Head Procurement

SGS India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS India seeks a Head Procurement based in Mumbai (Vikhroli) to lead PAN India procurement across multiple categories, drive sourcing strategies, and ensure supply security. You will oversee spend analysis, negotiate contracts, and manage ERP purchase orders while building a high-performing team.

The role requires robust vendor management, strategic thinking, and the ability to develop dashboards that track procurement performance and align with global SGS contracts.

Qualifications

• Experience leading procurement with strategic and cost-saving focus.
• Strong negotiation, supplier evaluation, and contract finalization skills.
• Proven ability to manage teams and build capabilities across locations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee procurement for PAN India across multiple categories (project, capex lab equipment, maintenance, spares, IT, chemicals, office supplies).
• Lead spend analysis and drive cost-saving initiatives and supplier optimization.
• Implement procurement strategies for competitive advantage and supply security.
• Standardize processes; manage vendor induction to performance review.
• Negotiate contracts and manage ERP POs; monitor open transactions and issues.
• Develop dashboards to track procurement performance and align with SGS global contracts.
• Provide training and develop team competency; ensure end-customer service satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

People Management

Analytical Thinking

Strategic Planning

Communication Skills

Negotiation

Commercial Acumen

Team Building

MS Office

Vendor Management

Tools

SAP

Oracle ERP

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Head Procurement

Job Location - Mumbai (Vikhroli)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES:

• Heading & overseeing the procurement function for PAN India based locations for overall Item categories (Project; Capex Lab Equipment's; Lab Equipment Repairs & Maintenance; AMC/CAMC; Spares & Consumables; Calibration; Chemicals, Building Maintenance Capex; Sub-con; Office supplies; IT capex; IT accessories; etc.)

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITES:

• Heading the procurement function & supply chain planning for PAN India based locations for overall Item categories.
• Spend Analysis & driving cost saving initiatives.
• Implementing procurement strategies to ensure competitive advantage & supply security.
• Vendor Optimization;
• Standardization
• Alternate Vendor Development.
• Providing valuable insights to procurement team to efficiently manage Commercial evaluation; Negotiation & Finalization of Contracts with vendors.
• Implementation of efficient Vendor Management Process to cover from vendor induction to performance review.
• Encouraging & implementing process improvement within the procurement function.
• Imparting training & knowledge among team members to build & develop competency.
• Review & Approval of all Purchase Orders in ERP system.
• Review & monitoring of Open Transactions (Open PO's; open vendors advances; pending capex installations)
• Review; monitoring of issues of internal customers/vendors & advising procurement team to take it to logical conclusion / resolution.
• Review & monitoring performance of procurement function on a monthly basis by implementing Dashboard concept.
• Ensure service satisfaction level to end customers.
• Developed plans to achieve organizational financial objectives (DPO; LC savings)
• Integrating with SGS global contracts; policies; procedures to ensure compliance
• At all times, comply with SGS Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct.

Preferred candidate profile:

• Good Leadership & People Management skill.
• Good Analytical & reasoning ability
• Well Planned & Organized Approach
• Good knowledge on product & market dynamics.
• Good communication skills (written & verbal).
• Good commercial acumen & negotiation skill thus offering rich expertise.
• Strategically proposing innovative solution & design.
• Adequate knowledge of taxes and duties both domestic & international.
• Experience in import & export and knowledge of statutory & procedural requirements.
• Good Exposure on ERP (SAP / Oracle Platform).
• Team Builder & Motivator.
• Ability to get along well & empathize with different stakeholders / end-users thus ensuring customer satisfaction level.
• Proactive Approach.
• Proficiency in MS Office.