Head - Indirect procurement

Location: Hyderabad   •   Experience: Senior Level   •   Openings: 1
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Job description

Develop and implement category strategies across indirect spend areas aligned with business goals.
Drive sourcing initiatives, RFPs/RFQs, contract negotiations, and supplier selection.
Identify and deliver cost savings, process efficiencies, and risk mitigation opportunities.
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (IT, HR, Finance, Admin, Legal) to understand needs and ensure procurement adds strategic value.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key vendors and service providers.
Negotiate and manage enterprise-level contracts, including SLAs, renewals, and compliance tracking.
Ensure supplier performance is monitored and improved through KPIs and periodic reviews.
Manage supplier risk, performance, and diversity initiatives.
Ensure all procurement activities adhere to corporate governance, ethics, and regulatory requirements.
Maintain transparent records for audit readiness and reporting.
Collaborate with Legal and Finance to manage contractual, financial, and compliance risks.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives in procurement operations.
Drive adoption of e-procurement tools, spend analytics, and automation technologies.
Leverage data insights to enhance decision-making and procurement efficiency.
Lead and mentor a team of procurement professionals across categories.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on spend optimization and supplier strategy.
Champion sustainability, ESG, and responsible sourcing initiatives.
strategic negotiation with vendor (captive or GCC profile)
docusign, payroll, Docusign - INDIRECT Procurement [IT Software professional services]
spend to manage $65 - 500 Mill 
core transactional work - direct negotiation with vendors, procurement operations, core transaction role - liaise with internal teams
Oracle good to have
commodity/sourcing knowledge [HR services], set up offshore delivery centre
30 days in office then hybrid
 
Skills required - contract drafting and redlining