About the Organization The Akshaya Patra Foundation is one of the worlds largest not-for-profit organizations implementing the Government of Indias Mid-Day Meal Programme. Operating across 16+ states with over 78 kitchens, the Foundation serves more than 2.35 million mid-day meals and 1 million morning snacks every day. With an ambitious goal of serving 6 million meals per day by 2030, Akshaya Patra is committed to eliminating classroom hunger and promoting education through a scalable, sustainable, and effective food delivery model.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager Procurement to lead end-to-end procurement and strategic sourcing across kitchen equipment, engineering and fabrication, utilities, maintenance, delivery fleet, CAPEX, and indirect materials and services (OPEX). The role will focus on cost optimisation, supplier development, commercial negotiations, contract management, and procurement governance to ensure quality, timely delivery, and operational efficiency across the Foundation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

- Develop and implement sourcing strategies for kitchen equipment, engineering and utilities, maintenance expenditure, delivery fleet, CAPEX, and indirect materials and services.
- Drive market intelligence, price benchmarking, alternate sourcing, value engineering, supplier consolidation, and cost optimisation.
- Identify opportunities to improve procurement efficiency, reduce costs, and strengthen supply chain resilience.

1. End-to-End Procurement & Supplier Development

- Manage the complete procurement lifecycle, from requirement and specification finalisation to RFQ/RFP, supplier evaluation, techno-commercial assessment, negotiation, purchase order/contract execution, delivery, and closure.
- Identify, evaluate, qualify,



onboard, and develop strategic suppliers and alternate sourcing partners across key procurement categories.
- Build and maintain supplier relationships to ensure competitive pricing, quality, reliability, and timely fulfilment of requirements.

1. Equipment, Engineering & Services Procurement

- Lead procurement of industrial and kitchen equipment, engineering fabrication, customised solutions, food delivery vehicles, and associated installation, commissioning, warranty, AMC/CMC, and spares.
- Manage sourcing of technical and maintenance services, including electrical, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, civil, fabrication, and other engineering requirements.
- Coordinate with technical teams to ensure specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and operational needs are met.

1. Commercial & Contract Management

- Lead commercial negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, freight, price escalation, warranties, AMC/CMC, service-level agreements, penalties, and other contractual terms.
- Prepare techno-commercial evaluations, comparative statements, negotiation recommendations, and procurement proposals for approval.
- Review commercial terms and contracts to minimise risks, improve value for money, and ensure adherence to agreed conditions.

1. Supplier Performance & Procurement Governance

- Establish and monitor supplier performance indicators covering cost, quality,



delivery timelines, service, responsiveness, uptime, and compliance.
- Conduct supplier performance reviews and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
- Ensure adherence to procurement policies, approval processes, competitive bidding, contract management, documentation, internal controls, and audit requirements.
- Strengthen procurement processes and controls to promote transparency, accountability, and operational efficiency.

1. Stakeholder Management

- Collaborate with Engineering, Projects, Operations, Maintenance, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to understand requirements and ensure timely, cost-effective procurement.
- Align procurement plans with organisational priorities, project timelines, operational needs, and budgetary constraints.
- Drive standardisation of specifications and procurement practices across locations wherever feasible.

Qualification & Experience

- Bachelors degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Operations, or a related discipline.
- MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field is preferred.
- 8–10 years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing and procurement, preferably in large-scale operations, manufacturing, hospitality, food services, infrastructure, or similar sectors.
- Strong experience in equipment procurement, engineering and fabrication, maintenance services, kitchen equipment, food delivery vehicles, CAPEX, and indirect materials and services.
- Proven expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier development, commercial negotiations, contract management, cost optimisation, and procurement governance.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, stakeholder management, and vendor relationship management skills.

📌 Senior Manager - Procurement (Bengaluru)
🏢 The Akshaya Patra Foundation
📍 Bengaluru