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Guided by its mission, Driving Excellence, Delivered with Humanity™, Ankura brings together multidisciplinary expertise, collaborative problem solving, and practical technology-enabled solutions to support clients across conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation.\nLocation: Gurgaon (Remote)\nTimings: US Shift (6 PM - 3 AM IST)\nRole Overview:\nThe Procurement Senior Associate, Ankura IT, supports the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for technology goods and services across the firm. This role partners closely with IT, Finance, Legal, Accounts Payable, business stakeholders, and external suppliers to execute sourcing activities, manage purchase orders, support supplier onboarding, maintain procurement records, and help ensure purchasing activity is cost-effective, compliant, and aligned with Ankura’s operational needs.\nThe ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, service-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced professional services environment. This position requires strong follow-through, attention to detail, stakeholder communication, and the ability to improve procurement processes where structure may still be evolving.\nResponsibilities:\nPartner with IT stakeholders to understand purchasing needs, validate requirements, and support sourcing strategies for hardware, software, SaaS subscriptions, professional services, maintenance agreements, and related technology services.\nSupport competitive sourcing events, including RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs, by coordinating vendor outreach, collecting responses, preparing comparison summaries, and supporting supplier recommendations.\nCreate, process, and track purchase requisitions and purchase orders, ensuring alignment with approved budgets, vendor quotes, procurement policies, and approval workflows.\nSupport supplier onboarding, vendor record maintenance, catalog updates, and data accuracy within Coupa or other procurement systems.\nCoordinate with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice, receipt, purchase order, and payment discrepancies in a timely and professional manner.\nAssist with contract administration by tracking renewals, key milestones, pricing terms, service commitments, and required stakeholder reviews.\nMonitor supplier performance, order status, delivery timelines, and service issues; escalate risks, delays, or compliance concerns as appropriate.\nAnalyze spend, purchasing trends, vendor utilization, and renewal activity to identify opportunities for cost savings, standardization, consolidation, and process improvement.\nMaintain clear procurement documentation to support audit readiness, compliance, reporting, and institutional knowledge.\nAdvise internal teams on procurement processes, vendor engagement expectations, purchasing timelines, and best practices.\nAssist with system testing, workflow improvements, reporting enhancements, and process documentation to improve procurement efficiency and visibility.\nPerform other procurement, vendor management, reporting, or IT operations support activities as assigned.\n\nRequirements:\nBachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.\n5+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, purchasing, supply chain, vendor management, or a related operations role.\nExperience supporting technology procurement, including hardware, software licensing, SaaS, maintenance renewals, managed services, or IT professional services.\nExperience executing RFx activities, vendor comparisons, purchase orders, supplier onboarding, and procurement documentation.\nStrong analytical skills with the ability to interpret spend data, compare vendor options, and present clear recommendations.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work professionally with executives, business stakeholders, vendors, Finance, Legal, and Accounts Payable.\nHigh attention to detail, strong organization, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines.\nProficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.\nExperience with procurement or ERP systems; Coupa experience preferred.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience in a global, multi-location, consulting, professional services, or high-growth organization.\nExperience with IT asset lifecycle processes, software renewals, vendor consolidation, contract tracking, and license management.\nKnowledge of procurement controls, audit readiness, approval workflows, supplier risk, and contract compliance.\nFamiliarity with Service Desk Plus, asset management platforms, or IT operations workflows.\nAdvanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup formulas, data validation, and spend analysis.\nCPSM, CSCP, ITIL Foundation, or similar procurement, supply chain, or IT operations certification preferred.\nWork Environment & Schedule:\nRemote or hybrid work arrangement based on team structure and business needs.\nNormal business hours aligned US time zones, with flexibility required to support stakeholders across multiple regions.\nOccasional after-hours support may be needed for urgent business, supplier, renewal, or operational requirements.\nLight travel may be required for team meetings, vendor discussions, office support, or business initiatives.\nWhat Success Looks Like:\nOwnership: Procurement requests are tracked, documented, followed through, and completed with minimal rework or escalation.\nService Partnership: IT stakeholders, Finance, Legal, Accounts Payable, and vendors receive timely, clear, and professional communication.\nCost and Value: Sourcing activities support measurable savings, vendor standardization, spend visibility, and improved purchasing discipline.\nCompliance and Audit Readiness: Purchase records, approvals, supplier documentation, contracts, and renewal details are accurate, complete, and easy to validate.\n Continuous Improvement: The role identifies process gaps, recommends practical improvements, and helps mature Ankura IT procurement operations.\n*\nAnkura is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. 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