Purchase/Procurement Head

Talent Finder; Hyderabad, Chennai District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Finder in Hyderabad is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing, global procurement, and supplier negotiations. You will manage end-to-end purchasing operations, negotiate costs, and drive localization and value engineering initiatives.

Strong focus on inventory optimization, material planning, logistics, and JIT procurement to reduce costs and improve supplier performance across global supply chains.

Qualifications

• Experience leading strategic sourcing and procurement initiatives.
• Proven track record in cost reduction and supplier development.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing and global procurement initiatives.
• Negotiate with suppliers to achieve cost reductions and performance improvements.
• Oversee inventory optimization, material planning, and JIT procurement.
• Drive supplier performance improvements and manage contracts.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Global procurement

Vendor development

Supplier negotiations

Cost reduction

Localization

Value engineering

Inventory optimization

Material planning

Logistics

JIT procurement

Contract management

Cross-functional collaboration

Should-costing

Job description

Role Highlights:

• Expertise in strategic sourcing, global procurement, and vendor development.
• Skilled in managing end-to-end purchasing operations, supplier negotiations, and commodity management.
• Proven track record in cost reduction through localization, value engineering, and sourcing strategies.
• Strong experience in inventory optimization, material planning, logistics, and JIT procurement.
• Adept at supplier performance improvement, contract management, and new product sourcing.
• Expertise in should-costing, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve business objectives.