Senior Manager - Purchases

Apollo Knowledge Ventures Limited; Chittoor; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Knowledge Ventures Limited in India is seeking a procurement lead to manage stores and end-to-end procurement operations, ensuring timely availability of materials, equipment and institutional supplies.

You will develop policies and SOPs, coordinate with departments to forecast requirements and prepare annual procurement plans and budgets.

The role focuses on vendor management, inventory control, stock verification and cost control to support efficient operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall stores and procurement operations, ensuring timely availability of materials, equipment and institutional requirements.
• Develop and implement procurement policies, procedures and SOPs in line with institutional guidelines.
• Coordinate with all departments to identify material requirements and prepare annual procurement plans and budgets.
• Manage vendor identification, empanelment, quotations, rate comparisons, negotiations and purchase order processing.
• Ensure proper receipt, inspection, verification, storage and issuance of materials as per approved procedures.
• Monitor inventory levels, stock registers, minimum and maximum stock limits, and prevent shortages or excess inventory.
• Ensure transparency, cost-effectiveness and compliance with financial and procurement policies.
• Conduct periodic physical stock verification, audits and reconciliation of inventory records.
• Supervise stores personnel, monitor team performance and ensure proper documentation and record maintenance.
• Prepare procurement and inventory MIS reports, monitor expenditure and implement cost-control measures.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Manage overall stores and procurement operations, ensuring timely availability of materials, equipment and institutional requirements.
• Develop and implement procurement policies, procedures and SOPs in line with institutional guidelines.
• Coordinate with all departments to identify material requirements and prepare annual procurement plans and budgets.
• Manage vendor identification, empanelment, quotations, rate comparisons, negotiations and purchase order processing.
• Ensure proper receipt, inspection, verification, storage and issuance of materials as per approved procedures.
• Monitor inventory levels, stock registers, minimum and maximum stock limits, and prevent shortages or excess inventory.
• Ensure transparency, cost-effectiveness and compliance with financial and procurement policies.
• Conduct periodic physical stock verification, audits and reconciliation of inventory records.
• Supervise stores personnel, monitor team performance and ensure proper documentation and record maintenance.
• Prepare procurement and inventory MIS reports, monitor expenditure and implement cost-control measures.