About the Role

We are looking for a Procurement Lead for a mid-level position on a consulting or permanent role basis. This role involves identifying, sourcing, and procuring various products and services required by the company at the optimal price, quality, and delivery terms.

The candidate must have experience relating to procurement in similar size or larger organization. This role reports into the CFO and on a dotted line basis to the COO.

What You'll Do

Procurement & Requirement Management
- Capture requirements for product/service to be procured.
- Act as the primary liaison to the company for procurement needs.
- Understand financial and budgetary constraints for the product/service to be procured.
- Research options including features, terms, preliminary pricing etc. and prepare comparative analysis for stakeholder review.
- Identify and evaluate potential suppliers.
- Negotiate contracts and manage relationships with the suppliers.

Pricing, Vendor & Purchase Management
- Negotiate pricing and terms in coordination with the executive team.




- Secure firm quotes from vendor(s).
- Execute the purchase process from preparing and executing purchase order to receiving to Deployment management to invoice payment.
- Ensure the suppliers delivers the product/service on time, without impact to internal deliverables.
- Coordinate timely payments to suppliers.
- Work closely with customs and other external stakeholders in receiving and shipping products.
- Ensure procurement activities comply with any regulatory/statutory requirements.

Inventory & Consumption Management
- Develop solid inventory and consumption management practices.
- Ensure tight inventory tracking to ensure optimal asset utilization and asset management.
- Track consumption patterns for consumables and other non-asset products.
- Ensure professional and efficient inventory storage / warehousing.

Procurement Planning, Processes & Policies
- Develop planning practices, processes and policies ar

📌 Procurement Lead (Chennai)
🏢 Playdawn
📍 Chennai