Role : Lead Procurement

Location : Bangalore

Key Responsibilities :

- Understanding Planning Functional Requirements & Processes.

- Understand detailed Procurement processes incl. vendor onboarding, material requestion, RFx, NFAs, GRNs, invoicing, etc.

- Co-develop standard templates (tender requests, RFQ, techno commercial bid comparison, NFAs, vendor evaluation checklist, & approval workflows etc) with functional team.

- Collaborate with Procurement & Contracts Head to incorporate industry best practices and drive process standardization across clusters.

- Review the KPI list and dashboard wireframes for procurement and function.

- Coordinate with Procurement tool implementation partner for dashboard development.

Technical Expertise :

- Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in SAP Ariba with strong implementation background.

- Must have delivered at least 3 end-to-end Ariba implementation projects (support-only experience will not be considered).

- Good functional knowledge of SAP MM.

- Practical experience in implementing 23 Ariba modules such as :

1. Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP)

2. Sourcing

3. Contracts

4. Buying & Invoicing

- Strong understanding of Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes, procurement workflows, and catalog management within SAP Ariba.

- Working knowledge of system integration practices, including configuration, customization, and integration.

Project Management Skills :

- Strong understanding of cloud development lifecycle and methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid).

- Skilled in using project management tools for scope, schedule, and budget tracking.

- Experienced in leading cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within scope.

- Expertise in defining and controlling project schedules and scope, including change management.

- Ability to prepare teams for kick-off, foster collaboration, and coach for performance.

- Competent in progress tracking, reporting, and risk mitigation with escalation as needed.

- Strong stakeholder management with clear role definition and communication strategies.

- Familiar with organizational change management (processes, communication, training).

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, comfortable engaging senior leadership.

Qualifications & Skills :

- Bachelors degree in engineering (Civil / Mechanical) or related field.

- 5 - 10 years of experience in procurement function in real estate.

- Hands on exposure to procurement tools, ERP systems (SAP) and analytics/reporting tools.

- Strong skills in process design, analytics and tool implementation.