Lead - Indirect Procurement & Vendor Operations

- Manage vendor relationships: Evaluate and onboard vendors, ensuring high-quality products and services.

- Negotiate indirect purchases: Recommend suitable products and services, achieving the best possible value for the company.

- Create purchase orders: Effectively utilize the ERP system to manage procurement processes.

- Coordinate deliveries: Collaborate with vendors and service providers to ensure timely and efficient delivery of goods and services.

- Validate invoices and process payments: Accurately review vendor invoices and ensure prompt payment processing.

- Collaborate with finance: Work closely with the finance team to ensure seamless vendor payments and maintain financial integrity.

- Make online purchases: Utilize various portals to procure necessary items, tracking deliveries efficiently.

- Oversee pantry management: Effectively manage consumables, ensuring a well-stocked environment.

- Maintain vendor contracts: Ensure timely renewals and updates to vendor agreements, safeguarding the company's interests.

- Support events purchasing: Assist the HR team in procuring necessary items for events.

- Manage inventory and stocks: Monitor and control housekeeping and consumable stock levels, minimizing waste and excess.

- Order employee benefits: Arrange for meal passes and gift vouchers for employees, promoting a positive work environment.

- Ensure visitor management: Coordinate hospitality services for visitors, reflecting positively on the company.

- Prepare reports and trackers: Generate monthly MIS reports and maintain accurate trackers, enabling data-driven decision-making.

- Maintain compliance: Adhere to established procedures and processes, upholding the company's standards.

Critical Success Factors:

- Demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail: Execute tasks with precision, ensuring high-quality results.

- Show flexibility and responsiveness: Adapt to changing requirements and urgencies, prioritizing tasks effectively.

- Effectively coordinate procurement issues, meeting critical deadlines.

- Anticipate purchase requirements: Proactively identify needs, providing suitable solutions to support the business.

- Possess relevant experience and skills: Bring 8-9 years of indirect procurement/purchases experience, accompanied by hands-on ERP system expertise.

- Negotiation and coordination skills: Develop strong relationships with suppliers/vendors/service providers, utilizing negotiation skills to achieve optimal outcomes.

- Communication and interpersonal skills: Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, fostering effective collaboration across departments.

- Cost sensitivity and negotiation skills: Demonstrate cost-awareness, leveraging negotiation skills to secure the best possible deals.

- Ability to work under pressure: Meet deadlines while maintaining a proactive and adaptable approach, ensuring exceptional results.

- Vendor management and problem-solving skills: Effectively manage vendor relationships, resolving issues promptly and professionally.

- Customer service mindset: Prioritize customer satisfaction, consistently delivering high-quality service.