Job Title: Indirect Buyer & Analyst
Position Focus
This role is part of a newly established Purchasing Support Office (PSO) in Pune, India, supporting global Non‑Production Purchasing operations across Asia Pacific, Europe & Africa, and North America.
The position combines tactical and transactional buying responsibilities with a strong emphasis on procurement data analytics, digital tools, and Foundry-based initiatives.
Unlike a traditional Tactical Buyer role, this position plays a dual role:
- Delivering responsive, operational buying support
- Acting as a data-enabled buyer, supporting digital procurement programs, analytics, and continuous improvement
This is a fast-paced, stakeholder-facing role requiring strong commercial judgment, analytical thinking, and comfort working with large datasets and global systems.
This role requires the capacity to be managed by a supervisor that may be working from a different site.
Key Responsibilities – What You'll Do
Tactical Buying & Operations
- Execute tactical and transactional purchasing activities for non-production and selected direct spend areas not covered by strategic category teams
- Manage purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and buying desk activities in accordance with Lear P2P / e Procurement processes
- Provide helpdesk-style procurement support, handling inbound requests, emails, and queries from global stakeholders
- Source suppliers, obtain and analyze quotations, and recommend best value buying solutions aligned with requirements
- Support contract re tenders, renegotiations, and supplier extensions in collaboration with category managers
- Monitor and challenge non compliant buying behavior, promoting adherence to procurement policies and contracts
- Track and report on procurement KPIs, SLA performance, and compliance metrics
- Support operational teams on demand planning, delivery challenges, and tactical problem resolution
Data, Analytics & Digital Procurement
- Support procurement analytics, automation, and AI initiatives, including Foundry-based projects
- Perform data extraction, cleansing, validation, and analysis for purchasing, supplier, and spend datasets
- Maintain and enhance supplier master data, including Supplier Card creation and updates in Foundry
- Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and analytical models to support sourcing decisions and pipeline tracking
- Support development of sourcing templates, data models, and predictive insights
- Partner with global teams to improve data accuracy, governance, and usability
Role Scope & Working Conditions
- Individual contributor role with no direct people management
- Operates under general supervision, with increasing autonomy as capability grows
- High interaction with global procurement, data, finance, and category teams
- Balance of structured transactional work and analytical/problem-solving activities
- Day shift (11am – 8pm); flexibility to support global time zones if required
Qualification –
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, Finance, or related field
Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience in tactical buying, procurement operations, shared services, or supply chain
- Experience in a global or multinational environment preferred
- Exposure to data analytics, reporting, or digital procurement tools is strongly preferred
Technical & Functional Skills
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with hands-on experience in VBA automation
- Experience with e Procurement / P2P systems (Coupa preferred)
- Hands-on experience or strong interest in Foundry, BI tools, or procurement analytics
- Ability to work with large datasets and ensure high data accuracy
- Understanding of procurement policies, sourcing processes, and compliance controls
Key Competencies & Behaviors
- Strong analytical and data-driven mindset
- Customer-focused, responsive, and solution-oriented
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-volume environments
- Confident communicator with global stakeholders
- Process-driven, detail-oriented, and quality-focused
- Curious, tech-savvy, and eager to support digital transformation
- High sense of ownership and accountability
Languages
- Fluent in English (spoken and written)
- Additional languages are an advantage (e.g. Spanish, Mandarin)
What You'll Gain
- Supports the foundation and scalability of the new Purchasing Support Office in India
- Bridges tactical procurement execution with digital enablement
- Helps drive data integrity, insight, and value creation across global purchasing
- Offers strong career growth toward Senior Buyer, Procurement Analyst, or Digital Procurement roles
