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Accounting - Finance
Category Manager-Non-IT Procurement, Data Center & Cloud Services
Accounting - Finance
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Remote / WFH
Job Description
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Category Manager-Non-IT Procurement, Dat...
LNT/C-DC-CS/1711690
IU72-Larsen & Toubro – VyomaAMN Tower, Powai
Posted On
02 Apr 2026
End Date
29 Sep 2026
Required Experience
15 - 20 Years
Skills
Knowledge & Posting Location
SAP
PURCHASE ORDER
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
DATA CENTER
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
VENDOR MANAGEMENT
Minimum Qualification
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (BTECH)
Job Description
Job Purpose
Responsible for Procurement & Category Management of Non-IT Products (Colocation Products like Racks, RPDUs, Cage, CCTV, Biometric, Containment etc., Annual Maintenance Contracts for Infra items including all MEP Equipment, DGs, Sub-station eqpts etc, Spares Management, Service Contracts like FMS, Housekeeping, Security etc., Admin related Misc Items/ Services / consumables etc) for Data center business
Role Description
Key Responsibilities
Managing complete PR to PO process including RFPs, obtaining offers, Comparative evaluations, Negotiations, Placement of Purchase Orders & Logistics.
Managing Category by Strategic sourcing, Budgeting, New Vendor developments, Vendor Rationalization, Rate Contracts, Partnership Agreements, Vendor Management etc.
Cost Effective Procurement within the budgeted cost / targets, Opex v/s Capex evaluation, TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) evaluation.
Obtain approvals according to Delegation of Authority.
Ensuring TAT to adhere timely actions for PR to PO process.
Managing Vendor On-boarding process & Vendor Assessment to ensure their capabilities / quality, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Vendors.
Contract Formulations, Preparing Terms & Conditions of Purchase Order, SLA finalization & Contract Management.
Ensuring OTIF-Delivery of supplies & services as per the Contract terms.
Cost Estimation, Forecasting, Price Trend Analysis for the Category items.
MIS report submission on monthly basis, Spend Analysis.
Vendor Performance Evaluation & Monitoring on regular intervals.
Ensuring Procurement Compliance as per Internal Finance Control guidelines, ISO compliances adherence.
Smooth Coordination with various internal & external stakeholders.
Support Pre-sales team for various RFPs & Bids.
Knowledge of SAP-MM Module.
Team Management, People Development.
Qualifications and Experience
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (degree, training, or certification required)
BE/B-Tech or equivalent with Electronics & Communication or Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. MBA-Operations/Supply Chain will be added advantage
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: (no. of years of technical, functional, and/or leadership experience or specific exposure required)
15 years+ procurement experience in relevant category.
Must have experience on SAP-MM Module for minimum 5 years.
Must be aware of various MEP equipment, DG set, Sub-station equipment etc.
Knowledge of Labor compliances for service contracts would be added advantage.
Proficiency Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PPT).
Familiarity of ISO 9K / 14K / 45K / 20K / 22K / 27K would be added advantage.
Should be excellent in communication skills (written & verbal).
Should be target oriented, time bound and achieve goals.
Should possess good Interpersonal Skills, Problem Solving attitude, Critical Thinking, Collaborative approach, Persuasive skills & Analytical skills.
Must have high standards of integrity & ethics.
Good Team player & go-getter.
Relevant experience in similar industry of Data Centre would be added advantage.
Category Manager-Non-IT Procurement, Dat...
LNT/C-DC-CS/1711690
IU72-Larsen & Toubro – VyomaAMN Tower, Powai
Posted On
02 Apr 2026
End Date
29 Sep 2026
Required Experience
15 - 20 Years
Skills
Knowledge & Posting Location
SAP
PURCHASE ORDER
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
DATA CENTER
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
VENDOR MANAGEMENT
Minimum Qualification
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (BTECH)
Job Description
Job Purpose
Responsible for Procurement & Category Management of Non-IT Products (Colocation Products like Racks, RPDUs, Cage, CCTV, Biometric, Containment etc., Annual Maintenance Contracts for Infra items including all MEP Equipment, DGs, Sub-station eqpts etc, Spares Management, Service Contracts like FMS, Housekeeping, Security etc., Admin related Misc Items/ Services / consumables etc) for Data center business
Role Description
Key Responsibilities
Managing complete PR to PO process including RFPs, obtaining offers, Comparative evaluations, Negotiations, Placement of Purchase Orders & Logistics.
Managing Category by Strategic sourcing, Budgeting, New Vendor developments, Vendor Rationalization, Rate Contracts, Partnership Agreements, Vendor Management etc.
Cost Effective Procurement within the budgeted cost / targets, Opex v/s Capex evaluation, TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) evaluation.
Obtain approvals according to Delegation of Authority.
Ensuring TAT to adhere timely actions for PR to PO process.
Managing Vendor On-boarding process & Vendor Assessment to ensure their capabilities / quality, Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with Vendors.
Contract Formulations, Preparing Terms & Conditions of Purchase Order, SLA finalization & Contract Management.
Ensuring OTIF-Delivery of supplies & services as per the Contract terms.
Cost Estimation, Forecasting, Price Trend Analysis for the Category items.
MIS report submission on monthly basis, Spend Analysis.
Vendor Performance Evaluation & Monitoring on regular intervals.
Ensuring Procurement Compliance as per Internal Finance Control guidelines, ISO compliances adherence.
Smooth Coordination with various internal & external stakeholders.
Support Pre-sales team for various RFPs & Bids.
Knowledge of SAP-MM Module.
Team Management, People Development.
Qualifications and Experience
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: (degree, training, or certification required)
BE/B-Tech or equivalent with Electronics & Communication or Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. MBA-Operations/Supply Chain will be added advantage
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: (no. of years of technical, functional, and/or leadership experience or specific exposure required)
15 years+ procurement experience in relevant category.
Must have experience on SAP-MM Module for minimum 5 years.
Must be aware of various MEP equipment, DG set, Sub-station equipment etc.
Knowledge of Labor compliances for service contracts would be added advantage.
Proficiency Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PPT).
Familiarity of ISO 9K / 14K / 45K / 20K / 22K / 27K would be added advantage.
Should be excellent in communication skills (written & verbal).
Should be target oriented, time bound and achieve goals.
Should possess good Interpersonal Skills, Problem Solving attitude, Critical Thinking, Collaborative approach, Persuasive skills & Analytical skills.
Must have high standards of integrity & ethics.
Good Team player & go-getter.
Relevant experience in similar industry of Data Centre would be added advantage.
