Analyst SCM (Indirect Purchase)

Eaton; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton is seeking an Indirect Buyer in India to manage end-to-end RFQ processes for categories like MRO, Packaging, and Infrastructure. The role involves leading commercial negotiations, evaluating proposals, and aligning with internal stakeholders on sourcing strategies while ensuring policy compliance and tracking savings.

The candidate will collaborate across functions to drive cost-effective procurement, manage supplier performance, and support contract finalization using ERP systems such as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 8–10 years of experience in indirect procurement.
• Exposure to CAPEX and MRO is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead RFQ, RFP, and competitive bidding events with bid packages, supplier communication, and negotiations.
• Develop category strategies for MRO, Infrastructure, and Packaging in line with procurement objectives.
• Convert sourcing decisions into purchase orders and contracts with defined terms and conditions.
• Monitor savings, KPIs, supplier risk, and progress; ensure compliance with procurement policies.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Data interpretation

Automation mindset

Power Automate

CAPEX & MRO exposure

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Oracle ERP

SAP ERP

Ariba

PowerPoint

Power Automate

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 finalisation and tracking savings, KPIs, and overall sourcing progress.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Strategic Sourcing and Commercial Negotiation:
• TLead 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Develop alternate and local sources for critical requirements to reduce single-source dependency and supply continuity risk
• 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 digitalisation initiatives that improve cycle time, compliance, data quality, stakeholder experience, and procurement productivity

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

8 - 10yrs

Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, Excellent negotiation and influencing abilities.
• Problem-solving and critical-thinking mindset.
• Ability to collaborate effective with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and support fact-based decision making.
• Customer-focused approach with the ability to understand and meet internal stakeholder requirement.
• Strong digital mindset with a passion for process automation and continuous improvement.
• Basic knowledge of Power Automate, Power Apps, AI tools, or workflow automation platforms.
• Ability to identify automation opportunities within procurement and P2P processes.
• Exposure to CAPEX and MRO.