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, you can visit: https://tallysolutions.com/ What We’re Looking For MBA (Operations/Supply Chain preferred). Experience in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing, with significant exposure to IT and technology categories. Prior experience leading a procurement/sourcing team. Proven experience negotiating software, SaaS and cloud contracts. Strong category management, contract negotiation and vendor management skills; Advanced Excel and comfort with procurement/ERP tools. Strongly Preferred: Experience in an IT product, SaaS or technology company. Familiarity with cloud commercial constructs (AWS/Azure/OCI/GCP), software licensing models, hotel/venue contracting, insurance/benefits landscape, and vendor risk/data-security assessments. Your Impact at Tally 1. Procurement Strategy & Planning Own procurement strategy across IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud and skilled services. Define the annual procurement plan, aligning sourcing with growth, cost optimisation and vendor-risk objectives. Build should-cost models and market intelligence to inform sourcing strategy and negotiation levers. Partner with Finance and business leaders to align procurement priorities with budget, OPEX and CAPEX targets. 2.



Sourcing & Vendor Management Lead end-to-end sourcing for strategic and high-value vendor relationships. Source hotel/venue partners for company events and manage insurer/broker sourcing for benefits and liability renewals. Build and manage a preferred vendor ecosystem; run structured performance reviews (SLAs, quality, delivery, commercials). Identify and mitigate vendor concentration and supply risk. 3. Contract Negotiation & Cost Management Own commercial negotiations for software, SaaS, cloud, hardware and services agreements. Negotiate hotel/venue and insurance renewal contracts, securing favourable rates and terms. Drive cost savings and avoidance through negotiation, demand management and contract restructuring. Partner with Legal on MSAs, SOWs and NDAs; track savings, renewals and contract lifecycle. 4. Category Management Own category strategies: IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud, telecom, professional/staffing services, events & hospitality, and insurance & employee benefits. Track total cost of ownership (TCO) and rationalise overlapping tools and vendors. Stay ahead of market trends, pricing benchmarks and licensing models. 5. Process, Systems & Compliance Build and strengthen procurement policies, approval workflows and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes. Drive adoption of procurement tools for PR-PO management, vendor onboarding and spend visibility. Ensure compliance with statutory, audit, data-security and vendor-risk requirements; maintain a single source of truth for contracts and spend. 6. Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management Lead and build the procurement team, with category owners/executives/analysts reporting into this role. Set team structure, goals and KPIs (savings, TAT/SLA, category coverage); own hiring, mentoring and capability-building. Partner with IS, Engineering, Finance, Legal and Business leaders; act as trusted advisor on buy-vs-build and vendor decisions. Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the hiring process.

📌 Senior Procurement Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 Tally Solutions
📍 Bengaluru