Company Description: Central Books is a one-stop solution for all academic needs, providing complete educational services across India, with over 70 years of experience in the books trade and publishing. Established in 1948 and headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana. The company has built deep expertise as a leading distributor and supplier of academic books, comic books, and drawing books.

Central Books offers a comprehensive range of academic solutions for students and educational institutions, including textbooks, reference materials, and various academic resources, serving students, educators, and schools across the country. Through its online arm, CentralBooksOnline.com — India's leading online bookstore and complete education portal — the company provides school books, competitive exam books, general books, and stationery to students of all age groups, while offering products across categories like academic books, children's books, competitive books, school and office stationery, notebooks, and e-learning resources.

The organization was formed with a vision to provide educational books that enable every student to reach the pinnacle of success in their chosen career, and is working toward bringing greater transparency and convenience to the education and consumer community, backed by the use of technology-enabled tools and services.

Role Summary

Lead procurement operations end-to-end — vendor sourcing and negotiation, purchase order follow-up, purchase invoicing,



and warehouse coordination — while managing the PI Team and PO Follow-up Team to their goals.

Key Responsibilities

Sourcing & Vendor Management

- Collect and compare vendor quotations; negotiate pricing and margins
- Build strong vendor relationships; resolve escalations
- Identify and onboard new vendors as needed

PO Follow-up

- Ensure timely PO placement, follow-up, and closure with vendors
- Resolve out-of-stock/out-of-print issues quickly; suggest alternatives to Sales
- Fulfill specimen and teacher copy requests within agreed timelines
- Coordinate warehouse delivery, GRN closure, and dead stock reduction

Purchase Invoicing (PI)

- Ensure invoices are verified, created, and approved accurately and on time
- Resolve invoice discrepancies with Finance (credit notes, MRP, freight, etc.)
- Ensure purchase credit memo reconciliation and audit-ready documentation

Payments & Reconciliation

- Manage credit notes, debit notes, and order cancellations with vendors
- Ensure vendor statements are reconciled regularly

Team & Process

- Set and track KRAs/KPIs for PI and PO Follow-up teams
- Drive process improvements (e.g., move manual follow-ups to ticketing systems)
- Ensure procurement compliance and audit readiness

Requirements

- 12+ years in procurement/purchase operations (publishing, book distribution, retail, or FMCG preferred)
- Experience managing PI/PO teams and vendor negotiations
- Familiar with ERP (D365/SAP) and Power BI reporting
- Solid negotiation, coordination, and team leadership skills

📌 Head Of Procurement (Hyderabad)
🏢 Central Books
📍 Hyderabad