Strategic Buyer - Capital (6-10 years of experience)

Overview

The Capital Buyer leads strategic sourcing and procurement of capital equipment, engineering services, and construction scope for major capital projects, partnering with Procurement Commodity Team, Engineering, Project Management, Operations, and Finance to deliver projects on time, on budget, and to specification.

What you'll do

• Develop and execute capital sourcing strategies aligned to project scope, schedule, and budget (aligned to stage-gate/FEL processes).
• Engage early in the project lifecycle (FEL 1–3) to influence Procurement and contracting strategy.
• Balance total installed cost (TIC) and total cost of ownership (TCO), not just purchase price.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing for high-value capital packages: RFI/RFP/RFQ, technical-commercial bid evaluation, and award.
• Structure and negotiate complex contracts (lumpsum, reimbursable, unit-rate and hybrid models), balancing risk and value.
• Negotiate pricing, payment milestones, warranties, liquidated damages (LDs), retention, and performance guarantees.
• Drive cost savings, cost avoidance, and value engineering without compromising safety, quality, or schedule.
• Manage currency, escalation, and commodity-linked pricing in long-duration contracts.
• Qualify, evaluate, and manage OEMs, fabricators, EPC contractors, and engineering firms.
• Conduct capability, capacity, and financial-health assessments for critical vendors.
• Manage supplier performance through expediting, inspection, and progress monitoring across the delivery cycle.
• Identify and mitigate schedule, quality, financial, and single-source risks on the critical path.
• Ensure compliance with capital approval (AFE) processes, delegation of authority, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Partner with Engineering, Business, Legal, Finance, and Operations to align procurement with project milestones.
• Provide executive-ready summary on capital commitments, savings, cash-flow and procurement risk (Power BI/Excel).
• Support project audits, cost forecasting, and closeout activities.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's in engineering, Supply Chain, or Business.
• 8 to 10 years of experience in procurement, with 6+ years in managing capital buying.
• Domain knowledge of engineered equipment, construction contracts, EPC/EPCM models, and Incoterms.
• Technical skills in SAP / SRM, Excel, Power BI etc., and Office 365.
• Commercial experience in end-to-end strategic sourcing, complex contract structuring, claims/variation management, and TIC/TCO modeling.

Nice to have

• MBA or technical Master's.
• CSCP / CPSM certification.
• PMP or project-management exposure.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana.
• Hybrid work culture (80:40 – WFO: WFH).
• Company transport provided.