Job Description

Senior Procurement Specialist

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Kazakhstan

Key Responsibilities

• Technically coordinate purchasing activities within the organization and its subsidiaries, in line with the company's procurement and contract strategy.
• Gather market knowledge, propose advanced action plans, and capture market opportunities for the assigned categories (with a focus on Consulting & People Services).
• Lead the end-to-end sourcing process for the assigned category, including tenders, benchmarking, and supplier search based on category and location upon request from stakeholders or the Procurement Manager.
• Implement and control contract and price negotiations to support the company's profitability.
• Coordinate and review Purchase Requests, perform additional KYC checks, and approve and release POs.
• Ensure alignment of initiators with procurement policies and procedures throughout tender and benchmarking processes.
• Coordinate contract approvals with responsible departments (Treasury, Legal, IP, Data Protection, Accounting, technical and other specialists), facilitate meetings, and provide consultation to contract initiators.
• Provide weekly reporting on the status of contract approvals and overall procurement activity.
• Organize the signing of contracts, including via EDI, in line with the company's signing policy.
• Maintain and develop the contract register: analyze, systematize, and extract statistical data; track contract durations and proactively notify initiators of upcoming prolongations or terminations.
• Manage and control Vendor Master Data in the ERP system to enable payments; maintain the supplier database by category.
• Provide consultation and manage S2C / P2P processes in the ERP and CLM systems.
• Participate in negotiations with suppliers during tender processes led by initiators / stakeholders.
• Develop and update instructions on Vendor Master Data management.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 3–4+ years of experience as a Procurement Specialist / Senior Procurement Specialist / Buyer.
• Solid understanding of procurement and contract management end-to-end: sourcing, tendering, negotiations, contracting, and supplier management.
• Hands-on experience with categories such as Consulting & People Services is a strong advantage.
• Practical experience with ERP and CLM systems (S2C / P2P processes) and Vendor Master Data management.
• Strong stakeholder management skills — comfortable coordinating cross-functional approvals with Legal, Finance, Treasury, Data Protection, and business teams.
• Structured, detail-oriented approach with the ability to manage multiple parallel sourcing activities and reporting cycles.
• Fluent English; additional languages are a plus.

Job Benefits

• Stable salary and official employment.
• Health insurance.
• Hybrid work mode and flexible schedule.
• All necessary work equipment will be provided.
• Partially or fully paid additional training courses.
• Diverse internal training programs.
• Relocation package for candidates from other regions.
• Access to professional counselling services including. psychological, financial, and legal support.
• Discount club membership.