COCognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd
SME - Procurement & Supply Chain
Chennai ₹5-7 LPA Posted 21 Nov 2025
FULL TIME
Order Management
Logistics Management
Supply Chain Management
Procurement
Order Processing
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Timely issuance of Purchase Orders (POs) to vendors and follow-up for order confirmation.
- Coordinate with vendors for actual delivery and expedite as per required delivery dates.
- Coordinate with logistics/suppliers for shipment approval, arranging shipments, and tracking status.
- Update shortage reports based on supplier confirmation.
- Efficiently execute core procurement processes for assigned products.
- Meet or exceed desired service levels and inventory targets using procurement metrics.
- Coordinate with internal business partners (requestors) and suppliers for PO changes.
- Select suppliers for new orders according to approved purchasing strategies.
- Maintain and manage the supplier database.
- Identify, recommend, and implement operational efficiencies to drive continuous improvement.
- Perform root cause analysis to resolve service issues quickly.
- Prepare customized reports for process improvement analysis.
- Manage shortage escalation, urgent receiving, backlogs, and receiving challenge resolution.
