IT And Technology Service Procurement Buyer

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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.