Manager - Vendor & Purchase

Role Summary

Oshadi is seeking a commercially strong, process-oriented Procurement & Contracts Manager to centrally manage all purchases across construction projects, farm operations, textiles, garments, and administration.

This role will own the end-to-end purchase lifecycle — from requirement consolidation and vendor negotiation to PO issuance, delivery tracking, GRN coordination, and payment readiness — while ensuring cost control, documentation discipline, and MIS visibility.

Key Responsibilities

1. Construction & Interior Procurement (Primary Focus)

• Work closely with architect, interior designer, and site engineers
• Translate BOQs and drawings into purchase plans
• Source and negotiate vendors for:
• Civil materials (cement, steel, stone, wood, etc.)
• Electrical, plumbing, fixtures, finishes
• Interior materials and services
• Prepare comparative statements and cost benchmarks
• Track deliveries to site and coordinate measurement-based billing (RA bills)
• Flag cost overruns, scope changes, and variations early

2. Farm Procurement

• Manage seasonal and planned purchases of:
• Seeds, organic inputs, tools, services
• Avoid ad-hoc buying through advance planning
• Benchmark rates year-on-year
• Coordinate deliveries and GRNs with farm team

3. Textile Procurement

• Manage yarn, greige, dyeing, printing, embroidery, and finishing job-work
• Ensure clarity on:
• Job-work vs material supply
• Rates, wastage norms, timelines
• Track PO vs delivery vs invoice
• Coordinate GRN and reconciliation with internal teams

4. Garment Procurement

• Trims, accessories, packaging, consumables
• MOQ planning and rate locking
• Reduce emergency and last-minute purchases

5. Vendor & Contract Management

• Maintain and update approved vendor list
• Negotiate:
• Rates
• Credit terms
• Volume discounts
• Draft and manage:
• Rate contracts
• Work orders
• Identify vendor risks and develop alternates

6. Process, SOP & MIS Ownership

• Enforce Purchase SOP across departments
• Ensure discipline in:
• PR → PO → GRN → Invoice → Payment
• Prepare weekly & monthly MIS:
• Outstanding POs
• GRN pendency
• Payment pipeline
• Department-wise spend vs budget
• Act as ERP-ready procurement owner

What This Role Is Not

• Not an accounts or payments role
• Not a site supervisor role

This is a commercial ownership role.

Candidate ProfileExperience

• 10 years+ in procurement / purchase / contracts
• Exposure to:
• Construction or projects and
• Manufacturing / textiles / garments (preferred)

Skills

• Strong negotiation & vendor management
• Commercial and cost-conscious mindset
• Comfortable with Excel / Google Sheets and MIS
• GST understanding (job-work vs supply)
• Strong documentation discipline

Personal Attributes

• High integrity
• Calm, structured, dependable
• Comfortable working with creative and production teams
• Low ego, high accountability

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Cell phone reimbursement
• Food provided
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person