Procurement Manager

Job Title: Procurement Manager

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat 

Department: Administration

Experience: 6–10 yrs( preferably IT/tech industry)

Job Type: Full-time 

About Simform: 

Simform is a premier digital engineering company specializing in Cloud, Data, AI/ML, and Experience Engineering to create seamless digital experiences and scalable products. Simform is a strong partner for Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, and Databricks. With a presence in 5+ countries, Simform primarily serves North America, the UK, and the Northern European market. 

Simform takes pride in being one of the most reputed employers in the region, having created a thriving work culture with a high work-life balance that gives a sense of freedom and opportunity to grow.   

About the Role

Were looking for a Procurement Manager to own end-to-end procurement operations — from requisition to payment — across direct and indirect categories including IT/software/SaaS spend. The ideal candidate has based procurement experience, is comfortable negotiating with international suppliers, and can drive process efficiency and cost optimization across the supply chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) / Source-to-Pay (S2P) process including PR–PO conversion, vendor onboarding, and vendor master data maintenance

• Handle RFQ/RFx processing, price and contract negotiations, and vendor selection

• Conduct vendor performance evaluations and maintain performance dashboards/reports (SharePoint or equivalent)

• Resolve blocked invoices and support 2-way/3-way invoice matching

• Monitor and report procurement SLA and KPI metrics for operational excellence

• Coordinate with Accounts Payable, Production/Delivery, IT, and Quality teams to resolve day-to-day procurement issues

• Manage procurement of IT/tech spend — software licenses, SaaS subscriptions, cloud services, hardware — including renewals and contract terms (SLAs, data security clauses)

• Follow up with international/global suppliers to ensure timely delivery and SLA adherence

• Drive cost optimization and continuous improvement initiatives across sourcing and supply chain

• Maintain compliance with procurement policy, approval matrices, and audit requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in PR-to-PO cycle management and P2P/S2P processes

• Strong Advanced Excel skills

• Experience negotiating with and managing international/global suppliers

• Experience handling IT/tech/SaaS procurement (software licenses, cloud, subscriptions) — preferred, not mandatory

• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination skills

Good to Have

• Experience across both India-entity and foreign subsidiary procurement

• Exposure to vendor performance dashboarding tools

• Experience improving PR-to-PO cycle time or vendor performance scores with measurable results