Deputy General Manager - Direct Procurement

Agratas – A Tata Enterprise; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Agratas – A Tata Enterprise in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Raw Material Procurement professional to lead global sourcing for EV battery materials. You will shape procurement strategy and drive supplier risk management.

The role demands 10+ years in procurement, strong analytics, stakeholder management, and cost-saving execution. You will collaborate with product teams to ensure compliant, ethical sourcing in a multicultural environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of procurement experience, preferably in raw materials or minerals.
• Strong analytical and data skills with strategic thinking.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership.
• Proven ability to develop and execute cost-saving procurement strategies.
• Knowledge of procurement regulations, compliance, and ethics.
• Financial acumen to analyse costs and budgets.
• Ability to work in a multicultural setup.

Responsibilities

• Execute a strategic sourcing plan for procurement, aligned with company goals.
• Drive local and global sourcing strategies to secure long-term raw material supplies at best prices and contract terms.
• Manage supplier relationships; negotiate supplier contracts and terms.
• Create supplier-specific supply resilience programs for long-term supply security.
• Identify, manage and mitigate supply chain risk.
• Lead pricing trend analysis with pricing team to forecast business needs.
• Collaborate with product development to evaluate new materials for demand, profitability.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship management

Contract negotiation

Cost optimization

Risk management

Job description

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries applied to multiple use cases in the mobility and energy sectors, to match our customers’ requirements.

Agratas is a scale-up business with a start‑up mentality, driven by our pursuit of green growth and technological progress.

We develop next‑generation battery technologies at our state‑of‑the‑art R&D Innovation Hubs in India and the UK.

ROLE PROFILE

The Opportunity

As Raw Material Procurement professional, you will be responsible for the appropriate strategy development, global sourcing and procurement of raw materials required for EV battery manufacturing to meet the strategic objectives of the organisation.

Key Responsibility:

• Execute a strategic sourcing plan for procurement, in alignment with the company's goals and objectives.
• Driving local & global sourcing strategies to secure long term supplies of Raw material at an industry best prices and contracts terms.
• Managing Supplier relationship. Accountable for the negotiations of supplier contracts and commercial terms & conditions.
• Create supplier specific supply resilience programs to ensure a long-term supply security.
• Identify, manage and mitigate supply chain risk
• Lead the development of commodity pricing trends through various levers like market trends and work with pricing team to develop business forecasts.
• Use various levers like multisource to drive competition and supply resilience.
• Collaborate with product development to identify and evaluate new products, considering factors such as market demand, customer preferences, and profitability.

PERSON PROFILE

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in Procurement (Raw materials and minerals etc will be preferred)

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong analytical and data skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong execution skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building and proven Cross-functional leadership skills.
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing procurement strategies that drive cost savings and operational efficiency.
• Knowledge of relevant procurement regulations, compliance requirements, and ethical practices
• Financial acumen to analyse costs, budgets, and financial implications of procurement decisions.
• Should be able to work in a multicultural setup.