Job Summary

The Strategic Buyer for Corporate Services - Marketing Communications owns the sourcing strategy and supplier ecosystem for all marketing, advertising, media, creative, and brand-related spend. The role partners closely with Marketing, Brand, Digital, and Communications teams to deliver value, protect brand quality, and drive commercial rigor in a traditionally relationship-heavy, fast-moving category. The incumbent balances cost efficiency with creative and brand impact, acting as the commercial bridge between marketing stakeholders and the supplier base.

Responsibilities
- 1. Category Strategy Marketing Partnership
- Support and execute category strategies for marketing communications aligned to brand and business objectives.
- Build solid relationships with business to embed procurement early in the planning cycle.
- Balance brand quality, speed-to-market, and cost efficiency - recognizing marketings value-driven (not just cost-driven) priorities.
- 2. Agency Media Sourcing
- Lead agency selection and reviews (creative, media, digital, PR)



via structured RFPs and pitch processes.
- Benchmark and negotiate agency fees, retainers, FTE rate cards, scope of work (SOW), and commission structures.
- Ability to execute the end-to-end Strategic sourcing activities in selecting the fit for purpose vendor
- 3. Commercial Negotiation Value Delivery
- Negotiate rate cards, production costs, licensing/usage rights, and performance-based models.
- Deliver cost savings and cost avoidance while safeguarding creative output and brand integrity.
- Implement decoupling, in-housing, and production optimization strategies where value-accretive
- 4. Supplier Agency Relationship Management
- Manage agency/supplier performance through scorecards, QBRs, and SLAs tied to marketing KPIs.
- Foster innovation partnerships with key agencies and Service providers.
- Resolve scope creep, over-servicing, and delivery escalations assertively.
- 5. Contract, Compliance Risk Manageme

📌 SC - Strategic Buyer (Hyderabad)
🏢 DuPont
📍 Hyderabad