DETAIL
INFORMATION
Job Title
IT Procurement Buyer – Hardware, InfoSec & Cloud
Department
Global Procurement & Sourcing
Location
Bangalore (Hybrid)
Level
Senior Buyer / Procurement Specialist
Experience
7 to 10 Years in IT Procurement / Sourcing
Qualification
BE / BBA / MBA / master's degree (Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field)
Regions Covered
APAC | EMEA | US (Global Mandate)
Category Focus
IT Hardware | Information Security Software | Cloud Services (SaaS)
Roles And Responsibility
- IT Procurement Buyer with 7–10 years managing end-to-end sourcing across Hardware, InfoSec Software, and Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) for APAC, EMEA, and US.
- Work through the RFI/RFP/RFQ cycles and built Total Cost Ownership -backed business cases — consistently delivering 8 –10% YoY cost savings.
- Negotiated multi-year agreements; maintained 90% + spend under contract with renewals driven ahead of expiry.
- Owned the full P2P lifecycle (requisition to payment) with >95% PO compliance; resolved invoice disputes in partnership with Finance and AP.
- Managed strategic OEM relationships (Dell, Lenovo, Cisco) through QBRs tracking delivery, quality, and SLA performance.
- Optimised SaaS licensing across HR, Finance, Collaboration, and Security — shelfware below 15%; AI procurement platforms to automate sourcing.
- Trusted procurement partner to IT, InfoSec, Finance, and Legal across three global regions; managed cross-time-zone stakeholder priorities.
- Enforced GDPR, SOC 2, compliance mitigated geopolitical, concentration, and cyber supply chain risks across all supplier tiers.
