Senior Purchasing Supervisor
Datamark
Senior Purchasing Supervisor
Datamark
BPO and contact center services provider
Datamark, Inc. · Chennai, India · — · Posted 2026-11-10
Workplace: on_site
Department: Finance
Primary Responsibilities:
• Process item requests and requisitions based on company policies.
• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets
• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems, which may impact business operations.
• Perform fixed assets and supply inventories as requested.
• Develop and implement inventory control procedures as necessary.
• Assist with control of purchasing department budgets.
• Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts production, and customer order fulfillment.
• Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown
• Should be able to understand the technical procurements/nontechnical as well and have good research knowledge.
• Manage supplier relations; negotiate contracts, prices, timelines, the required quality standards, and specifications, etc. Maintain the supplier database, purchase records, and related documents.
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Good technical knowledge of Procurement/sourcing
• Conduct competitive bids at 3-4 quotes.
• Analytical Skill for the Cost workouts to be made by considering the various factors/ Variables.
• Performs other related tasks as requested.
Required Skills:
• Excellent communication in English (verbal and written)
• Effective negotiation skills with vendors regarding pricing
• Familiarity with an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system would be beneficial.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
• Manage multiple projects and be detail-oriented.
• Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality while dealing with information-sensitive issues.
• Should be familiar with Tamil, and Hindi fluency languages.
• Solid judgment and decision-making skills
PF, Medical Insurance
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DATAMARK provides business process outsourcing and contact center services for large enterprises, including Fortune 500 firms and government agencies. It handles front-office work like omnichannel, multilingual customer care and technical support, plus back-office tasks such as digital mailroom, data capture, document processing, and finance/accounting support, operating 24/7 from centers in the US, Mexico, and India. It differentiates itself with long client relationships, a global delivery network that includes nearshore and offshore options, and proprietary tools like DataScribe that transcribe and summarize calls to boost agent productivity, all guided by Lean Six Sigma process improvements. Its goal is to help clients cut costs, streamline operations, and achieve scalable, reliable, multilingual support.
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