Position Title:Manager, Global Procurement

Job Type:Full-Time - Exempt

Department:Global Procurement

Location: Bengaluru, India | 3 days in office / 2 days remote

Working Hours: 2nd shift (2-11 PM)

Position Summary:

The Global Procurement team is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Manager to establish and lead our Procurement Global Capability Center (GCC) operations in Bengaluru, India. This is a foundational leadership role responsible for building and scaling a GCC team that enables onshore Procurement teams through high-quality execution, analytics, reporting, contract/sourcing process support, content, and supplier performance enablement.

This role blends hands-on procurement operations leadership with team build-out, process design, governance, and stakeholder management. The successful candidate will work with Procurement leadership to hire and develop the team, and deliver measurable improvements in cycle time, compliance, data quality, and stakeholder experiencewhile ensuring work is executed consistently, accurately, and in alignment with Global Procurements operating model.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities associated with this role can be divided into five broad categories:

Build and Run the GCC Procurement Enablement Capability:

- In partnership with Procurement leadership create a practical operating model with explicit roles, work intake, approvals, and service levels.
- Transition and implement core business processes (data management, sourcing workflow, contract review support, content enablement). Build training materials to ensure work is done consistently and compliantly.
- Establish effective ways of working with onshore leaders, including governance cadence, decision rights, escalation paths, and performance reviews.





Lead and Develop the Team:

- Hire, onboard, and coach a high-performing procurement team (analysts, business process specialists).
- Set clear goals and performance expectations; provide ongoing feedback and development plans.
- Create a culture of ownership, customer service, and continuous improvement.

Deliver Procurement Outcomes (Day-to-Day Execution):

- Manage end-to-end or partial business processes centered around Sourcing Operations, Content Enablement, Item Master Mgmt., Contract Administration and P2P collaboration.
- Partner with cross functional teams to enable value delivery.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, contracting standards, and audit requirements.

Drive Continuous Improvement and Automation:

- Identify bottlenecks and reduce cycle time through process simplification, standard templates and playbooks.
- Improve data quality and reporting (spend visibility, savings tracking, pipeline health, performance metrics).
- Collaborate with digital/IT teams to optimize procurement tools (AI, Power Platform. e-sourcing, contract lifecycle management.).

Stakeholder and Change Management:

- Serve as the primary GCC procurement contact for onshore category leaders and business stakeholders.
- Manage change thoughtfully: communicate whats changing, why, and how people will be supported.
- Build trust through predictable delivery,



transparency, and strong service orientation.

Skills & Abilities:

- Builder mindset: enjoys creating structure, playbooks, and repeatable delivery models.
- Comfort with ambiguity: can prioritize, design processes, and execute with limited direction.
- Customer-focused: treats stakeholders as internal customers; communicates proactively and manages expectations.
- Strong communication skills: clear, concise, and confident with senior leaders across cultures and geographies.
- Calm under pressure: able to manage competing priorities, tight timelines, and escalations.
- Technology savvy: advanced MS Excel required; Power BI, Power Apps, and database experience is a plus.
- Comfortable in use of procurement tools and data (spend analysis, dashboards, e-sourcing platforms).
- Data-driven: uses metrics to manage workload, quality, and service performance.
- Language requirement: Fluent in English Additional language capability (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, German) is a plus.

Education and Work Experience:

- 5+ years of experience in procurement operations, strategic sourcing support, category management support, or related discipline required. GCC/shared services experience strongly preferred.
- 3+ years of leadership experience, including hiring, coaching, and performance management required.
- MBA or equivalent graduate degree (Operations, Finance or related) required.
- CPSM or equivalent procurement certification preferred.
- Lean / Six Sigma certification preferred.
- Experience into AI and RPA solutions.
- PMP or equivalent Project Management certification preferred.
- Industry experience in Food / Agribusiness preferred.

📌 Manager - Global Procurement (India)
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📍 India