Major Accountabilities
Support category strategic goals from overall Procurement strategy / Ecosystem management
- Support execution of IT category strategies and operational roadmaps at global level.
- Coordinate and manage procurement projects (scope, priorities, resources, budget) using appropriate tools and reporting; track project progress and escalate issues as needed.
- Support value chain analysis and apply total cost of ownership principles to identify opportunities for optimization.
- Contribute to financial discussions and budgeting processes, support deal structuring and contract negotiations under guidance.
- Support compliance and risk management across the procurement process (budget, PO, contracts, invoices, buying channels); monitor compliance metrics and flag issues; contribute to risk identification and mitigation activities.
- Extract, cleanse and consolidate spend and market data to generate insights for category analysis and decision‑making. Maintain and update procurement applications and content for the category.




- Support implementation of Procurement tools and processes. Conduct data analysis and reporting for spend demand and supply markets to support category management activities.

Demand management
- Work with stakeholders to understand business requirements and align them with category strategies.
- Support identification of cost‑effective solutions to meet business objectives.

Sourcing and supplier relationship management
- Execute tactical and operational sourcing activities; support the Source‑to‑Contract process including RFx preparation, supplier evaluation and contract setup.
- Participate in negotiations for standard and moderately complex requirements; apply negotiation techniques to achieve favorable outcomes.
- Support supplier onboarding, performance monitoring and relationship management activities.

Manage relationships with stakeholders
- Build effective working relationships with business stakeholders; respond to inquir

📌 Category Manager – IT Procurement (Telangana)
🏢 Sandoz India
📍 Telangana