IT - Procurement Lead

Trent Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Trent Limited seeks an experienced IT procurement leader to shape technology purchasing across stores and backend systems. The role drives strategy, governance, and digitization of the procurement function in a rapidly growing retail environment.

You will manage the full lifecycle from requirements through contracting, negotiate with vendors, optimize costs, and ensure strong contractual safeguards while partnering with IT, Finance, Legal and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive IT procurement strategy aligned with business and technology roadmap
• Manage procurement lifecycle: requirement validation RFQ/RFP vendor evaluation negotiation contracting PO release
• Handle procurement across hardware (POS, servers, network devices, warehouse tech)
• Handle procurement across software (SAP, SaaS platforms, enterprise tools)
• Handle procurement across Cloud (Azure, AWS, etc.)
• Handle IT services and implementation partners
• Build and manage relationships with key OEMs and partners (SAP, Microsoft, OEMs, system integrators)
• Lead commercial negotiations to achieve best pricing, terms, and SLAs
• Drive vendor performance tracking and governance
• Identify and execute cost-saving opportunities: license optimization, vendor consolidation, strategic sourcing
• Benchmark pricing and ensure competitive commercial outcomes
• Drive TCO-based decision-making
• Own end-to-end contract lifecycle: drafting, review, negotiation, and renewals
• Ensure contracts include strong commercial and legal safeguards
• Manage renewals proactively to avoid business disruption
• Work closely with IT teams (infra, applications, security)
• Finance (budgeting, approvals, cost tracking)
• Legal (contracts and compliance)
• Business teams (stores, supply chain)
• Act as a trusted partner not just a sourcing function
• Support annual IT budgeting and planning cycles
• Track procurement pipeline and ensure alignment with budgets
• Provide visibility on committed vs planned spends
• Drive automation and digitization of procurement processes
• Improve turnaround time for procurement cycles
• Implement tools for tracking, approvals, and vendor management

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. IT Procurement Strategy & Governance

• Define and drive IT procurement strategy aligned with business and technology roadmap
• Establish standardized procurement processes, policies, and approval frameworks
• Ensure adherence to governance, compliance, and audit requirements

2. End-to-End Procurement Management

• Manage procurement lifecycle:
• Requirement validation RFQ/RFP Vendor evaluation Negotiation Contracting PO release
• Handle procurement across:
• Hardware (POS, servers, network devices, warehouse tech)
• Software (SAP, SaaS platforms, enterprise tools)
• Cloud (Azure, AWS, etc.)
• IT services and implementation partners

3. Vendor Management & Negotiation

• Build and manage relationships with key OEMs and partners (SAP, Microsoft, OEMs, system integrators, etc.)
• Lead commercial negotiations to achieve best pricing, terms, and SLAs
• Drive vendor performance tracking and governance

4. Cost Optimization & Commercial Excellence

• Identify and execute cost-saving opportunities:
• License optimization
• Vendor consolidation
• Strategic sourcing
• Benchmark pricing and ensure competitive commercial outcomes
• Drive TCO-based decision-making

5. Contract Management

• Own end-to-end contract lifecycle:
• Drafting, review, negotiation, and renewals
• Ensure contracts include strong commercial and legal safeguards
• Manage renewals proactively to avoid business disruption

6. Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with:
• IT teams (infra, applications, security)
• Finance (budgeting, approvals, cost tracking)
• Legal (contracts and compliance)
• Business teams (stores, supply chain, etc.)
• Act as a trusted partnernot just a sourcing function

7. Procurement Planning & Budgeting

• Support annual IT budgeting and planning cycles
• Track procurement pipeline and ensure alignment with budgets
• Provide visibility on committed vs planned spends

8. Process Efficiency & Digitization

• Drive automation and digitization of procurement processes
• Improve turnaround time for procurement cycles
• Implement tools for tracking, approvals, and vendor management