Sr Procurement Manager

Career Crafterz; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Crafterz in Bengaluru is seeking a senior procurement leader to own IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud and professional services sourcing. You will lead a team, negotiate complex IT contracts, and align procurement with business growth and budget targets.

The role emphasizes category management, risk assessment, and collaboration with Finance, Legal and Engineering to optimize spend and value across the tech stack.

Qualifications

• MBA with Operations/Supply Chain focus or preference.
• 6–9 years in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing with IT/tech exposure.
• Experience leading a procurement/sourcing team and negotiating software/SaaS/cloud contracts.

Responsibilities

• Own procurement strategy across IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud and services.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing for strategic, high‑value vendor relationships.
• Define annual procurement plan aligned with growth, costs and vendor risk.
• Build should‑cost models and market intelligence for negotiation leverage.
• Partner with Finance and business leaders on budgets (OPEX/CAPEX).
• Drive cost savings through negotiation, demand management and contract restructuring.
• Manage vendor risk, SLAs, quality, delivery and lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Legal on MSAs, SOWs and NDAs; track savings and renewals.
• Build and manage a preferred vendor ecosystem; conduct performance reviews.

Skills

Procurement

Strategic Sourcing

Vendor Management

Contract Negotiation

Advanced Excel

ERP tools

SaaS & Cloud Contracts

IT Hardware & Software

Category Management

Vendor Risk Management

Education

MBA (Operations/Supply Chain)

Tools

Excel

ERP Tools

Job description

Qualification-MBA (Operations/Supply Chain preferred).

6–9 years in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing, with significant exposure to IT and technology categories.

• Prior experience leading a procurement/sourcing team.
• Proven experience negotiating software, SaaS and cloud contracts.
• Strong category management, contract negotiation and vendor management skills; Advanced Excel and comfort with procurement/ERP tools.

Strongly Preferred:

• Experience in an IT product, SaaS or technology company.
• Familiarity with cloud commercial constructs (AWS/Azure/OCI/GCP), software licensing models, hotel/venue contracting, insurance/benefits landscape, and vendor risk/data-security assessments.
• Own procurement strategy across IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud and professional services.
• Define the annual procurement plan, aligning sourcing with growth, cost optimisation and vendor-risk objectives.
• Build should-cost models and market intelligence to inform sourcing strategy and negotiation levers.
• Partner with Finance and business leaders to align procurement priorities with budget, OPEX and CAPEX targets.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing for strategic and high-value vendor relationships.
• Source hotel/venue partners for company events and manage insurer/broker sourcing for benefits and liability renewals.
• Build and manage a preferred vendor ecosystem; run structured performance reviews (SLAs, quality, delivery, commercials).
• Identify and mitigate vendor concentration and supply risk.

3. Contract Negotiation & Cost Management

• Own commercial negotiations for software, SaaS, cloud, hardware and services agreements.
• Negotiate hotel/venue and insurance renewal contracts, securing favorable rates and terms.
• Drive cost savings and avoidance through negotiation, demand management and contract restructuring.
• Partner with Legal on MSAs, SOWs and NDAs; track savings, renewals and contract lifecycle.

4. Category Management

• Own category strategies: IT hardware, software/SaaS, cloud, telecom, professional/staffing services, events & hospitality, and insurance & employee benefits.
• Track total cost of ownership (TCO) and rationalize overlapping tools and vendors.
• Stay ahead of market trends, pricing benchmarks and licensing models.

5. Process, Systems & Compliance

• Build and strengthen procurement policies, approval workflows and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.
• Drive adoption of procurement tools for PR-PO management, vendor onboarding and spend visibility.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, audit, data-security and vendor-risk requirements; maintain a single source of truth for contracts and spend.

6. Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and build the procurement team, with category owners/executives/analysts reporting into this role.
• Set team structure, goals and KPIs (savings, TAT/SLA, category coverage); own hiring, mentoring and capability- building.
• Partner with IS, Engineering, Finance, Legal and Business leaders; act as trusted advisor on buy-vs-build and vendor