Role & responsibilities

- Develop and implement direct procurement and strategic sourcing strategies for E&E; commodities.

- Drive cost reduction, commercial negotiations, value engineering and cost optimization initiatives.

- Identify, evaluate and develop suppliers to improve quality, cost, delivery and supply-chain resilience.

- Lead supplier localization, risk mitigation and supplier development initiatives.

- Collaborate with Engineering, R&D;, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain teams for new product introduction (NPI).

- Support product development, supplier industrialization and sourcing decisions.

- Manage supplier performance, contracts, procurement risks and long-term sourcing partnerships.

- Drive cross-functional projects to achieve measurable savings and improve procurement efficiency





Preferred candidate profile

- 15+ years of experience in direct procurement, strategic sourcing or category management.

- Strong expertise in Electrical & Electronics (E&E;) commodities and component sourcing.

- Proven track record in cost reduction, commercial negotiations and supplier development.

- Experience in supplier localization, risk management and supply-base optimization.

- Exposure to NPI, product development, engineering collaboration and industrialization.

- Robust leadership, analytical, negotiation and global stakeholder management skills.

📌 Procurement Lead - Electrical & Electronics (Bengaluru)
🏢 Search Advisers Services ( GUJ
📍 Bengaluru