Operations Expert, Associate

Job Description:

Job Title: Operations Expert, Associate

Location: Jaipur, India

Role Description

• This role involves managing the end-to-end procurement process-from initiating purchase requisitions to handling invoices and reporting costs. Responsibilities include maintaining purchase orders and invoice tracking, serving as the main point of contact for accounts, achieving cost savings through consumption management, supporting projects and audits, and assisting with onboarding new services or contracts.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end Procurement lifecycle of individual supplies and/or contracts, including: raising purchase requisitions, reviewing consumption data, assisting in dispute management process, validating and approving invoices, and reporting on related costs.
• Maintain and update purchase orders and invoice tracking spreadsheets.
• Act as primary contact for a book of accounts ensuring that inquiries and escalations are addressed in a timely manner.
• Deliver year-over-year net cost reductions and cost avoidance through consumption management process (invoice validations).
• Support upcoming projects and on-demand tasks, including departmental savings initiatives, audits or data requests.
• Assist in on-boarding new services/contracts following the commercial transition process.

Your skills and experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel including expertise in pivot tables and lookups
• Understanding of procurement processes, with experience in invoice validation or vendor/contract management (SAP/ Ariba a plus)
• Experience with account reconciliations or "light" accounting functions is a plus
• Solid communications skills, will work to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• High level of comfort working with technology
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight, as well as in a team setting.
• Strategic, proactive and assertive, willing to challenge the status-quo (natural curiosity)
• Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous priorities and ongoing issues
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office standard applications including SharePoint, database knowledge, and ability to monitor, track and clearly communicate progress, escalating issues when appropriate
• Work in global teams across different time zones and within a matrix environment
• Cross-functional experience desired

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.
• Coaching and support from experts in your team.
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.