Assistant Manager – Procurement in Ranchi | Bharti Airtel Foundation

aikyam; Ranchi; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bharti Airtel Foundation is seeking an Assistant Manager - Procurement in Ranchi to oversee the full procurement cycle for school programmes, ensuring on-time supply at fair cost. You will manage vendor relationships, issue RFQs, process POs and GRNs in Oracle, and help optimize purchasing processes across district offices.

The role requires 4–6 years in procurement, a Supply Chain MBA, ERP experience (Oracle/SAP) and strong negotiation skills to support the Foundation's education initiatives in

Qualifications

• Graduation followed by an MBA in Supply Chain Management; economics or mathematics advanced degree is recommended.
• 4 to 6 years of procurement experience across facilities, services and printing.
• Experience drafting documents and agreements is preferred.
• Ability to interact professionally with user departments and vendors.
• Strong negotiation skills and a proactive work attitude.
• Proficient in ERP systems (Oracle or SAP) and Excel (pivot tables).

Responsibilities

• Manage full procurement cycle for regional requests from sourcing to supplier payment.
• Issue RFPs/RFQs, evaluate offers and select suppliers.
• Prepare and track purchase orders, GRNs, and payments.
• Support head office procurement on assigned requests.
• Create vendor and item codes and ensure Oracle records match deliveries.
• Maintain trackers for purchase requests and payments.
• Ensure district offices keep stock, asset registers, and delivery challans up to date.

Skills

Negotiation skills

ERP experience

Excel (Pivot tables)

Vendor management

Communication skills

Education

MBA in Supply Chain Management

Graduation

Tools

Oracle ERP

SAP ERP

Excel

Job description

Assistant Manager – Procurement in Ranchi | Bharti Airtel Foundation

Ranchi, Jharkhand full-time mid level Competitive

Bharti Airtel Foundation is the charity arm of Bharti Enterprises. Since 2000, it has worked to give children and young people in rural India a good, free education. It runs programmes at primary, secondary and higher levels, and supports children's all-round growth, not just their schooling. The Foundation works closely with government, companies and rural communities to reach its goals. This role sits within Bharti Airtel Foundation's procurement and administration team, which buys, tracks and accounts for the goods and services its school programmes need.

Role

As Assistant Manager - Procurement in Ranchi, you will make sure schools and district offices get the supplies and services they need, on time and at a fair cost. You will run the full purchase cycle for your assigned categories, keep Oracle records in line with what actually reaches schools, look after travel and vendor arrangements, and help the Foundation follow its audit rules. You will also look for better and cheaper ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full procurement cycle for regional purchase requests in your assigned categories, from sourcing to supplier payment.
• Issue requests for proposals and quotations (RFP/RFQ), compare the offers and help choose suppliers.
• Send purchase orders, confirm them with suppliers, follow up on delivery and coordinate goods receipt notes (GRN) and payments.
• Support the head office procurement team on assigned purchase requests.
• Create vendor codes, item codes, purchase orders and GRNs in Oracle.
• Check that material issued in Oracle matches what District School Administrators actually distributed to schools.
• Maintain purchase request and payment trackers.
• Make sure District School Administrators keep stock registers, asset registers and delivery challans up to date in district offices and schools, and share scanned copies with head office.
• Set up rate contracts with taxi and hotel vendors, and book travel and stays for visitors and events.
• Check mobile and data card invoices and forward them for payment.
• Follow audit rules, standard procedures and approval limits, including paying MSME suppliers on time.
• Introduce new practices that strengthen processes and cut costs.

Requirements

• Graduation followed by an MBA in Supply Chain Management; an advanced degree in economics or mathematics is recommended
• 4 to 6 years of experience in procurement, covering general purchases (facilities), services and printing
• Experience creating or drafting documents and agreements is preferred
• Able to interact professionally with user departments and vendors
• Good negotiation skills with vendors
• Positive attitude towards work
• Experience working on an ERP system like Oracle or SAP, and skilled in Excel, including pivot tables
• Help bring quality education to children in rural India.
• Gain experience running procurement for a large education programme across schools and district offices.
• Work with one of India's well-known corporate foundations.