Direct Sourcing Lead / Asst Manager / Manager

Role/Skill: Direct Sourcing Lead / Asst Manager / Manager

Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 8-15 Years

Band: BPO 4/5/6

Salary: up to 20 LPA

Role Summary: Lead end-to-end direct sourcing strategy for production materials,

components, and supplier partnerships to ensure continuity of supply, cost competitiveness,

quality alignment, and risk-managed procurement operations.

Experience: 10+ years in direct procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or category

management roles, with strong exposure to supplier negotiations and manufacturing or

operations-linked sourcing.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business

Administration, Operations, or a related discipline. MBA or relevant procurement certification

is preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

 Develop and execute category sourcing strategies for direct materials aligned

to business demand, cost, and quality goals.

 Lead supplier identification, qualification, negotiation, onboarding, and

performance governance.

 Drive commercial negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, contracts,

lead times, and service commitments.

 Partner with planning, operations, quality, finance, and engineering teams to

align sourcing decisions with business priorities.

 Monitor market trends, commodity movements, supply risks, and supplier

capacity constraints to proactively manage continuity risks.

 Lead RFx processes, bid evaluations, supplier selection, and

recommendation governance.

 Establish supplier scorecards, business review cadence, and corrective action

tracking for performance improvement.

 Drive savings, value engineering opportunities, working capital improvements,

and supply base optimization.

 Ensure compliance with procurement policies, approval thresholds, contract

controls, and audit requirements.

 Mentor team members and support standardization of sourcing processes,

templates, and reporting.

Core Skills: Strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, category management,

commercial negotiation, contract management, risk assessment, market intelligence,

stakeholder management, ERP procurement systems, and analytics.

Key Success Measures: Savings delivery, supplier performance, continuity of supply,

contract compliance, sourcing cycle time, risk mitigation effectiveness, and stakeholder

satisfaction.