Understand business requirement: understand the IT and Telecom Bill of Material (BOM) received from requestor department. Similarly, review of specification of statement of work in case of service requests.
Ask for clarifications if any required from the requestors on the above.
Identify the supplier or service provider: once the final request is in place, he/she will be required to speak to suppliers for the requested procurement. Hence he/she should be having knowledge of suppliers for sourcing this Bill of Material in the global market or should have capability of finding out new suppliers on his own with the help of internet or other such sources.
Negotiate the quotes received - good negotiation skills to ensure optimal cost management, at the same time should be able to understand the urgency of the requirement.

The engagement and management of the right supplier to ensure the company get the right vendors for the job and that they continue to act at optimal capacity and fully deliver the contracted services.
To create approval notes for his supervisors approval, provide clarifications if any and ensure the follow up till Purchase Order placement.
Follow up with suppliers for deliveries and co-ordination with finance team for payment related queries.
The candidate once appointed will be expected to understand the procurement policy, authorization matrix, ethics and other policies related to the function to ensure all the due process is followed while negotiating and placement of purchase order.

The candidate is expected to be good co-ordinator with internal teams in the company

Personal Attributes/Traits

Consultative
Socially confident
Achievement oriented
Decisive and action oriented
Creative
Eager to learn
Resilient