Responsibilities

Category Strategy & Sourcing
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies across technology services (engineering services, consulting, managed services), CDP, and hardware
• Lead end-to-end sourcing: RFPs, supplier selection, renewals, and negotiations
• Design and negotiate commercial models (T&M;, fixed price, outcome-based, managed services)
• Drive cost optimization through supplier consolidation, rate benchmarking, and demand management
• Use market intelligence and spend data to inform sourcing decisions and supplier strategies
• Collaborate with Technology Procurement leadership and Category Managers to align strategies and drive enterprise outcomes

Supplier Management & Governance
• Manage strategic relationships with service providers, infrastructure vendors, and hardware suppliers
• Support stakeholder in providing necessary input for supplier reviews focused on delivery performance, SLAs, quality, and contract compliance
• Ensure strong supplier governance, including performance management, risk oversight, and compliance adherence




• Partner with Legal, Security, and Compliance teams to manage supplier risk and due diligence
• Drive accountability on supplier commitments, service delivery outcomes, and issue resolution

Stakeholder Collaboration
• Partner with Customer Success, Engineering, IT, and business teams
• Act as a trusted advisor on sourcing strategy, supplier models, and commercial structures
• Support planning and forecasting of technology services and infrastructure spend
• Drive alignment across stakeholders on sourcing decisions, delivery risks, and trade-offs
• Work closely with Technology Procurement leadership and Category Managers on priorities and escalations

Team Leadership
• Lead and develop a team supporting technology services, CDP, and hardware procurement
• Drive performance, accountability, and capability development
• Foster a high-performance, collaborative team workplace

Process, Compliance & Continuous Imp

📌 Procurement Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 NetApp
📍 Bengaluru