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Associate Purchasing Specialist

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-07 → 2026-09-25

Core

Executes and supervises cradle-to-grave purchasing activities, including bid evaluation, award cycles, agreement execution, and price/schedule negotiations for specific commodity groups or projects.

Role type

Associate Purchasing Specialist

Builds

Procurement operations for engineering and project teams

Domain

Oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical, chemical industries

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Bid evaluation, contract negotiation, commercial strategy, supplier quality management, schedule management, analytical skills, Microsoft Office proficiency

Preferred skills

Engineering qualification, Supply Chain Management background, experience with global EPC companies

Technologies

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

Negotiate favorable terms and long-term contracts with suppliers, identify corrective actions for quality or schedule issues, conduct orderly closeout of procurement operations including claims settlement, work closely with Engineering and projects

Seniority

Mid-level, direct supervision

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