Procurement Specialist Mobility Services

Careernet; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Careernet is seeking an experienced procurement professional in India to lead category strategies, drive e-sourcing, and optimize supplier performance while ensuring governance and sustainability across events, transport, gifting, and marcom.

The role requires hands-on RFP execution, negotiations, and contract management in a corporate setting, with strong Excel/PowerPoint skills and familiarity with SAP/Concur. You will partner with Admin, HR, Marketing, Facilities and Finance to deliver value.

Qualifications

• Experience in executing RFPs, commercial comparisons and contract management in a corporate setting.
• Knowledge of supplier negotiations and SLA management.
• Comfort with ERP tools and MS Office for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own category and supplier strategies for Events, Employee Transport, Gifting and Marcom.
• Lead sourcing cycle (RFP/RFQ, e-auctions, comparisons, negotiations, contracts).
• Negotiate rate cards and terms with vendors.
• Manage supplier performance against SLAs and avoid escalations.
• Maintain approved supplier lists and de-risk vendor base.
• Drive digitization and analytics for spend, savings, KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and governance standards.
• Collaborate with Admin, HR, Marketing, Facilities and Finance.
• Support sustainability initiatives across categories.

Skills

Procurement

Strategic Sourcing

RFPs

Vendor Negotiations

Contract Management

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP Concur

Tools

SAP

Concur

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Category & Supplier Strategy

• Own category and supplier strategies for Events, Employee Transport, Gifting and Marcom, in close collaboration with senior procurement leaders and business stakeholders.
• Build deep, ground-level market intelligence rate benchmarks, new and alternate vendors, emerging service and pricing models - and translate it into commercial advantage.
• Drive year-on-year cost improvement and value creation across the assigned scope, without compromising service quality, timelines or compliance.

Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Run the full sourcing cycle - RFP/RFQ, e-auctions, commercial comparisons, negotiations, contract finalization, frame agreement renewals and onboarding of new vendors.
• Negotiate hard and smart on rate cards and commercial terms across event agencies, transport operators, gifting and merchandise vendors, creative/marcom and print/media partners.
• Manage supplier performance on SLAs, turnaround times, service quality, availability and escalations - and act quickly to protect the business when a supplier slips.
• Maintain approved supplier lists in line with category strategy, keeping a healthy, competitive and de-risked vendor base.

Digital & Analytics

• Drive digitization and process automation within the assigned categories - adoption of digital sourcing tools, supplier portals and analytics dashboards to improve efficiency, data quality and decision-making.
• Prepare periodic MIS and category reporting covering spend, savings, supplier performance and KPIs, with a clear, decision-ready view for leadership.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure Source-to-Pay (S2P) compliance with procurement policies, delegation of authority and governance standards across all assigned categories.
• Coordinate with Global Business Services (GBS) on goods receipt, payment operations, vendor query resolution and supplier-name reconciliation.
• Champion clean, audit-ready documentation and process discipline across the portfolio.

Stakeholder & Sustainability

• Partner closely with internal stakeholders - Admin, HR, Marketing/Marcom, Facilities, Finance and Business Teams - to deliver category requirements cost-effectively and on time.
• Support sustainability initiatives across categories - Scope 3 on Employee Transport and Travel, EV transition, green/sustainable events and responsible gifting.

What you bring:

• 5-7 years of experience in Procurement or Strategic Sourcing, preferably across Events, Employee Transport, Gifting, Marcom or other indirect / marketing-services spend.
• Hands-on track record executing RFPs, commercial comparisons, supplier negotiations and contract management in a structured corporate environment.
• Working knowledge of the relevant supply markets - event and MICE agencies, corporate transport and mobility operators, gifting/promotional-merchandise vendors, and creative, print, media and marcom partners.
• Familiarity with corporate spend workflows - event and offsite planning, employee transport operations (managed/nodal/spot), gifting programs and marketing-communications procurement - is preferred.
• Experience with procurement / ERP systems such as SAP, Concur or equivalent is an advantage.
• Strong MS Office skills - advanced Excel for analysis, tracking and reporting, and PowerPoint for leadership presentations.
• Ability to drive change - standardization, continuous improvement and best-practice adoption within the procurement function.