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Our goal is to partner with world-class enterprises, helping them become more agile, create commercial advantage and build quality through design, deployment, support and management of their global IT communications. NSC Global is a US Cisco Global Gold Certified Partner with corporate headquarters in London. Please review our website at www.nscglobal.com for more information on our organization.\nReporting to: Group Procurement Manager\nTitle: Senior Buyer\nDepartment: Procurement\nLocation: Navi Mumbai\nThe Company\nYaseen Khan founded NSC in 1997 based on one simple principle: big companies need someone they can trust to manage their global IT, so they do not have to. Someone who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in to deliver a commercial advantage.\nNow overseeing the business in his role as CEO, Yaseen ensures everything about us embodies his expert, agile and entrepreneurial spirit.\nWhat do we do?\nWe specialise in customised, flexible, and scalable solutions to meet technology needs of the biggest companies in the world.\nWe operate in over 180 countries across the globe.\nWe remain agile and responsive to every single challenge we face.\nWe Are Seeking\nThe Procurement and Commercial Services Team requires strengthened to support the significant growth opportunities near and far. 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