Location: Hyderabad
Experience: 8-15 Years
Band: BPO 4/5/6

Job ID: 416545

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.


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