Associate- Procurement Buyer
On-siteBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job Summary
Associate- Procurement Buyer responsibilities include creating and maintaining purchase orders in Workday Procurement, reviewing and approving purchase requests, and ensuring timely processing. The role supports buying activity for India, collaborates with stakeholders across Finance, Legal, Tax, and Compliance, and coordinates international buying outside India when required. It involves reviewing requisitions, supplier information, quotes, statements of work, and supporting documentation to identify gaps before PO creation or release, monitoring open purchase orders, resolving PO-related issues, and coordinating with Accounts Payable and business owners on invoicing, receiving, change orders, and closure activity. Additional duties include engagement in special projects and maintaining procurement records and reporting inputs in Workday to support audit readiness and policy compliance, with a focus on India procurement and cross-border considerations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in procurement, purchasing, buying, or procurement operations experience required
- Direct experience using Workday Procurement, specifically creating and maintaining purchase orders, required
- Direct experience buying in India required
- Experience supporting international buying outside of India strongly preferred
- Strong hands-on experience with the Workday Procurement module, including requisition review, PO creation, PO maintenance, and approval workflows
- Good understanding of purchase order controls, invoice matching processes, supplier onboarding dependencies, and change order management
- Experience supporting India procurement and buying requirements with focus on compliance, tax processes, supplier documentation, and stakeholder coordination
- Effective communication and follow-up skills with the ability to collaborate across Procurement, Finance, Legal, Accounts Payable, suppliers, and business teams
- Detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple requests, priorities, and open PO issues simultaneously
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and procurement reporting/tracking tools for operational and reporting activities
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