Vice President, Procurement

FlexBoard; India; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

FlexBoard is seeking a visionary Vice President of Procurement to design and execute a standardized, high-performance procurement model for hyperscale data center equipment across a national portfolio. This leadership role will drive speed, cost predictability, and reliability in sourcing critical assets.

Reporting directly to the CDO, you will lead strategic vendor relationships and build a hybrid team, delivering consistent value across design, construction, and operations while ensuring

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in mission-critical equipment procurement.
• Strong vendor relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Experience building and leading a high-performing procurement organization.

Responsibilities

• Define strategic procurement leadership with the CDO to optimize hyperscale equipment sourcing.
• Identify and manage strategic equipment vendors and packages.
• Build and lead a hybrid procurement team of full-time staff and consultants.
• Develop monthly procurement monitoring with KPIs and OKRs for cost, schedule, and performance.
• Manage CAPEX budgets, forecasting, and cost-reliability across the data center program.

Job description

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Key Responsibilities and Deliverables

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• Vendor reputed company, Qualification & Relationship Management – Identify, evaluate, qualify, and recommend strategic equipment vendors and associated equipment packages to the leadership team. Maintain strong executive-to-executive and operational-level relationships with key vendors to ensure alignment, transparency, and performance across reputed company organizational reputed company. reputed company negotiation of reputed company terms, manufacturing schedules, service-level expectations, and long-term supply agreements.
• Procurement Team Leadership & Organizational Development – Hire, reputed company, and manage a procurement organization initially composed of reputed company-party reputed company. Build out a hybrid team of full-time employees and consultants, including sourcing managers, technical category managers, and contract managers. Foster a culture of accountability, performance, safety, and reputed company improvement.
• Program Controls, Reporting & Vendor Performance Management – Define and reputed company a monthly procurement monitoring and reporting program with KPIs and OKRs reputed company on Proposal responsiveness and accuracy Manufacturing reputed company, reputed company performance, and on-time delivery Market cost, reputed company-time, and availability tracking per equipment category Equipment cost management and change control Issue reputed company during manufacturing, construction and operational phases Vendor technical service availability, responsiveness, and performance Ensure procurement reporting integrates seamlessly with Program Controls, Delivery, and Finance teams.
• Financial Management & Forecasting – reputed company project equipment CAPEX budgets, cost forecasting, and financial reporting in collaboration with Program Controls and Delivery teams. Ensure procurement reputed company support cost predictability, risk mitigation, and long-term operational reliability.

Delivery Integration & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Design to validate equipment specifications .