Overview
Manage strategic sourcing activities for pre-aligned projects across Tech & Services category or projects & strategy development and execution for pre-aligned specific sub categories, ensuring alignment with business needs, delivering YoY cost savings, Additional Value and driving compliance. Partnering with internal stakeholders across category & market within EMEA Procurement, legal and suppliers to enable productive, value-driven, and compliant sourcing across the EMEA region.
Responsibilities
Lead 7-Step Sourcing Process under the supervision and final alignment of EMEA Procurement team and deliver YoY cost savings, Additional Value, contract coverage, and sourcing productivity as per annual targets.
Own strategic sourcing process: from stakeholder intake, market scan, Sourcing strategy, RFx setup, analyses and execution to contract negotiation. Also handle contract management scope.
Drive innovation & continuous improvement initiatives across the projects and Sub categories assigned
Conduct supplier selection, negotiations,



and award decisions with clear alignment to business, cost, compliance, and sustainability goals.
Draft, negotiate, and execute contracts in partnership with legal, category leads, and suppliers, ensuring terms meet PepsiCo’s compliance and business requirements.
Drive supplier onboarding and qualification including financial due diligence, scorecard setup, and reference checks.
Manage eSourcing & Contract management tools and lead automation, digitization, and dashboarding initiatives across procurement touchpoints.
Ensure compliance with procurement policies and maintain high-quality documentation and reporting of contracts, supplier data, and project pipelines.
Coach junior ICC procurement team members and act as a subject matter expert (SME) on sourcing best practices, tools, and processes.
Keep the EMEA Procurement team engaged and informed on each step of the process enabling the team to sign off sourcing strategy, Rfx recommen

📌 Manager - Global Procurement (India)
🏢 PepsiCo
📍 India