpdesk Activity - Timely handling queries such as, sales/ inventory mismatch, Title specification, from internal(Production, Editorial, Sales, Logistics) and external(vendors/printers) channels
Order Management Activity - PO creation, RFQs, Tracking SLAs, Review of Sales and Stock, ISBN/ title information and status check, Order history review, GR posting and goods issue for paper orders..
System Managemet - To request the change in filter settings as in required. Review current settings in (DDS and Edflux) to ensure the distribution of data is not impacted
Master Data Management - Monthly review of printer catalogues using filezilla and DDS dump to verify availability of titles across the globe
Due Diligence Analysis for Procurement - Preparing data for vendor onboarding process such as analysing the volumes, segmentation of specifications and review supplier information to request new quotations
Data Analysis - Work on raw files, large data sets. Extracting data from tools like SAP, SPOT etc. to assist the seniors for the ongoing projects to meet the deliverables and the project objectives as per business needs
Reporting - Prepare various daily, weekly and monthly reports in Excel/PPT such as Offset Order Overview, Printer’s Unit Cost Catalogue analysis and overview, Printer catalogues, POD and PTO tracking report, Ingestion report, Cancellation report.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications:
Education: Any Graduate
Experience: 2 – 4 years of relevant experience in Purchasing/Procurement Operations with adequate experience in client facing roles
Strong client service orientation and Sound Knowledge and operational experience in of S4 Hana and SAP Ariba Procurement related modules in Multinational Corporate environment
Soft Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Coordination and Inter-personal skills
Good analytical and decision-making skills
Delivering Insight, Impact, Innovation & Understand business requirements and translate those into deliverable
Technical Skill: Expert Knowledge of MS Office suite, Power Bi (Preferred)
At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent.
Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion
If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation.
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