Job Title: Branch Buyer
Job Location: Mumbai(Fort)

ABOUT BCCL
Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL) is one of India's largest media conglomerates, with a legacy dating back to 1838 and a portfolio that includes The Times of India, The Economic Times, Mumbai Mirror, Navbharat Times, Maharashtra Times, and Vijay Karnataka. Across print, digital, branded content, out-of-home, and experiential platforms, BCCL combines trusted journalism, audience insight, and innovation to shape conversations at scale.

The Prospect:
Receive well-defined requirements from multiple users, send enquiries to targeted set of suppliers to negotiate and finalize pricing, payment, delivery and other terms. To have planned and in-depth tactical negotiation for larger and annual requirements, including Pan India centralized contracts. Liaise with vendors for adherence to quality, speed and cost. Ensure meeting of primary targets of cost savings, and secondary targets of TAT, correct documentation, timely deliveries, and payments.
Work closely with supply chain teams for process standardization and improvement.




Co-ordinate with location heads, collate the relevant data and prepare MIS
Negotiate and execute Pan India central contracts for material and services (Indirect buying).
Indirect buying experience only predominantly form admin buying, Travel or support services buying
This is a local level role having short term impact on the overall organizational goals

What you will do:
Requirement Monitoring: Regularly monitor SAP and email for requirements that have been put up by users. Discussion with users to ensure in-depth unambiguous understanding of requirement, to be able to send enquiries to vendors and negotiate on offers received. Ensure proper approvals before finalizing commercials. Have advance planning with users for annual requirements, with proper tactical plan in place for ensuring best negotiations. In-depth experience in events
Vendor Management: Send enquiries to potential vendor

📌 Branch Buyer (Mumbai)
🏢 Bennett Coleman Ltd. (The Times of India
📍 Mumbai