Associate Manager- Procurement

Waisl; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

WAISL in New Delhi is seeking an Associate Manager-IT Procurement to lead end-to-end procurement, vendor management, and sourcing activities. You will negotiate with suppliers, manage POs, and ensure compliant, cost-effective purchasing across IT goods and services.

The role requires 3–6 years of procurement experience and a strong grasp of ERP systems, MS Excel, and supplier relationship management. A full-time position based in New Delhi with exposure to a digital transformation environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement lifecycle and sourcing processes.
• Vendor management, negotiation, and stakeholder coordination.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple procurement activities simultaneously.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and procurement tools.
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP/Oracle).

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement activities including sourcing, vendor evaluation, negotiation, PO creation and closure.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard vendors based on quality, cost, delivery timelines and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential suppliers.
• Support cost optimization initiatives through effective negotiation and market analysis.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to understand procurement requirements and ensure timely fulfillment.
• Raise purchase requisitions (PRs), process purchase orders (POs), and ensure compliance with procurement policies.
• Monitor supplier performance, delivery schedules, and resolve procurement-related issues.
• Conduct market research to identify new suppliers, pricing trends, and opportunities for savings.
• Maintain procurement records, contracts, vendor documentation, and reports.
• Ensure adherence to procurement processes, approval workflows, and audit requirements.
• Support procurement reporting, MIS preparation, spend analysis and material code creation/management.

Skills

Procurement lifecycle

Vendor management

Stakeholder coordination

Analytical skills

MS Excel

Procurement tools

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's in SCM/Operations/Business

MBA in SCM/Procurement

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Procurement platforms

Job description

JobDescription:AssociateManager-ITProcurement

Department:Procurement

Location:NewDelhi

ExperienceRequired:36Years

EmploymentType:Full-Time

AboutCompany:

WAISLisanISO9001:2015,ISO20000-1:2018,ISO22301:2019certified,andCMMI
Level3Appraiseddigitaltransformationpartnerforbusinessesacrossindustrieswithacore
focusonaviationandrelatedadjacencies.Wetransformairportsandrelativeecosystems
throughdigitalinterventionswithastrongserviceexcellenceculture.Asaleaderinour
chosenspace,wedeliverworld-classservicesfocusedonairportsandtheirrelateddomains,
enabledthroughoutcome-focusednext-gendigital/technologysolutions.
Atpresent,WAISListheprimarytechnologysolutionspartnerforIndiraGandhi
InternationalAirport,Delhi,RajivGandhiInternationalAirport,Hyderabad,Manohar
InternationalAirport,Goa,KannurInternationalAirport,Kerala,andKuwaitInternational
Airport,andweexpecttosoonprovidesimilarservicesforotherairportsinIndiaand
globally.WAISL,asadigitaltransformationpartner,bringsprovencredibilityinmanaging
andservicing135+Mnpassengers,80+airlines,coreintegration,deployment,andreal-time
managementexperienceof2000+applicationsvendoragnosticallyinhighlycomplex
technologyconvergingecosystems.ThisexcellenceinmanagedservicesdeliveredbyWAISL
hasenableditscustomerairportstoberatedamongstthebest-in-classserviceprovidersby
SkytraxandACIawards,andtowinmanyinnovationandexcellenceawards.
AtWAISL,weaimtostreamlinehowenterprisesandindustriesoperatethroughtechnology.
Weimplementandintegratetechnologiesthatenhanceefficiencyandtransformprocesses
fromairportsandsmartcitiestoenergyandhospitality.Oursolutionspanningbiometric
systems,digitaltwins,integratedcommandandcontrolcenters,cybersecurity/sustainability
suites,predictivedata-driveninsights,etc.worktogetherseamlesslytodelivermore
innovative,efficient,andintuitiveexperienceselevatingbusinessoutcomes.

RoleOverview:

Wearelookingforaproactiveanddetail-orientedAssociateManager-ITProcurementto
joinourProcurementteam.Therolewillberesponsibleformanagingend-to-end
procurementactivities,vendormanagement,sourcing,negotiations,andensuringtimely availabilityofgoodsandserviceswhilemaintainingcostefficiencyandcompliancewith organizationalpolicies.

Theidealcandidateshouldhavestrongknowledgeofprocurementprocesses,stakeholder managementskills,andtheabilitytodrivevaluethrougheffectivesourcingstrategies.

KeyResponsibilities:

• Manageend-to-endprocurementactivitiesincludingsourcing,vendorevaluation,negotiation,purchaseordercreation,andclosure.
• Identify,evaluate,andonboardvendorsbasedonquality,cost,deliverytimelines,andbusinessrequirements.
• Developandmaintainstrongrelationshipswithexistingandpotentialsuppliers.
• Supportcostoptimizationinitiativesthrougheffectivenegotiationandmarketanalysis.
• Coordinatewithinternalstakeholderstounderstandprocurementrequirementsandensuretimelyfulfillment.
• Raisepurchaserequisitions(PRs),processpurchaseorders(POs),andensurecompliancewithprocurementpolicies.
• Monitorsupplierperformance,deliveryschedules,andresolveprocurement-relatedissues.
• Conductmarketresearchtoidentifynewsuppliers,pricingtrends,andopportunitiesforsavings.
• Maintainprocurementrecords,contracts,vendordocumentation,andreports.
• Ensureadherencetoprocurementprocesses,approvalworkflows,andauditrequirements.
• Supportprocurementreporting,MISpreparation,spendanalysisandmaterialcodecreation/management.

RequiredSkills&Competencies:

• Strongunderstandingofprocurementlifecycleandsourcingprocesses.
• Experienceinvendormanagement,negotiation,andstakeholdercoordination.
• Goodanalyticalandproblem-solvingskills.
• Abilitytomanagemultipleprocurementactivitiessimultaneously.
• Strongcommunicationandinterpersonalskills.
• ProficiencyinMSExcelandprocurementtools/software.
• KnowledgeofERPsystems(SAP/Oracle/otherprocurementplatforms)willbepreferred.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’sdegreeinSupplyChainManagement,Operations,BusinessAdministration,orrelatedfield.
• MBAinSupplyChain/Operations/Procurementwillbeanaddedadvantage.

Experience:

• 3–6yearsofrelevantexperienceinProcurement/Sourcing/VendorManagement.
• Experienceinmanagingindirect/directprocurementactivitiespreferred.