Procurement Officer

We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates. Key Responsibilities: - Identify and develop best-in-class suppliers. - Preparing proposals, requesting quotes & negotiating purchase terms and conditions. - Preparing and issuing purchase orders and agreements. - Monitoring supplier performance and resolving issues and concerns. - Drive cost savings by lowering the total cost of acquisition through effective negotiations, value analysis and process improvements - Establish and maintain good supplier and internal customer relationships that foster an environment of collaboration and trust - Coordinate with project team & suppliers to shorten ordering and supply lead-times to meet project delivery timelines. - Plan, track and manage orders to meet delivery requirements. - Able to travel to meet vendors and suppliers as necessary - Drive Productivity & manage Inflation. - Closely monitor the fluctuations in international market and propose the strategy for procurement to HOD for efficient decision making - Preparation of comparison table, evaluation against their proposal and negotiation with vendor for timely delivery with required level of quality of material meeting the expectations / Technical Specifications - Application to finance department for new vendor registration in the system as and when required. - Ensure to follow the process of Purchase documentation and ensure to file the documents for Audit compliance. - New supplier development for alternate materials / current supplies locally. - Submission of documents to finance department for payment like, indent, PO and work completion certificate etc.