Procurement Lead Consultant (1648,8827)

Job Description

Procurement Lead Consultant Function: Finance – Procurement Location: Bangalore Reporting to: Procurement Manager Role Overview The Procurement Lead consultant will independently manage the end-to-end procurement lifecycle across assigned indirect spend categories, with a focus on SaaS, technology, and professional services. The role will partner closely with business stakeholders to drive sourcing events, commercial negotiations, vendor management, and contract execution while ensuring compliance with procurement policies. Commercial recommendations and final deal execution will be subject to review and approval by the Procurement Manager in accordance with the company’s delegation of authority. Key Responsibilities • Independently manage assigned procurement requests from requirement gathering through RFx, commercial negotiations, vendor evaluation, contracting, and purchase order issuance, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with procurement policies. • Lead commercial discussions with suppliers within approved sourcing strategies and budget guidelines, prepare commercial comparisons and negotiation summaries, and present recommendations for review and approval by the Procurement Manager. • Manage procurement across SaaS, IT software, professional services, recruitment agencies, insurance, and other indirect spend categories, with a focus on cost optimization, renewals, and vendor consolidation. • Coordinate structured RFx processes, perform commercial evaluations, and maintain complete sourcing documentation to support transparent and informed procurement decisions. • Manage the complete contract lifecycle, including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, Order Forms, renewals, and maintenance of the contract repository, working closely with Legal and business stakeholders. • Support SaaS license management by coordinating renewals, license optimization, true-ups, true-downs, and consumption-based commercial models to maximize value. • Manage the PR-to-PO process and coordinate with Finance and Accounts Payable to ensure timely purchase order issuance, invoice processing, and payment resolution. • Partner