Strategic Sourcing - Associate I/II

Strategic Sourcing - Associate I/II

About CleanHarbors
Clean Harbors Inc. (www.cleanharbors.com) is a NYSE listed US based $6.5 billion company. Clean Harbors was founded in 1980 near Boston by Mr. Alan S. McKim, who today remains the company’s Chairman.
Everywhere industry meets environment, Clean Harbors is on-site, providing premier environmental, energy and industrial services. Clean Harbors employs a dedicated workforce of 18,000 employees and has over 450 service locations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Beyond addressing the environmental needs of its more than 300,000 customers, the Company has been on the front lines of addressing some of the largest emergency response events in North America of the past several decades including the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the anthrax attacks in New York, the 2015 avian flu outbreak that devastated the poultry industry, Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Sandy, and the oil pipeline breaks that affected the Yellowstone and Kalamazoo rivers, along with other major chemical releases into the environment.
Clean Harbors India has been strategically established as the Global Capability Center (GCC) to serve our parent company. We take pride in serving some of the most tech savvy business stakeholders at Clean Harbors. The GCC employees form part of our globally integrated teams that provide cutting-edge IT solutions and production support across platforms. Our shared services teams work seamlessly with their global counterparts in providing critical 24x7 support in various functions including Finance, HR, Procurement, IT and Operations. Our aggressive growth plans open significant career advancement opportunities for our employees.

 

Overview :

The Strategic Procurement Support Associate will support procurement and strategic sourcing activities across multiple categories. The role focuses on spend analysis, sourcing execution, vendor coordination, reporting, and process adherence, enabling the procurement team to deliver cost savings, efficiency improvements, and sourcing excellence.

 

• Perform spend analysis and reporting to support procurement initiatives. 
• Support RFP/RFQ processes, vendor communication, and bid evaluation. 
• Prepare cost models, sourcing comparisons, and evaluation summaries. 
• Maintain supplier data, contracts repository, and sourcing documentation. 
• Track sourcing projects, savings, and compliance metrics. 
• Support vendor onboarding, compliance validation, and documentation checks. 
• Develop dashboards and reports using Excel / Power BI. 
• Drive process improvements and standardization initiatives. 
• Collaborate with category leads and internal stakeholders. 
• Independently manage small-to-medium sourcing projects and basic negotiations. 
• Identify cost optimization and efficiency opportunities. 
• Support contract analysis, benchmarking, and market research. 

Key Skills & Competencies 

• Strong proficiency in MS Excel (Pivot tables, formulas, data analysis). 
• Working knowledge of SQL, Power BI, Excel and Oracle ERP. 
• Understanding of procurement lifecycle & sourcing processes. 
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail. 
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills. 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with accuracy and timelines. 

 

Qualifications & Experience 

• 2 – 5 years in sourcing, procurement operations, or procurement analytics. 
• Bachelor’s degree (MBA / Supply Chain certification is a plus). 
• Hands-on sourcing execution professional capable of managing tasks independently. 

 

Shift Timings: 5:00 pm – 2:00 am IST 

Experience Level

Mid Level