Procurement Manager - Cost Engineering

Value Creation & Strategy

Interpath

Gurugram, India

Interpath is an international and fast-growing advisory business with deep expertise in a broad range of specialisms spanning deals, advisory and restructuring.

We deliver tangible results for global businesses, their investors, and stakeholders when complex problems arise, and critical decisions need to be made. Interpath is agile, independent, and conflict-free, and our passion for doing what's right, every time, sets us apart.

Our diverse teams provide specialist technical knowledge combined with deep sector experience across our service line specialisms. Since our foundation in 2021, Interpath has grown rapidly, and we now have a presence across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, BVI, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Barbados, and Hong Kong. By 2030 we aim to be one of the world's leading advisory firms with a truly global footprint.

Interpath entered the DACH market in January 2025 via its acquisition of the award-winning consulting firm Kerkhoff. This role creates a rare opportunity to join a highly respected team with a strong reputation and the backing of a fast-growing Private Equity-supported business.

Role Overview

At Interpath, our Procurement Consulting team is part of our Value Creation service line and improving our client's results is our passion. Our client teams optimise our Client's purchasing strategies, reduce costs, and manage supplier relationships resulting in the optimisation of costs, liquidity, and investments.

As a Manager in the Procurement Consulting team, you will work with experienced colleagues to deliver multi-stakeholder, international and domestic Procurement projects while also raising the profile of Interpath as a premier provider of Value Creation advisory services.

The successful candidate will lead colleagues on a diverse range of client projects such as:

Assess current procurement processes and collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and strategic priorities
Identify improvement opportunities by analysing bottlenecks, inefficiencies, cost drivers, and risks across procurement, logistics, planning, and distribution
Designing and implementing costeffective procurement strategies that ensure compliance in addition to a positive impact on EBITDA, working capital & operational KPIs
Conducting supplier evaluations including leading negotiations, managing contracts including benchmarking against best practices to support ongoing supplier performance management
Managing stakeholders and articulating procurement value to CFO, COO & supply chain leadership and preparing reports, forecasts, and spend analyses to inform strategic decisionmaking
Lead or support largescale change management transformation initiatives, including organisational restructuring, acquisition integration, and readiness planning for operational disruptions
Work in very close collaboration with the local Austrian Managing Director to actively support sales and business development initiatives and to help build and scale Interpath Advisory's presence in Austria
Engage with potential new clients, building trusted relationships and identifying new opportunities across the Austrian market

A Manager in the Procurement Consulting team will have the opportunity to partake in business development and marketing activities and events. They will also expand their knowledge and experience by working with Managing Directors on additional topics along the value chain for Clients. The development of the Procurement Consulting service offering will further strengthen Interpath market presence within the Value Creation marketplace.

Requirements

Requirements

Strong academic background, including potentially a Master's or PhD, combined with hands-on experience in procurement consulting and project management
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and onsite teams while assuming responsibility for cost control and implementation outcomes
Strong commercial understanding including P&L impact and the ability to connect procurement to cash, EBITDA, working capital and operational KPIs
Excellent category knowledge including category-specific market dynamics, key suppliers, cost drivers, and negotiation levers
Preparation of product cost calculations:
Dismantling sample parts and creating bills of materials, including photographic documentation
Creating work plans and defining the sequence of the manufacturing process for plastic products based on technical drawings and/or sample parts
Evaluating individual cycle times per operation using mathematical calculations and/or empirical methods
Calculating the optimum machine size, including peripheral equipment
Deriving tooling requirements and providing a rough estimation of the required tooling costs per operation
Conducting online research into material prices, machine investments and purchased components
Presenting and representing the results of the work to the customer
Demonstrating a strong entrepreneurial spirit, taking ownership beyond project delivery and contributing proactively to the growth, visibility and market positioning of the Austrian platforms
Representing Interpath's Centre of Excellence (CoE) Procurement at procurement roundtables, industry forums and external events, acting as a credible ambassador and thought leader for the firm
Actively support pitches and proposals, contributing commercial insight, market knowledge and compelling client narratives
Well-developed team leadership and coaching capabilities, particularly in fast paced environments, supported by excellent communication and influencing skills
Native or business fluent proficiency in German and English (C1) required; additional European languages such as French or Spanish are advantageous

Inclusion at Interpath

We exist to help our clients seize transformational opportunities or to navigate their most difficult challenges, and so we need to draw on the brightest minds from the broadest range of backgrounds to bring the most insightful perspectives.

To do that, it's essential that it is in our DNA to support and celebrate our people as individuals and that we all have the ability, resources and guidance to achieve our long-term career ambitions.

Values:

Our four core values are the cornerstones of culture at Interpath and steer everything from everyday decisions to larger strategic initiatives. Our Interpath Values are;

Do the right thing - Our comfort zone is uncomfortable. We always make the right decision, not simply what is easy or popular.

All hands on deck - stand shoulder-to-shoulder with colleagues and clients, be that physically or from afar. Our individual expertise may find the answers, but implementation happens though teamwork.

Passion drives success - The impossible is always possible. We push the boundaries of what is expected because we're never satisfied with the status quo. Our clients expect the right result when they engage with us, and it's only by delivering this that we win.

Embrace different - cultures to mindsets, we welcome all. We believe that people are equal, but not the same.

Benefits

At Interpath, our people lie at the heart of our business. That's why we provide employees with a competitive and comprehensive reward package including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits. Read more about our benefits; Company Benefits - Interpath

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that Interpath do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Interpath will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

Procurement Consulting - Cost Engineering - Manager