Head Procurement

Owns campus-wide sourcing and purchasing execution — the right goods, at the right quality and cost, on time.

ROLE PURPOSE

This role owns the operational engine of procurement for the entire campus — sourcing, purchasing, inventory and cost control for everything from kitchen ingredients and housekeeping consumables to maintenance spares and project materials. It works closely with the Kitchen & Dining, Estate Management, Facilities and Projects teams to translate their requirements into timely, quality-assured purchases, and with the Campus 2.0 Experience function to ensure every vendor contract protects the Rishihood Standard, not just the price.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Run end-to-end procurement operations: requisition management, sourcing, quotations/tendering, purchase orders, goods receipt and payment coordination.

•    Build and maintain a reliable, pre-qualified vendor base across categories — food & kitchen supplies, housekeeping consumables, maintenance and MRO items, project materials, office and campus supplies.

•    Negotiate pricing, payment terms and contracts, balancing cost efficiency with the quality and consistency the Rishihood Standard demands.

•    Own inventory planning and stock management for recurring consumables (kitchen, housekeeping, maintenance) to avoid both stock-outs and wastage.

•    Partner with Head – Kitchen & Dining, Estate Manager and Facilities & Maintenance to forecast demand and plan procurement calendars.

•    Maintain procurement MIS — vendor database, price benchmarks, spend analysis, purchase-order tracking — and report regularly to the Director – Operations.

•    Ensure all purchased goods and vendors meet statutory, safety and quality compliance (e.g. FSSAI for food ingredients, safety certifications for maintenance items).

•    Support Projects & Development with sourcing for capital works and construction materials as needed.

KEY RESULT AREAS & SUCCESS METRICS

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

•    Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent in Operations/Supply Chain preferred.

•    6–10 years of experience in procurement or supply chain roles, ideally spanning food/FMCG, facilities/MRO and institutional or hospitality purchasing.

•    Experience with procurement MIS/ERP tools and inventory management.

•    Working knowledge of statutory/quality compliance relevant to food, facilities and construction procurement in India.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

•    Strong negotiation and commercial acumen.

•    Process discipline — comfortable running structured requisition-to-payment workflows at scale.

•    Analytical rigor with spend data and vendor performance.

•    Cross-functional coordination with demand-side teams (Kitchen, Estate, Facilities, Projects).

KEY RELATIONSHIPS