Job Purpose

Responsible for Procurement &

- Vendor Management of IT Products (Cloud, Compute, Network, Security, Storage, Back-up, Software / Hardware, Professional Managed Services etc.) for Data center business

Role Description

Key Responsibilities

- Managing complete PR to PO process including Requirement gathering, RFPs, obtaining offers, Comparative evaluations, Negotiations, Placement of Purchase Orders &
- Logistics.
- Managing Recent Vendor developments, Vendor Rationalization, Rate Contracts, Partnership Agreements, Vendor Management etc.
- Cost Effective Procurement within the budgeted cost / targets, TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) evaluation.
- Obtain approvals according to Delegation of Authority.
- Ensuring TAT to adhere timely actions for PR to PO process.
- Managing Vendor On-boarding process &
- Vendor Assessment to ensure their capabilities / quality, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Vendors.
- Preparing Terms &
- Conditions of Purchase Order, SLA finalization.
- Ensuring OTIF-Delivery of supplies & services as per the Contract terms.
- Price Trend Analysis for the Category items.
- MIS report submission on monthly basis, Spend Analysis.
- Vendor Performance Evaluation &
- Monitoring on regular intervals.
- Ensuring Procurement Compliance as per Internal Finance Control guidelines, ISO compliances adherence.




- Smooth Coordination with various internal & external stakeholders.
- Support Pre-sales team for various RFPs &
- Bids.
- Knowledge of SAP-MM Module.

Qualifications And Experience EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (degree, training, or certification required) BE/B-Tech or equivalent with Computer Science or Electronics &

- Communication or Electrical Engineering. MBA-Operations/Supply Chain will be added advantage

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: (no. of years of technical, functional, and/or leadership experience or specific exposure required)

- 10 years+ procurement experience in relevant category.
- Must have experience on SAP-MM Module for minimum 5 years.
- Must be aware of Software licensing model, other licensing models of Support &
- Services.
- Proficiency Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PPT).
- Familiarity of ISO 9K / 14K / 45K / 20K / 22K / 27K would be added advantage.
- Should be excellent in communication skills (written & verbal).
- Should be target oriented, time bound and achieve goals.
- Should possess good Interpersonal Skills, Problem Solving attitude, Critical Thinking, Collaborative approach, Persuasive skills &
- Analytical skills.
- Must have high standards of integrity & ethics.
- Good Team player & go-getter.
- Relevant experience in similar industry of Data Centre would be added advantage.

📌 Lead-IT Procurement, Data Center & Cloud Services (Mumbai)
🏢 Larsen u0026 Toubro
📍 Mumbai