• Experience: 10–15 Years
Designation: Sr. Manager (Direct Procurement)

Role Overview
Looking for an experienced Direct Procurement professional to manage strategic sourcing of mechanical commodities, with end-to-end ownership of annual procurement spend, supplier strategy, cost optimization, localization, and supply continuity.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage significant annual procurement spend across mechanical commodities, ensuring cost competitiveness, savings delivery, and effective spend management.
• Lead sourcing for Sheet Metal, Castings, Forgings, Machined Components, Fabrication, Plastics, Enclosures and Mechanical Assemblies.
• Develop and execute commodity and sourcing strategies, including supplier consolidation, localization and alternate/dual sourcing.
• Drive commercial negotiations, long-term agreements, cost reduction and productivity initiatives.
• Strong focus on should-costing, zero-based costing, TCO, VA/VE and raw-material price analysis.
• Identify, evaluate and develop suppliers based on cost, quality, capacity, technology and delivery performance.




• Support NPD/NPI projects, supplier nomination, tooling development and production readiness.
• Monitor supplier performance, spend, savings, risks and supply continuity.

Candidate Profile
• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical / Production / Industrial Engineering; MBA preferred.
• 10–15 years of Direct Procurement / Strategic Sourcing experience in industrial or manufacturing organizations.
• Strong hands-on experience in mechanical commodity sourcing and high-value spend management.
• Strong techno-commercial negotiation, costing, supplier development and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with SAP/ERP and global/BCR sourcing preferre

What's in it for me?
• High-impact role where your decisions directly influence business outcomes
• Prospect to lead strategic initiatives and drive meaningful change
• Collaborative culture that values expertise and invests in your development
• Autonomy to

📌 Sr. Manager Direct Procurement Sourcing Management (Hyderabad)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 Hyderabad