Senior Procurement Manager

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

812+ 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

Interested candidates kindly share profiles at shubham.somalkar@myfrido.com or arif@myfrido.com