Role & responsibilities :

Key Responsibilities

- Manage the end-to-end vendor lifecycle including identification, evaluation, onboarding, contracting, performance monitoring, and renewal.
- Develop and manage a robust vendor ecosystem to support requirements across branches.
- Drive RFQs/RFPs, quotation analysis, vendor selection, commercial negotiations, and rate contracts.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, SLAs, warranties, and other commercial conditions.
- Monitor vendor performance through SLAs, KPIs, scorecards, and periodic reviews.
- Handle vendor escalations and drive corrective actions to ensure service quality.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimization, vendor consolidation, standardization, and economies of scale.
- Manage procurement spend and track savings, vendor performance, and procurement efficiency.
- Ensure vendor contracts, procurement processes,



and approvals comply with organizational policies.
- Work closely with branch and business teams to consolidate requirements and ensure timely delivery.
- Prepare MIS and dashboards covering vendor performance, spend, savings, SLA adherence, and key procurement metrics.

Candidate Profile

- Graduate / Postgraduate with 510 years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Vendor Management.
- Strong experience in multi-location / branch network procurement.
- Hands-on experience in vendor onboarding, negotiations, rate contracts, SLA management, and contract management.
- Strong commercial, analytical, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

📌 Procurement Manager (Chennai)
🏢 SKILLVENTORY
📍 Chennai