Manager Procurement

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Job Title: Manager Procurement

Location: Vadodara/ Bangalore/ Chennai/ Hyderabad/ Pune

Shift: Split shift (1pm - 10 pm or 2pm - 11pm IST)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Category Lead to lead end-to-end procurement across a wide range of corporate and business support service categories. This role will own global category strategy, vendor management, contract governance, and cost optimization, ensuring high-quality service delivery across all regions.

Key Responsibilities:

· Develop and execute global sourcing and category strategies.

· Lead supplier selection, RFP processes, commercial negotiations, and contract finalization.

· Build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders such as Finance, Legal, HR, Compliance, Administration, Leadership, and other business teams.

· Ensure compliance with procurement policies, risk controls, audit requirements, and corporate governance standards.

· Identify opportunities for vendor consolidation, performance improvement, and cost reduction across global service categories.

· Monitor market trends, pricing benchmarks, regulatory changes, and emerging service delivery models.

· Oversee supplier performance management, including SLAs, KPIs, and quarterly business reviews.

· Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and value creation within the professional services portfolio.

· Support global transformation, outsourcing, and spend management initiatives where required.

Required Skills & Experience:

· Must have 10-15 years of experience in end to end procurement.

· Global exposure: Working with global vendors and stakeholders

· Strategic Procurement & Sourcing experience in respective categories

· E2E knowledge of Source to Pay Cycle, with key skills around understanding stakeholder needs, defining & understanding statement of work/scope of work, sourcing vendors, conducting RFx, reviewing proposals, reviewing contract T&Cs, preparing recommendations for stakeholders, savings costs, sourcing best quality services and ensuring ethical procurement

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

· Analytical mindset & skills

· Stakeholder management

· Knowledge of procurement tools like Ariba, SAP, Oracle (Coupe preferred)