Category Manager-IT Procurement, Data Center & Cloud Services (India)

Category Manager-IT Procurement, Data Center & Cloud Services (India)

03 Aug
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Larsen and Toubro
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India

03 Aug

Larsen and Toubro

India

LNT/C-DC-CS/1707841

- IU72-Larsen & Toubro – Vyoma
- AMN Tower, Powai

- Posted On 27 Mar 2026

- End Date 23 Sep 2026

- Required Experience10 - 15 years

Skills

Knowledge & Posting Location

Procurement Purchase Order Data Center SAP Total Cost of Ownership Analysis & Problem Solving

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor of Technology (BTech)

Job Description

Job Purpose

Responsible for Procurement & Category Management of IT Products (Cloud, Compute, Network, Security, Storage, Back-up, Software / Hardware, Professional Managed Services etc.) for Data center business

Role Description

Key Responsibilities

- Managing complete PR to PO process including RFPs, obtaining offers, Comparative evaluations, Negotiations, Placement of Purchase Orders & Logistics.
- Managing Category by Strategic sourcing, Budgeting, New Vendor developments, Vendor Rationalization, Rate Contracts, Partnership Agreements, Vendor Management etc.
- Cost Effective Procurement within the budgeted cost / targets, Opex v/s Capex evaluation, TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) evaluation.
- Obtain approvals according to Delegation of Authority.
- Ensuring TAT to adhere timely actions for PR to PO process.
- Managing Vendor On-boarding process & Vendor Assessment to ensure their capabilities / quality, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Vendors.
- Contract Formulations, Preparing Terms & Conditions of Purchase Order, SLA finalization & Contract Management.
- Ensuring OTIF-Delivery of supplies & services as per the Contract terms.
- Cost Estimation, Forecasting, Price Trend Analysis for the Category items.




- MIS report submission on monthly basis, Spend Analysis.
- Vendor Performance Evaluation & Monitoring on regular intervals.
- Ensuring Procurement Compliance as per Internal Finance Control guidelines, ISO compliances adherence.
- Smooth Coordination with various internal & external stakeholders.
- Support Pre-sales team for various RFPs & Bids.
- Knowledge of SAP-MM Module.
- Team Management, People Development.

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Qualifications and Experience

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (degree, training, or certification required)

BE/B-Tech or equivalent with Computer Science or Electronics & Communication or Electrical Engineering. MBA-Operations/Supply Chain will be added advantage

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: (no. of years of technical, functional, and/or leadership experience or specific exposure required)

- 15 years+ procurement experience in relevant category.
- Must have experience on SAP-MM Module for minimum 5 years.
- Must be aware of Software licensing model, other licensing models of Support & Services.
- Proficiency Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PPT).
- Familiarity of ISO 9K / 14K / 45K / 20K / 22K / 27K would be added advantage.
- Should be excellent in communication skills (written & verbal).
- Should be target oriented, time bound and achieve goals.
- Should possess good Interpersonal Skills, Problem Solving attitude, Critical Thinking, Collaborative approach, Persuasive skills & Analytical skills.
- Must have high standards of integrity & ethics.
- Positive Team player & go-getter.
- Relevant experience in similar industry of Data Centre would be added advantage.

📌 Category Manager-IT Procurement, Data Center & Cloud Services (India)
🏢 Larsen and Toubro
📍 India

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