Procurement Manager

Company: GUS Global Services India Pvt Ltd

Location: Naraina, Delhi

A collaborative platform of international academic institutes, Global University Systems (GUS) nurtures future changemakers and influencers. We foster adaptive learning, new-age and humane skills in a technologically driven world. Our students journey from classrooms to boardrooms is mentored by niche academic transformers and industry thought leaders.

GUS Global Services India (GGSI) is the India arm of GUS. It has two educational entities currently- UPES and Pearl Academy- under its umbrella and will add more entities in the future.

Website

https://www.gusindia.global/

LinkedIn page- https://www.linkedin.com/company/ggsindia/about/

Role Purpose

The Senior Manager Procurement will manage strategic and operational procurement activities, ensuring competitive sourcing, cost optimisation, supplier performance, and timely delivery of goods and services in line with business requirements and procurement policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing, RFQ/RFP, tendering, commercial evaluation, and negotiations across assigned categories.
• Manage key vendors and suppliers, including onboarding, performance reviews, SLAs, and issue resolution.
• Drive cost savings, benchmarking, value optimisation, and supplier consolidation initiatives.
• Manage purchase orders, contracts, renewals, and commercial documentation.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Projects, Operations, and other stakeholders to ensure timely procurement.
• Monitor procurement spend, budgets, savings, and supplier performance through MIS and dashboards.
• Ensure adherence to procurement policies, governance, compliance, and approval processes.
• Identify supply, commercial, and vendor risks and develop appropriate mitigation plans.
• Support procurement digitisation, process improvement, and automation initiatives.
• Mentor team members and ensure timely execution of procurement activities.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Experience: 10–14 years in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, or Commercial Management.
• Experience in large, complex, or multi-location organisations preferred.
• Exposure to CapEx, Projects, Facilities, Technology, or other strategic categories will be an advantage.
• Strong commercial acumen with proven negotiation and vendor management capabilities.

Key Skills

Strategic Sourcing | Procurement | Commercial Negotiation | Vendor Management | Contract Management | Cost Optimisation | Category Management | Procurement Governance | Spend Analytics | Stakeholder Management | Team Leadership

Key Attributes

• Strong ownership and execution orientation
• Commercially and analytically driven
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• Proactive, ethical, and process-oriented