Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced procurement professional to lead Indirect Procurement, Strategic Sourcing and Services Procurement activities for a manufacturing organization. The role will focus on developing category strategies, supplier management, cost optimization, contract management and procurement of plant and facility-related services and projects.

Role & responsibilities
- Drive indirect procurement KPIs covering cost, quality, delivery, supplier performance, Opex, Capex, services and project procurement.
- Develop and implement category strategies for various indirect procurement categories.
- Identify, evaluate and develop new suppliers and alternate sources to mitigate supply risks.
- Manage strategic supplier relationships and resolve supplier or internal stakeholder escalations.
- Drive cost-saving and cost-containment initiatives through negotiation, alternate source development, benchmarking, alternate materials and business-share optimization.
- Manage annual rate contracts, service agreements and maintenance contracts.




- Handle procurement for projects involving civil, electrical, fabrication, solar, office/factory renovation, fixtures and machine-layout changes.
- Manage the complete procurement cycle for projects understanding requirements, preparing RFQs, supplier identification, commercial evaluation, negotiation, PO/contract finalization, execution monitoring and project handover.
- Manage contracts and services covering facility management, manpower, security, canteen, employee transport, maintenance, IT services, travel, hotel/events, scrap and other plant services.
- Work closely with user functions to understand requirements and define explicit scope of work and commercial requirements.
- Evaluate and negotiate commercial proposals and prepare recommendations for management approval.
- Monitor contract execution, supplier performance and resolve commercial or operational disputes.
- Drive supplier benchmarking and market in

📌 Strategic Procurement (Pune)
🏢 Amor Management Consultants
📍 Pune