– Head / Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Location

Noida, Uttar Pradesh Experience 12+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management or related areas.

Role Overview

We are looking for a senior procurement leader to drive strategic sourcing, category management, supplier development, cost optimization and procurement transformation across industrial/B2B categories.

Key Responsibilities
Lead strategic sourcing and category management across key procurement categories.
Develop and execute category strategies, sourcing plans and supplier strategies.
Drive cost reduction, value engineering, TCO and should-cost initiatives.
Manage supplier negotiations, contracts, commercial terms and long-term partnerships.
Improve supplier performance, quality, delivery and risk management.
Drive working-capital improvement and DPO enhancement.
Develop supplier commercial programs including rebates/TOR/TOD.
Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, localization and alternate sourcing.
Lead RFQ/RFP/RFI processes, e-auctions and competitive bidding.
Build and manage high-performing procurement/category teams.
Use digital procurement, automation,



analytics and AI-enabled tools to improve sourcing productivity.
Partner with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Quality and Supply Chain teams.
Establish procurement KPIs and track savings, productivity, supplier performance and working capital.

Preferred Category Experience
MRO / Industrial Procurement
Metals & Mining
Engineering materials and components
Industrial consumables
Mechanical/electrical categories
B2B / enterprise procurement

Candidate Profile
12+ years of relevant procurement/sourcing experience.
4–5+ years of team leadership or category/P&L; ownership.
Experience in industrial, B2B, manufacturing, MRO, procurement-tech or recent-age companies preferred.
Solid commercial negotiation and supplier-management skills.
Proven track record of 5–10% year-on-year savings/value improvement preferred.
Robust understanding of TCO, should-cost, VAVE and cost benchmarking.
Experience with procurement technology/ERP platforms and digital transformation.
Engineering/Supply Chain qualification preferred; MBA is an advantage.

📌 Location Noida
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