Project Management Lead

Ciel HR; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ciel HR is seeking an experienced Procurement & Finance Operations professional to oversee vendor management and spend governance in our India operations. You will coordinate supplier onboarding, renewals, software and cloud sourcing, and manage purchasing workflows to ensure value and compliance.

Key duties include tracking technology spend, reviewing invoices with Finance, maintaining forecasts and renewal calendars, producing executive reports, and participating in governance to drive cost

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier onboarding, renewals, and performance coordination.
• Strong collaboration with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Familiarity with procurement systems and budgeting processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier lifecycle activities including onboarding, renewals, purchasing, payment follow-ups, and supplier performance coordination.
• Act as operational point of contact for internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Coordinate sourcing related to software, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and professional services.
• Support commercial reviews, renewal planning, pricing discussions, and vendor/tool rationalization.
• Track technology spend, software renewals, cloud costs, supplier commitments, and departmental budgets.
• Review invoices and coordinate with Finance and Accounts Payable to resolve payment discrepancies.
• Maintain forecasts, savings trackers, renewal schedules, and financial reporting metrics.
• Support annual and in-year financial planning by providing visibility into spend, risks, and funding requirements.
• Manage purchasing and approval workflows through enterprise procurement systems.
• Create and maintain purchase requests, purchase orders, funding changes, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding documentation and follow up on approval processes.
• Support contingent workforce requests, renewals, and financial tracking.
• Prepare recurring reports covering spend, forecasts, renewals, savings, supplier status, and KPIs.
• Analyze financial and operational trends to identify cost optimization and process improvement opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records and support audit readiness and procurement compliance.
• Provide concise executive-ready reports and cross-functional updates.
• Participate in operational governance activities and track corrective actions through completion.

Skills

Financial Accounting

Financial Operations

Project Governance

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Vendor & Supplier Management

• Manage supplier lifecycle activities including onboarding, renewals, purchasing, payment follow-ups, and supplier performance coordination.
• Act as an operational point of contact for internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Coordinate sourcing activities related to software, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and professional services.
• Support commercial reviews, renewal planning, pricing discussions, and vendor/tool rationalization.

Financial Operations & Budget Management

• Track technology spend, software renewals, cloud costs, supplier commitments, and departmental budgets.
• Review invoices and coordinate with Finance and Accounts Payable to resolve payment discrepancies.
• Maintain forecasts, savings trackers, renewal schedules, and financial reporting metrics.
• Support annual and in-year financial planning by providing visibility into spend, risks, and funding requirements.

Procurement & Workforce Operations

• Manage purchasing and approval workflows through enterprise procurement and financial systems.
• Create and maintain purchase requests, purchase orders, funding changes, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding documentation and follow up on approval processes.
• Support contingent workforce requests, renewals, and financial tracking.

Reporting, Analytics & Governance

• Prepare recurring reports covering spend, forecasts, renewals, savings, supplier status, and operational KPIs.
• Analyze financial and operational trends to identify cost optimization and process improvement opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records and support audit readiness and procurement compliance.
• Provide concise executive-ready reports and cross-functional updates.
• Participate in operational governance activities and track corrective actions through completion.

Mandatory Skills

Financial Accounting & Reporting, Financial Operations, Project Governance