Analyst SCM (Indirect Purchase)

Military Friendly Company; Hadapsar; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Military Friendly Company in India seeks an experienced Indirect Buyer to lead end-to-end RFQ processes for Capital, MRO, Packaging and related indirect categories. You will negotiate, evaluate proposals, and drive sourcing strategies with internal stakeholders to ensure policy compliance and savings.

The role requires 8–10 years in procurement, strong communication, and a digital/process-automation mindset. Collaboration across plant teams and suppliers is essential for successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 8–10 years of experience in indirect procurement.
• Proven skills in RFQ/RFP processes and negotiations.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation capabilities.
• Ability to drive category strategies and supplier management.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and procurement tools.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration.
• Comfort with process automation and digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for MRO, Infrastructure, and Packaging.
• Lead RFQ, RFP, and competitive bidding events with bid packages and supplier communication.
• Prepare sourcing recommendations with justification and risk assessment.
• Convert sourcing decisions into POs, blanket agreements, and contracts with defined terms.
• Maintain sourcing/negotiation records for audits and compliance.
• Implement procurement practices and manage ERP systems (Oracle/SAP/Ariba).
• Identify, evaluate, onboard suppliers based on capability and performance.
• Develop alternate/local sources to reduce single-source risk.
• Provide updates on savings, milestones, and supplier performance.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Customer-focused

Automation mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Excel

ERP Systems

PowerPoint

AI tools

Job description

What you’ll do:

The Indirect Buyer is responsible for managing the end-to-end RFQ process, driving sourcing initiatives for Indirect Procurement categories like Capital, MRO, Packaging and engaging with suppliers to obtain competitive quotations. The role involves conducting commercial negotiations to achieve cost savings, evaluating proposals, and ensuring optimal procurement decisions. It also requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders to define sourcing strategies, ensuring compliance with company policies, and monitoring supplier performance. Additionally, the role includes supporting contract finalization and tracking savings, KPIs, and overall sourcing progress.

\"Key Responsibilities:

1. Category Strategy and Spend Management:
   • Develop and execute category strategies for MRO, Infrastructure, and Packaging commodities in alignment with business requirements and procurement objectives
   • Analyze historical and forecasted spend, and market trends to identify sourcing, consolidation, and cost-reduction opportunities.
2. Strategic Sourcing and Commercial Negotiation:
   • Lead RFQ, RFP, and competitive bidding events, including preparation of bid packages, supplier communication, technical and commercial comparison, and negotiation
   • Prepare sourcing recommendations and approval documentation with clear justification, risk assessment, and stakeholder alignment.
3. Purchase Order, Contract, and Compliance Management:

-Convert approved sourcing decisions into accurate purchase orders, blanket agreements, and contracts with clearly defined scope, price, quantity, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms

• Maintain sourcing and negotiation records for audit readiness and ensure compliance with procurement policies, delegated authority, ethical standards, and internal controls

1. Procurement & ERP System:
   • Implement and manage procurement practices, ensuring cost-effective sourcing and supplier compliance.
   • Advanced Excel and ERP Systems (Oracle/SAP/Ariba/Smart tool), Powerpoint, AI
2. Supplier Management and Risk Control:
   • Identify, evaluate, onboard, and develop suppliers based on technical capability, commercial competitiveness, quality, capacity, financial stability, safety, compliance, and service performance
3. -Develop alternate and local sources for critical requirements to reduce single-source dependency and supply continuity risk
4. Stakeholder Service, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement:
   • Build strong relationships with plant teams, requestors, finance, engineering, quality, EHS, and suppliers through timely, accurate, and transparent communication
   • Provide regular updates on sourcing status, savings, open orders, supplier risks, project milestones, and pending actions
   • Lead process-improvement and digitalization initiatives that improve cycle time, compliance, data quality, stakeholder experience, and procurement productivity

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

8 - 10yrs

Skills:

1.Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, Excellent negotiation and influencing abilities.

2.Problem-solving and critical-thinking mindset.

3.Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

4.Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and support fact-based decision making.

5.Customer-focused approach with the ability to understand and meet internal stakeholder requirement.

6.Strong digital mindset with a passion for process automation and continuous improvement.

7.Basic knowledge of Power Automate, Power Apps, AI tools, or workflow automation platforms.

8.Ability to identify automation opportunities within procurement and P2P processes.

8.Exposure to CAPEX and MRO.