Role description
UST Job Title: Associate II - Procurement
At UST, we help the world’s best organizations grow and succeed through transformation. Bringing together the right talent, tools, and ideas, we work with our client to co-create lasting change. Together, with over 30,000 employees in over 25 countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at .
The Opportunity:
UST is looking for Procurement Executive
Responsibilities:
- Source suppliers and obtain competitive quotations.
- Compare vendor proposals and negotiate pricing, delivery, and payment terms.
- Create and manage Purchase Requisitions (PRs) and Purchase Orders (POs).
- Ensure timely procurement of materials, equipment, and services.
- Maintain supplier database and vendor performance records.
- Monitor procurement costs and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
- coordinate inbound and outbound shipments.
- Track deliveries and ensure materials arrive on schedule.
- Liaise with freight forwarders, transport providers, and warehouses.
- Manage customs documentation and import/export requirements where applicable.
- Monitor inventory levels and support stock replenishment activities.
- Resolve shipping, delivery, and logistics-related issues.
- Need to have good knowledge of Incoterms.
- Process purchase requisitions through the complete P2P cycle.
- Perform PO creation, amendments, and closure activities.
- Conduct 3-way matching (PO, Goods Receipt, Invoice).
- Validate vendor invoices and coordinate payment processing.
- Follow up on invoice discrepancies and resolve supplier queries.
- Ensure timely invoice approval and payment execution.
- Maintain accurate procurement and payment records.
- Support audits and compliance requirements.
- Prepare procurement and logistics reports.
- Track key KPIs such as cost savings, supplier performance, PO cycle time, invoice processing time, and delivery performance.
- Provide management with procurement and spend analysis reports.
- Identify process improvement opportunities within procurement and P2P function
- Need to have complete knowledge of Ariba tool.
Required Skills:
- Procurement and vendor management
- Purchase Order management
- Invoice processing and reconciliation
- Logistics coordination and shipment tracking
- Supplier negotiation and relationship management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Time management and multitasking abilities
What we believe:
We’re proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we’ve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone, to champion diversity and inclusion and to place people at the centre of everything we do.
Humility:
We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.
Humanity:
Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.
Integrity:
We honour our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.
- To support and promote the values of UST.
- Comply with all Company policies and procedures
Skills
Procurement, Invoice Management, Vendor Management, Procure to Pay
About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.
