Head – Procurement

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Partner closely with the Group CPO to develop and execute the global procurement strategy, translating it into a clear India roadmap.
• Define and articulate a compelling vision for the India procurement team aligned to global procurement priorities
• Act as a thought partner on future procurement capabilities, including digital procurement, AI, automation, and advanced analytics.

Global Stakeholder Management

• Serve as an interface between global business leaders, regional procurement teams
• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across regions and functions.
• Ensure clear service expectations, governance routines, and performance transparency for all supported businesses.
• Proactively manage stakeholder risk, escalations, and service dependencies.

Operational Excellence & Delivery

• Be responsible for end‑to‑end delivery of procurement services from India, ensuring quality, consistency, timeliness, and compliance.
• Establish and track KPIs, SLAs, and outcomes aligned to global procurement goals.
• Oversee and report on capacity management of the team
• Drive standardisation, process optimisation, and continuous improvement across procurement workflows.
• Be responsible for global Procurement controls, risk management, and adherence to group procurement policies and regulatory requirements.

People Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, develop, and inspire a ~25 FTE procurement team, including managers and specialist roles.
• Build a high‑performance culture with strong accountability, collaboration, and learning.
• Drive capability uplift across strategic sourcing, category management, supplier management, data/analytics, and commercial skills.
• Own succession planning, talent development, and engagement for the procurement team.

Transformation, Digital & Value Creation

• Champion procurement transformation initiatives, including: Digital procurement tools and platforms, Data‑driven decision making and spend analytics, Automation of transactional processes
• Drive measurable value outcomes (cost savings, risk reduction, supplier performance improvement).
• Support ESG, responsible sourcing, and supplier diversity initiatives where applicable.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure procurement operations meet internal governance standards, audit expectations, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with risk, legal, and finance teams to ensure contractual, supplier, and third‑party risk is effectively managed.
• Embed strong documentation, reporting, and control discipline across the India based team.

Leadership & Influence

• Executive‑level stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, global environment.
• Strong people leadership with a track record of building mature, scalable teams.
• Gravitas to represent India at senior procurement and business forums.

Procurement & Commercial Acumen

• Deep understanding of global procurement operating models, category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier management.
• Strong commercial judgment, negotiation capability, and value‑creation mindset.
• Experience balancing cost, risk, resilience, and service outcomes.

Strategic & Analytical Thinking

• Ability to think end‑to‑end: from enterprise strategy to on‑the‑ground execution.
• Strong analytical skills with comfort using data to drive decisions and influence.
• Experience shaping roadmaps, operating models, and transformation initiatives.

Change & Transformation

• Proven experience leading procurement or shared‑services transformation.
• Exposure to digital procurement platforms, analytics, automation, or AI‑enabled tools
• Ability to bring teams and stakeholders through change with clarity and credibility.

Qualification & Requirements

Essential Experience

• 20+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or related commercial roles.
• Proven experience leading large procurement teams (preferably 20+ headcount).
• Experience of working in for a leading Global Capability Center / Shared Services organisation
• Strong exposure to global stakeholders and multi‑region operations.
• Prior role at Director / Head of Procurement or equivalent senior leadership position.
• Industry experience within financial / professional services, technology, or regulated environments
• Experience driving procurement maturity journeys (from transactional to strategic/value‑led).

Education

• Graduation (either in Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Management Studies, etc.) is a must
• A diploma in supply management, finance, or business or MBA would be preferred
• Certifications from Procurement domain (CIPS, CPSM, CSCP, SCPC, CSCM, CIPP, CPP, CPOS, CPOP, CPOM, CPOE) would be an advantage

Benefits

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