IT Purchase Executive

Educational Qualification:  Degree / Diploma in Procurement programs, supply chain management, logistics or business administration.

Professional work experience:  5-7 years’ experience of procurement in preferably in IT (Information Technology) industry.  Proven working experience as a Procurement / Purchase Executive or Procurement / Purchase Officer

Desirable Skills:  Talent in negotiations and networking  Good knowledge of supplier or third party management software  Knowledge of SAP  Hand on experience in MS office specially Excel  Excellent communications and negotiation skills with suppliers and internal customers

Job Description:  Responsible to source, negotiate and purchase materials from vendors  Evaluate vendor’s quotation to ensure that they are in line with the technical and commercial specifications required for the project  Resolve supply, quality, service and invoicing issues with vendors  Examine and test existing contracts  Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness  Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company  Evaluate supplier performance based on quality standards, delivery time & best prices and ensure all the criteria are met according to the organizational requirements and expectation  Responsible for implementing internal procurement strategies to cater to high delivery and short lead time requirements  Undertake any other ad-hoc duties as assigned

Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM) is a Public Charitable Trust registered under the Society’s Registration Act and Bombay Public Trust Act. From its humble beginnings in 1934, when it took over the Rashtriya Shala, a school established in 1921 in the wake of the National Movement, SVKM today has grown into a big educational establishment imparting high-level education to more than 61,000 students spread over 13 cities whilst employing over 3,500 employees.

After beginning its journey in 1934, SVKM has blossomed into an educational colossus that has attained national recognition in multiple streams of higher education. With a strong guiding philosophy of providing education to all levels of the student community along with creating a feeling of bonding and commitment amongst academic and non-academic employees, SVKM has mastered the art of being able to transform itself into a close knit family and at the same time help its students to attain all-round development, be employable and achieve success in both personal and professional spheres of life. SVKM today is proud of some of the finest educational institutes in the country like NMIMS deemed to be University, Mithibai College (Autonomous), N.M. College of Commerce and Economics (Autonomous), D.J. Sanghvi College of Engineering (Autonomous), Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic, SVKM Internal School, C.N.M. School & N.D. Parekh Pe-Primary School – to name a few. It has also in its family, schools from Pre-primary to Nursery to Secondary, Jr. College providing ICSE, IB, IGCSE and CBSE curriculum. With a strong vision and passion for being the pioneers of the modern education system, all SVKM institutes are state of the art, with ever expanding facilities and infrastructure.