Indirect Purchase Manager

As a Category Management professional, your primary responsibility will be managing indirect spend categories related to printing (such as brochures, POS materials, packaging) and gifting (including corporate gifts and promotional items). You will be tasked with identifying and qualifying suppliers, negotiating contracts, and assessing vendor performance to ensure that quality, delivery, and cost objectives are achieved. Your role will involve overseeing end-to-end procurement processes, which includes handling RFQs, RFPs, PO creation, and contract administration. It will be essential to analyze market trends and pricing, utilize volume bundling and long-term agreements to drive cost efficiencies, and ensure compliance with company procurement policies. Additionally, you will need to manage supply chain risks associated with indirect procurement and collaborate with various departments like marketing, events, branding, HR, and admin to forecast needs and plan purchases accordingly. Furthermore, you will play a crucial role in coordinating with internal stakeholders and logistics providers to guarantee timely delivery and efficient stock management of promotional materials. Your responsibilities will also extend to optimizing costs, ensuring compliance and risk management, fostering stakeholder collaboration, and coordinating inventory and logistics operations. This is a full-time role that includes benefits such as leave encashment and Provident Fund. The work schedule is on a day shift, and the job location requires in-person presence.,