Job Purpose

The Head – IT Procurement (Metals Corporate) is a senior role entrusted with strategic ownership of all IT-related procurement activities across the corporate office and key plant locations. This seasoned professional will bring deep expertise in managing complex procurement cycles—spanning IT hardware, software, and services—while ensuring alignment with business objectives, budgetary goals, and compliance frameworks.

The incumbent will provide strategic direction, oversight, and expert decision-making across all procurement initiatives, including leading high-value negotiations, contract lifecycle management, and vendor engagements. A key responsibility includes mentoring and guiding the procurement team, ensuring productive execution of the sourcing and ordering processes within defined timelines and financial boundaries.

The role demands close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders, including the Corporate IT & Digital teams, to drive the annual negotiation calendar in alignment with the approved capex plan and project roadmaps.



Beyond transactional execution, the Head – IT Procurement will also spearhead developmental and efficiency-enhancing initiatives, leveraging market intelligence to build a robust vendor ecosystem and fostering synergies across group entities.

Key Result Areas/Accountabilities:

Key Result Areas/Accountabilities

Supporting Actions

Commercial Negotiations

Finalize packages with optimal solution based on vendor capability, cost, and time.
Participate in the entire vendor evaluation and selection process as per delegation of authority or business request.
Conduct intensive negotiations with vendors, identifying meeting price and quality requirements for final approval, and finalize commercial terms including timelines and SLAs.
Finalize commercial terms and conditions, obtaining signed document approval.
Evaluate Cost to Company for multiple vendor offers, considering initial Capex cost as well as operating costs/

📌 Lead Procurement (India)
🏢 Aditya Birla Group
📍 India