Responsible for leading supply chain processes, in area of procurement/vendor management/logistics to ensure service availability to the customers and at the same time driving cost efficiencies, quality management and timely delivery of orders.

Responsibilities

Understand project delivery timelines, aligning supply chain activities to project plan.
Developing the right sourcing model for the IT Software and Hardware and the business outcome expected.
Lead commercial negotiations with suppliers for goods and services to ensure the best terms possible are obtained to win customer deals.
Ensure purchases are executed in a timely manner and in accordance with company policy.
Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expense & improve effectiveness.
Develop risk and safety management plans for key category areas to ensure security of supply.
Responsible to administer the end-to-end deployment of the supply chain activity.
Ensure that the day-to-day activities comply with standards and performance measures set in the approved Supply Management Policy and Procedures
Provide support during internal/ statutory audits and take necessary action required for closure of audit observations.
Strive toward continuous improvement in the practices as per industry best practices.
Provide pre-sales bid support from supply chain perspective, vendor capability evaluation and selection of vendors, set targets and price points. Collect vendors quotations and examine bids.
Assess and monitor suppliers products to ensure compliance with the organizations specifications and quality standards.
Operate with optimum inventory level, manage storage and logistics movement of equipment / material as required by the organization with speed and at optimal cost.

Minimum qualification & experience

experience in Category of IT Hardware and Software Procurement

Desired Skill sets

Strong negotiation & stakeholder management
Category Management

eSourcing and Legal Contracts/EULA
Good knowledge of sourcing, procurement & supplier management
Experience of leading contract negotiations for network, IT