Procurement Associate

Huron

Procurement Associate supporting supplier agreements and purchase requests within Huron's Global Finance team. Collaborating on procurement tasks and managing vendor relationships in hybrid work environment.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeBangalore • 🇮🇳 IndiaJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Completes tasks, requests, and projects assigned by the P2P team
Supports the business on procurement requests, including verifying business need, scope, and terms
Works with vendors on quotes, proposals, and negotiating terms
Coordinates with business owners, contracting, and other teams as needed before execution of agreements
Reviews and negotiates all US based purchase requests
Negotiates with Vendors and ensures purchases comply with Huron’s process and requirements
Collaborate with other functional and technical teams on business needs, information, applications, and long-term plans while helping to ensure integration with strategic plans
Reviews purchase requisitions from business, works requests through to approval and contracting and issue of purchase order
Evaluating current vendor management programs and identifying ways to improve them
Manages completion of requests across multiple priorities and deadlines
Helps maintain contract repository and reporting, both manual and through Huron’s contract management tools (Excel, DocuSign, Agiloft, Workday, etc.)
Helps ensure renewals and requests are completed on time, and with proper lead time
Define all business inputs such as Selection, Pricing, InStock, Speed, Quality and Fulfilment Strategy
Works with vendor and business to achieve the best value to Huron
Helps business prepare for renewals or purchases and evaluate vendor options
Assists with formal RFP process as needed
Conducting research on available vendors to determine which vendors offer the best pricing and product quality
Assists with overall Vendor Management escalations, tracking, reporting, and review
Creates and maintains spend analysis reporting as assigned
Reviews, investigates, and resolves invoice and PO inquiries, matching to contract terms and scope
Maintains proper vendor documentation and tracking through process for tracking and compliance, creates/runs reports as requested
Works on projects as assigned, such as vendor tracking, analysis, research, or other vendor management initiatives (diversity tracking, compliance reports, spend reports, etc.)
Creates pivot tables, reports, and analysis from raw data dumps and varied data sources
Follows company request and approval processes, ensures purchases receive necessary approvals before completion

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, marketing, business administration, or a related field
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate comfortably at all levels among our internal clients and our suppliers
Ability to work quickly and independently, with minimal supervision
A minimum of 4-6 years of contracting or procurement experience
Preferred experience with IT software, Hardware, services and contingent worker sourcing
Experience reviewing and drafting contracts, reviewing purchase requests, and managing Purchase Orders
Strong negotiation, management, and decision-making skills
Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
Strong ability to develop effective relationships with both business teams, as well as vendors
Excellent attention to detail: reconciling contracts, invoices, and budgets
Ability to work flexibly

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents
a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match
an employee stock purchase plan
a generous Paid Time Off policy
paid parental leave and adoption assistance
Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year

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Hard Skills & Tools

contractingprocurementvendor managementnegotiationpurchase order managementdata analysiscontract draftingRFP processspend analysiscompliance reporting

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsindependencenegotiation skillsmanagement skillsdecision-making skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsorganizational skillsrelationship developmentattention to detail