Lead - Supplier Governance

Recruise India Consulting; India; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruise India Consulting is hiring a Governance Lead (Suppliers governance) to steer the end-to-end supplier governance office remotely. This role oversees performance, finances, contracts, resources and relationships, while maturing the governance framework across all towers.

The ideal candidate has 11-15 years of governance experience, with proven ability to chair executive governance forums, drive savings, ensure obligation enforcement, and lead a high-performance governance team in a global

Qualifications

• 11-15 years experience in governance or related roles.
• Experience leading governance operating models and executive forums.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end supplier governance across performance, finances, contracts, resources, and relationships.
• Own the governance operating model, including forums, cadences, roles, escalation paths, and RACI.
• Chair executive forums (monthly reviews, quarterly business reviews, steering committees) and manage QBR narratives.
• Develop and mentor governance team leads; drive savings capture and continuous improvement.

Job description

Position: Governance Lead (Suppliers governance)

Experience: 11-15 years

Location: Remote/any location

Level: Director/AD

Three areas define where this role creates impact:

• Pillar 1 - Governance Operating Model Ownership:
  • Stand up, run, and continuously mature the five-domain governance model - one integrated view across performance, resources, finances, contract, relationship, transformation, risk, and knowledge.
• Pillar 2 - Team Leadership & Value Accountability:
  • Lead and develop the governance tower leads; be accountable for savings capture, obligation enforcement, innovation commitments, and continuous improvement across the relationship.

3. DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES:

3.1 Governance Operating Model:

• Lead the end-to-end supplier governance office across all towers: performance management, financial management, contract management, resource and relationship management, and transformation & innovation.
• Own the governance operating model - forums, cadences, roles, escalation paths, RACI across client, supplier, and ensure it is consistently executed and continuously matured.
• Own consolidated governance reporting: the integrated governance report across all service areas, the balanced/executive scorecard, and the central governance repository as single source of truth.
• Coordinate with the risk management and technology governance domains to ensure operational, compliance, and technology risks are surfaced and managed.

3.2 Executive Engagement & Escalation:

• Serve as the primary senior escalation point for supplier performance, commercial, and relationship issues; drive resolution across client and supplier executives.
• Chair / facil-ate executive governance forums including monthly service reviews, quarterly business reviews, and steering committees; own the QBR narrative and action log.
• Manage stakeholder communication and relationship health, including CSAT / relationship survey programs and resulting action plans.
• Advise client leadership on governance strategy, contract leverage, and supplier relationship direction.

3.3 Team & Value Leadership:

• Manage and develop the team of governance tower leads; set priorities, review quality, and ensure delivery against client expectations.
• Ensure the client realizes the full value of the outsourcing relationship: savings capture, service credit enforcement, obligation compliance, innovation commitments, and continuous improvement.
• Identify cost, efficiency, and value opportunities across service areas and sponsor them through the opportunities log and business cases.
• Contribute to company's governance methodology, IP, and practice development.

4. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Success in this role is measured across the following dimensions: Metric - Target - Why It Matters.
• Governance Model Maturity: All forums, cadences, and reporting operating to design - The model only creates value if it actually runs. .