Sr Manager
- IT Procurement Qualification-MBA (Operations/Supply Chain preferred). Job Location-Bangalore 6–9 years 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. 1. Procurement Strategy & Planning
• Own procurement strategy across IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud and qualified 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 favorable 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 rationalize 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

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