Head - Project and Indirect Procurement

Overview

Lead Project Procurement and Indirect Procurement, managing Category Managers and driving sourcing strategies, contract management, supplier performance, cost optimization, risk mitigation, and compliance across project-related and indirect spend categories.

What you'll do

• Drive contract strategy, negotiation, execution, and administration for major procurement projects and indirect spend categories, ensuring protection of business interests.
• Manage procurement for project-related needs, including capital equipment such as Chillers, Air compressors, Load banks, and Transformers, and strategic project requirements.
• Formulate and implement sourcing strategies for indirect categories such as Facilities Management, IT, and Professional Services.
• Develop overall category strategies aligned with global procurement policies.
• Build strategic supplier relationships and lead performance reviews.
• Drive supplier development, innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted procurement partner for project teams, business stakeholders, and senior leadership.
• Provide governance and commercial guidance on strategic initiatives.
• Deliver annual procurement savings and cost avoidance targets.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performance team of Category Managers across various procurement functions.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of procurement and contracts management experience.
• 5+ Years of experiences in leading Project and Indirect Category managers teams.
• Proven experience managing both project procurement and indirect procurement categories.
• Strong background in contract negotiation, category management, and supplier relationship management.
• Experience leading cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.

Nice to have

• MBA or Postgraduate qualification in Supply Chain, Procurement, or Business Management.
• Manufacturing, industrial, engineering, energy, infrastructure, or project-driven industry experience.

Details

• Full-time role based in Pune, India.