Procurement Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for competitively sourcing Technology and non-technology products and services at or below market rates
• Perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers.
• Responsible for development, implementation, and on-going management of the procurement strategy which achieves 3rd party supplier cost saving targets and also ease the process of procurement.
• Maintaining all tracker related to procurement and sharing details with Management on timely basis
• Projecting the estimated expenses for the next Financial year
• Getting the best credit period on the product or the services which will be rendered by the Third party.

Key Accountabilities

Technical activities

• Research, evaluate and compare products and services to determine which option best meets the organization needs and procurement strategy
• Acts as a point of contact for the business for key procurement requirements for Pan India
• Own the vendor contract negotiations
• Negotiate price, contracts, terms and deadlines with vendors and contractors
• Process purchase orders and work with the legal department to ensure contract terms are favourable to the company
• Ensure all aspects of regulatory compliance are adhered to in regard to the respective procurement and government policies.
• Manage and drive the vendor performance in terms of SLA, cost, quality on an ongoing basis.
• Recommend and help create the frameworks used to manage vendor relationships, utilizing best practices and building an internal centre of excellence.
• Work within the broader governance structures of the organisation to deliver and track savings activities

Relationship management

• Act as the primary point of contact for vendor relationships, both for the vendors and the internal stakeholders.
• Develop sound professional working relationships with the business, third parties and internal team across Pan India
• Pro-actively drive supplier engagements to successful completion.

Experience and personal qualities

Essential

• Graduate with 5+ years of experience in managing all procurement related processes including vendor management, requirements gathering, VRF / RFQ Rate contracts, liaising with e-procurement portals etc.
• Excellent command / highly proficient in spoken and written technical English
• Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to optimize team performance and development
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliers across multiple geographies
• Strong and confident negotiator with the ability to negotiate at all levels
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Result oriented with ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines
• Commercially and financially astute with experience of managing budgets
• Knowledge of government guidelines governing enterprise level procurements