Assistant Manager/ Sr Executive/ Executive - Purchase

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for handling overall activities of Purchase department (Cost negotiation, new product development, Raw Material, RM price amendment, Vendor development & Strategic Sourcing.).
• Will be responsible for purchasing AV solutions from distributors and OEMs on a Pan India basis including overseas suppliers
• Prior exposure to stakeholder management at VP/CXO level
• Direct procurement from AV/IT OEMs& distributors(not government/tender-led)
• Knowledge of AV brands: Crestron, LG, Samsung, Extron, Biamp, Kramer, Cisco, etc.
• Vendor Development, Stock Control, Sourcing, Procurement of Material from vendors as per Specified
• Should have executed purchasing large corporate projects more than 10 Crores single deals and annually 50 Crores+
• Experience in ERP systems(SAP preferred) for PO,GRN, MIS reports, and inventory tracking
• Ability to create and manage reports like PO trackers, inventory value, vendor performance
• Will work to support sales process from presales to post sales for getting deal specific prices in INR/USD, track validity, shipping costs.
• Will be required to share delivery, PO trackers and be persistent in follow-ups for deadline-based working.

• Willing to put in extra hours for meeting RFP schedules

• Willing to handle shipping/logisticsfor customer orders on a Pan India basis
• Knowledge of GST, online buying from portals, invoice validation, material QC preferred
• Will be required to collaborate with teams across sales/services/design/project processes
• Should be able to research and find new suppliers/vendors
• Familiar with DCs/Invoice/purchase entries/GRN, credit/debit notes

We Are Not Looking For:

• Candidates with only in-house or low-value purchasing experience (e.g., 12 Cr annually)

• Those from purely portal-based or tender-driven procurement roles

• Candidates with only government sector or internal asset procurement exposure
• Limited or no hands-on negotiation with OEMs/distributors
• No working experience on ERP systems(SAP, Tally) or MIS reporting
• Poor grasp of basic accounting concepts(e.g., debit/credit understanding)
• Weak in Excel and data handling

Qualifications -

• Bachelor's degree (B. Com preferred)
• Knowledge of AV suppliers • Knowledge of OEMs Special Prices process and sound negotiation skills
• Familiar with brands like LG/Samsung/Crestron/Extron/Sony/Kramer etc. and their products
• Sound task and PO tracking skills • Numerical accuracy and analytical
• Relevant work experience of 2-8 years of relevant or similar industry preferred.
• Highly proficient in using MS-Office applications like excel, word and power-point and SAP/Tally applications
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills