Role Purpose

Lead cross-functional cost-reduction programs, sourcing and procurement transformations, and digital procurement initiatives for global organizations. This role focuses on optimizing labor and non-labor spend, improving supplier performance, leveraging procurement technologies, and enabling sustainable value through data‑driven insights and strategic advisory support.

Key Responsibilities

Cost Optimization and Strategic Sourcing

Apply financial analysis, cost modeling and value engineering to identify margin and cost saving opportunities without impacting quality or revenue growth.

Partner with client functional leads to design identify organizational inefficiencies and design new operating model streamlining process and service delivery cost.

Develop and deploy category strategies, cost takeout plans, and sourcing optimization initiatives.

Conduct RFXs, supplier negotiations, scenario analyses, and benchmarking to reduce TCO.

Procurement Transformation & Digital Enablement

Lead procurement transformation using common platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa,



Oracle, and other digital tools.

Perform as‑is spend assessments, maturity assessments, process redesign, and technology evaluations.

Identify RPA/AI/ML opportunities (e.g., touchless POs, automated AP, contract analytics) to reduce manual effort and uplift productivity across procurement and adjacent back‑office functions.

Analytics & Performance Management

Use analytics tools (Power BI, SQL, Python) for opportunity assessment, creation of perks dashboards, KPI tracking and reporting, and savings validation.

Stand up enterprise governance (charter, cadence, RAID, change management, benefits validation); proving visibility and ensure traceability from initiatives

Stakeholder, Supplier & Change Management

Serve as trusted advisor to firm and client leadership, including senior stakeholders.

Manage supplier relationships, contracting processes, supplier evaluations, and governance.

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📌 Operations – Enterprise Cost Restructuring and Strategic Sourcing (Bengaluru)
🏢 Grant Thornton INDUS
📍 Bengaluru