Manger Procurement

Our client, a leading player in the telecom industry, is looking to hire a Manager - Procurement to manage the strategic sourcing of Bandwidth, IT infrastructure, and technology services.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management:

• Develop and implement procurement strategies for Bandwidth and Technology solutions aligned with business needs.
• Manage end-to-end service contracts, including AMCs with global IT vendors.
• Identify and onboard top-tier vendors, negotiate commercial terms, contract clauses, and service levels (SLAs).
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior vendor stakeholders, ensuring long-term value and collaboration.
• Enforce procurement governance, ensuring transparency, efficiency, and fairness across sourcing processes.
  

IT & Infrastructure Procurement:

• Lead procurement for critical IT hardware and infrastructure, including servers, dark fiber, bandwidth, laptops, firewalls, software, and data center accessories.
• Administer AMC contracts for essential IT systems such as servers, AC units, DG sets, UPS, safety equipment, networking gear, software licenses, and video conferencing tools.
  

Financial Oversight & Reporting:

• Drive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) strategies using market intelligence, cost benchmarking, and vendor negotiations to optimize spend.
• Track procurement KPIs including savings, open PRs/POs, bandwidth availability, and vendor performance.
• Oversee invoice verification, vendor coordination, and ensure timely payments.
  

Process Excellence:

• Review and validate purchase requisitions from internal departments, prepare RFPs/RFQs, and obtain vendor quotes.
• Conduct commercial evaluations and finalize suppliers based on cost efficiency, quality standards, and service reliability.
• Promote best practices in procurement processes to improve turnaround time and operational effectiveness.
  

Candidate Profile:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering with an MBA degree in Supply Chain is desirable
• Minimum 6 years of experience in procurement, ideally within the telecom, data center, or IT infrastructure domains.
• Demonstrated strength in vendor negotiations, strategic sourcing, and managing service-level agreements.
• Team management exp. is a MUST for this role.
• Proficient in TCO-based procurement, cost optimization, and market benchmarking.
• Familiar with IT and technology category costing models, including vendor manpower structures.