T&T-SCNO; | Assistant Manager | Strategic Sourcing & Category Management | Bangalore
• Job requisition ID : 115873
• Location: Bengaluru
• Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

T&T-SCNO; | Assistant Manager | Strategic Sourcing & Category Management | Bangalore

The team

Enterprise technology must do much more than keep the wheels turning; it is the engine that drives functional excellence and the enabler of innovation and long-term growth. Learn more about ET&P;

Your work profile

- Support the development and implementation of packaging category strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Conduct market intelligence, supplier benchmarking, and category assessments.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities through strategic sourcing, supplier consolidation, should-cost analysis, and value engineering.
- Execute RFx events, supplier negotiations, and contract management activities.
- Develop sourcing recommendations based on total cost of ownership (TCO) principles.
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Manage relationships with packaging suppliers and strategic partners.
- Monitor supplier performance through KPIs, scorecards, and business reviews.
- Drive supplier development initiatives focused on quality, innovation, sustainability, and service excellence.
- Collaborate with suppliers to identify new packaging technologies and materials.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Packaging Engineering and R&D; teams on new product development initiatives.
- Support packaging qualification, validation, and change management projects.
- Collaborate with manufacturing sites to ensure packaging continuity and risk mitigation.
- Engage with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure compliance requirements are met.
- Cost & Value Management





- Drive annual productivity and savings initiatives.
- Analyze spend, pricing trends, commodity indices, and market dynamics affecting packaging materials.
- Develop business cases for cost optimization and process improvement opportunities.
- Track and report category performance metrics and savings achievements.

- Risk & Compliance Management
- Assess supply risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Ensure supplier compliance with quality systems, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.
- Support business continuity planning for critical packaging components.
- Maintain category governance processes and procurement compliance standards.
- Sustainability & Innovation
- Support execution of sustainable packaging initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to reduce packaging waste and improve recyclability.
- Evaluate creative packaging solutions that enhance product protection and customer experience.
- Partner with suppliers on environmental and sustainability objectives.
- Cartons and folding boxes
- Labels and printed materials
- Medical-grade pouches and sterile barrier systems
- Corrugated packaging
- Thermoformed trays
- Flexible packaging materials
- Protective packaging solutions
- Injection-molded packaging components
- Sustainable and recyclable packaging materials
- Category savings delivery
- Supplier performance improvement
- Risk reduction and supply continuity
- Contract compliance




- Packaging sustainability goals achieved
- Stakeholder satisfaction and project delivery success

- Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
- Spend Analytics & Cost Modeling
- Contract Management
- Market Intelligence
- SAP or ERP Systems
- Advanced Excel & PowerPoint
- Analytical and data-driven decision making
- Strong communication and stakeholder management
- Influencing and cross-functional collaboration
- Project management and execution excellence
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Innovation and problem-solving orientation

Key skills required

- - Experience with MedTech, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Pharma, or Manufacturing industries preferred. Exposure to multi-BU / global operating models
- The ideal candidate will possess direct experience supporting Global Services, specifically within the domains mentioned above.
- ERP systems: Any among SAP, Ariba, Oracle, Coupa, Ivalua
- Analytics tools: Excel, Power BI, Tableau
- Familiarity with automation and AI-driven procurement tools

- - 4–6 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, category (Packaging) management experience.
- Experience with MedTech, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Pharma, or Manufacturing industries preferred.
- Demonstrated supplier negotiation and contract management experience.
- Experience working across global stakeholders, multiple BUs, and cross-functional teams (Legal, Finance, Procurement)
- Automation: Basic familiarity with automation / AI-enabled contract analysis tools
- Exposure to workflow automation tools and digital reporting
- Education - Bachelor’s degree
- Certification in Procurement/Sourcing (CIPS, CPSM – good to have)

📌 T&T-SCNO | Assistant Manager | Strategic Sourcing & Category Management | Bangalore (Bengaluru)
🏢 Deloitte
📍 Bengaluru