Your JobThe KBS Global Procurement Solutions team is looking for an IT Procurement Ops Specialist to join our team based in Bengaluru. The role supports multiple Koch companies to manage the creation of POs for IT-related purchases. The role works closely with business partners to understand their needs and to ensure the appropriate product is delivered timely, empowering our employees’ productivity. The ideal candidates will bring supply chain and/or procurement experience, strong collaboration skills, attention to detail, principled entrepreneurship and problem-solving skills, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You will have the opportunity to work at one of the largest privately held companies in the world with over 120,000+ employees and presence in 60+ countries. We are seeking highly motivated and results-oriented individuals with an ability to work with Koch customers. Learn more about our opening and come find a career that grows with you at Koch Industries.

Our Team

Koch Industries is a privately held global organization with over 120,000 employees around the world, with subsidiaries involved in manufacturing, trading, and investments. Koch Technology Center (KTC) is being developed in India to extend its IT operations, as well as act as a hub for innovation in the IT function. As KTC rapidly scales up its operations in India, it’s employees will get opportunities to carve out a career path for themselves within the organization. This role will have the opportunity to join on the ground floor and will play a critical part in helping build out the Koch Technology Center (KTC) over the next several years. Working closely with global colleagues would provide significant global exposure to the employees.

Koch Equity Development acquires Transaction Network Services (TNS) on 2021-04-14. LLC is the acquisition and investment subsidiary of Koch Industries. TNS is a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions for the payments, telecom and financial markets industries.

What You Will Do

• Collaborating with internal business partners to understand objectives and articulate requirements accurately to supplier
• Procuring standard and non-standard requests for Hardware/Software/SaaS (could include RFQ, competitive bidding, supplier evaluation)
• Transact and maintain purchase orders in multiple ERP systems
• Collaborate with Accounting or Finance teams regarding payment issues or supplier accounts
• Assist internal partners with questions and/or status updates related to orders and timely completion of procurement inquiries
• Collaborate with internal IT teams to ensure purchased goods and services meet the organization’s needs and standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers
• Provide support in the 3-way match process, helping resolve invoicing discrepancies with suppliers and accounting
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve the user experience
• Managing product catalogues

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 3-5 years of professional experience or a bachelor’s degree
• Fluent in English
• Ability to use translation tools as needed
• Strong conceptual, analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to develop productive and respectful relationships with internal and external partners
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, strong attention to detail, and appropriately prioritize.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to understand requirements and accurately relay information to another party

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain Management or other supply chain/procurement related program
• Experience in procurement/sourcing of IT hardware and software
• Negotiation skills, contract management experience, or supplier performance management experience
• Prior work experience in IT, or Business-related field
• Experience with Coupa, Ariba and/or SAP procurement software

Strong Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft productsOther Considerations:

Should be willing to work in US Hours between 4:00 PM – 01:00 AM IST

Should be willing to work all 5 days from office.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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