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Posted 27 Mar 2026

Senior Manager – Procurement

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Employment
Full time
Team
Operations
Posted
27 Mar 2026

About the role

Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior Manager — Procurement with strong experience across manufacturing and engineering procurement, ideally from consumer-tech or startup environments. The role will lead to strategic sourcing, vendor development, cost optimization, and supply assurance to support scale, speed, and quality.
Key Responsibilities
  • Own end-to-end procurement for manufacturing, engineering, and indirect categories
  • Drive strategic sourcing, vendor onboarding, and contract negotiations
  • Build and scale supplier ecosystems suited for fast-growing startup environments
  • Lead cost reduction, value engineering, and should-cost initiatives
  • Ensure supply continuity, quality standards, and risk mitigation
  • Partner with engineering, supply chain, and production teams for NPI and scale-up
  • Set up procurement SOPs, governance, and compliance frameworks
Manage supplier performance, audits, and escalations
Required Skills& Experience
  • 8—12+ years of experience in procurement within manufacturing / engineering setups
  • Exposure to consumer-tech / startup ecosystems preferred
  • Strong negotiation, contract management, and vendor development skills
  • Experience in domestic and international sourcing
  • Data-driven mindset with strong cost and performance analytics

Preferred Profile
  • Experience scaling procurement in high-growth startups
  • Exposure to Make-in-India, localization, and alternate sourcing strategies
  • Strong stakeholder management and leadership capabilities


Why Join
  • High-ownership role in a scaling consumer-tech organization
  • Opportunity to build procurement systems from scratch
  • Direct impact on cost, quality, and supply resilience

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