Direct Sourcing Lead / Assistant Manager / Manager

Location: Hyderabad
Experience: 8–15 Years

Role Summary

We are looking for a Direct Sourcing Lead / Assistant Manager / Manager to lead end-to-end direct sourcing strategy for production materials, components, and supplier partnerships. The role will focus on supply continuity, cost competitiveness, quality, supplier performance, and risk-managed procurement operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for direct materials aligned with business demand, cost, and quality objectives.

- Lead supplier identification, qualification, negotiation, onboarding, and performance management.

- Drive commercial negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, contracts, lead times, and service commitments.

- Collaborate with Planning, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Engineering teams to align sourcing decisions with business priorities.

- Monitor market trends, commodity movements, supply risks, and supplier capacity.

- Lead RFx processes, bid evaluations, supplier selection, and recommendation governance.

- Establish supplier scorecards, business reviews, and corrective action plans.

- Drive savings, value engineering,



working capital improvements, and supply-base optimization.

- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, approval thresholds, contract controls, and audit requirements.

- Mentor team members and support standardization of sourcing processes, templates, and reporting.

Required Skills

- Strategic Sourcing

- Direct Procurement

- Supplier Relationship Management

- Category Management

- Commercial Negotiation

- Contract Management

- Supplier Management

- Risk Assessment

- Market Intelligence

- Stakeholder Management

- ERP Procurement Systems

- Procurement Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations , or a related field.

MBA or relevant procurement certification is preferred.

Key Success Measures

- Savings delivery

- Supplier performance

- Continuity of supply

- Contract compliance

- Sourcing cycle time

- Risk mitigation

- Stakeholder satisfaction

Key Information

- Ex-TCS employees are not eligible to apply.

- PAN and Date of Birth (DOB) are required for profile creation.

📌 Direct Sourcing Lead / Asst Manager / Manager (Hyderabad)
🏢 Gratitude
📍 Hyderabad