Purchasing Coordinator

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About you and this role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Purchasing Coordinator in Mumbai, India.

The Purchasing Coordinator manages tactical sourcing activities including data management, special projects, and client service. Creates value by providing appropriate input, development and implementation of tactical sourcing activities. Works within defined processes and procedures or methodologies and determines the appropriate approach for new assignments.

**Responsibilities**:

- Works in Purchasing systems to address Procure to Pay issues such as update system priced agreements, update vendor codes, and analyze and troubleshoot data disconnects between the Sourcing and APAY teams.
- Supports onboarding process for suppliers that come on-site to work.
- Supports strategic sourcing projects.
- Works with system data on actual purchases to identify value opportunities and develop plans to capture value while aligning with partner strategies.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum Bachelor's degree.
- At least 5 years of Purchasing experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- At least 3 years experience with SAP

Preferred Skills
- Prior Indirect Purchasing experience
- Experience with MS Office tools (Excel, Word, etc.)
- Data management analysis
- Good interpersonal skills are required.
- Must have strong multi-tasking, problem solving and time management skills.
- Demonstrate leadership skills - inspire others and lead them through influence.
- A self-starter who can identify, work independently, prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks.
- Comfortable working directly with suppliers.

Additional notes
- This position does not offer relocation assistance.
- The individual should be comfortable working with a remote team.
- Please note that interviews for this position are anticipated in the week of April 8th.The ability to accommodate a flexible schedule aligned with international time zones is essential.

Benefits - What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

- Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
- Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
- Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
- Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
- Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
- Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
- Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:

- Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
- Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
- Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd

Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India) aims to be the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive customer-centric materials science company. The company is committed to delivering the right solutions to its customers’ challenges. With broadest technology sets spanning performance materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics Dow India delivers differentiated science-based products and solutions in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, automobile, and consumer care.

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