Indirect Sourcing Manager

Role/Skill: Indirect Sourcing

Location: Hyderabad
Experience: 8–15 Years
Band: BPO 4/5/6
Job ID: 425995
Shift: Rotational & Flexible

Role Summary

Lead sourcing strategy and supplier management for indirect spend categories such as corporate services, IT, facilities, professional services, and business support requirements, driving value, governance, and operational efficiency.

Experience & Education

• Experience: 10+ years in indirect procurement, sourcing, category management, or strategic procurement roles across multiple non-production categories.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Operations, or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification or procurement certification is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing and category strategies across indirect spend areas to optimise total cost, service quality, and supplier performance.
• Lead complex RFx events, commercial negotiations, supplier selection, and contracting activities.
• Partner with functional stakeholders to understand demand, define specifications, and align sourcing strategies with business outcomes.
• Drive supplier governance, scorecards, quarterly reviews, and performance improvement actions.
• Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, demand management, cost control, and process standardisation.
• Conduct spend reviews, market intelligence analysis, and benchmarking to inform category strategies and sourcing decisions.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, risk controls, contract governance, and audit requirements.
• Support budgeting and forecasting inputs for major indirect categories.
• Lead issue resolution related to supplier service failures, contract deviations, and commercial disputes.
• Coach sourcing team members and drive adoption of best practices, templates, and governance standards.

Core Skills

• Category Strategy.
• Strategic Sourcing.
• Commercial Negotiation.
• Stakeholder Engagement.
• Supplier Governance.
• Spend Analytics.
• Contract Management.
• Process Improvement.
• Risk Management.

Key Success Measures

• Savings realised.
• Supplier performance.
• Compliance adherence.
• Sourcing turnaround time.
• Stakeholder satisfaction.
• Category governance effectiveness.