Job Purpose
Responsible for Procurement & Category Management of Non-IT Products (Colocation Products like Racks, RPDUs, Cage, CCTV, Biometric, Containment etc., Annual Maintenance Contracts for Infra items including all MEP Equipment, DGs, Sub-station eqpts etc, Spares Management, Service Contracts like FMS, Housekeeping, Security etc., Admin related Misc Items/ Services / consumables 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, Recent 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.

Qualifications and Experience
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (degree, training, or certification required)
BE/B-Tech or equivalent with Electronic

📌 Category Manager Non It Procurement, Data Center Powai (India)
🏢 LT-Larsen & Toubro
📍 India