Director, Procurement - India
Job Summary :
Our Client, a Fortune 100 company with nearly a century of strength, stability, and purpose-driven innovation, is expanding its global technology footprint. Our Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Hyderabad plays a strategic role in delivering secure, scalable, and customer-focused digital solutions that support millions of individuals and businesses across the U.S.
At Our Client's, you'll join a forward-thinking team that embraces agile ways of working, fosters a collaborative and inclusive culture, and invests in emerging technologies like cloud, data, AI, and cybersecurity. Our associates contribute to meaningful work that protects futures and strengthens communities—making a real impact every day.
As the Procurement leader for India, you'll establish and scale Our Client's India Procurement Centre of Excellence, driving global sourcing strategies, operational excellence, and measurable business value. This role partners closely with U.S. leadership to deliver cost optimization, risk management, and enhanced stakeholder experience. Scope includes procurement operations, sourcing delivery, buy desk, market intelligence, and supplier relationship management.
Key Responsibilities :
- Define and execute the vision for Procurement operations and in India and supports the overall Enterprise Procurement strategy.
- Leads the development of an India-based procurement operations capability aligned to enterprise standards, controls, KPIs, and client needs to meet cost, quality, risk, speed and service objectives.
- Drives sourcing strategies, negotiations, and cost optimization across categories.
- Oversee RFX design/execution, negotiations, cost modeling, and total cost of ownership (TCO) improvements; ensure commercial outcomes, risk protections, and compliance with enterprise standards.
- Partners with U.S. leaders to align priorities, communications, processes, delivers measurable savings and consistent quality.
- Responsible for implementing standardized processes, SLAs, playbooks, and controls; ensure audit readiness.
- Establish and integrate a scalable, policy-compliant Buy Desk with intake, P2P workflows, and catalog strategies to maximize self-service and automation. Monitors P2P performance and resolve escalations promptly.
- Champion digital enablement and automation across Ariba, Fieldglass, and connected tools; improve data quality, streamline intake/assignment, and leverage AI assisted quality checks, clause comparison, and workflow optimization where appropriate.
- Leads the implementation of tiered SRM governance; oversee QRBs and performance scorecards.
- Proactively manage supplier risk and continuity.
- Champions innovation and automation and AI-assisted tools for efficiency and compliance.
- Creates and maintain dashboards and data quality for decision-making.
- Provide leadership to teams, including career development, performance management, and compensation decisions.
- May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications & experience
Qualification: Bachelor's/master's in supply chain management, Business Administration, Engineering, or Finance from a recognized institution.
Experience :
- Overall 12 - 18 years of experience, of which 10+ in procurement/supply management across sourcing and operations, including 5 or more years of progressive managerial experience; proven track record building and scaling teams in India.
- Demonstrated success in standing up new functions (e.g., buy desk, shared services, research/analytics) and maturing them to stable, measurable performance.
- Experience leading SRM programs, supplier governance, and executive-level relationships.
Key Requirements:
- Strong and demonstrable expertise in indirect sourcing, with a track record of driving category strategies, negotiations, and cost optimization across indirect spend areas.
- Prior experience in the BFSI domain is highly preferred; however, candidates from other industries will be considered if they bring relevant exposure to Global Business Services (GBS), Global Capability Centers (GCC), or Shared Services environments.
- Proven capability in building and scaling procurement or sourcing teams from the ground up, including setting up processes, governance frameworks, and operating models.
- Demonstrated experience managing large, multi-layered teams (approx. 15–25 members), with strong leadership in performance management, stakeholder alignment, and team development.
- Preference for candidates currently based in Hyderabad; strong profiles from other locations may be considered, subject to willingness to relocate.
Technical Skills :
- Deep expertise in procurement policies, category strategies, negotiation, and contracting; fluency in interpreting complex agreements and evaluating outsourcing strategies and risk.
- Strong project/program leadership and change management; ability to translate business needs into standardized processes, SLAs, and measurable outcomes.
- Advanced proficiency with technology platforms (e.g., Ariba, Fieldglass) and data/analytics for decision support and reporting; comfort leveraging automation and AI assisted tools.
Soft Skill Attributes :
- Strong thought leadership, communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work and operate in a global, agile, matrixed environment and drive consensus.
Additional Information
Reporting Structure: Reports to GCC Managing Director, with Matrix to Chief Procurement Officer, leads a team of approximately five direct reports.
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