Job Description

Business: PPS
Department: SCM
Location: Kurla
Travel: Medium
Full time, Permanent

Key Stakeholders: Internal
Site heads, Department heads, Site & Central Finance
Key Stakeholders: External - Vendors
Reporting Structure : Head of Indirect Procurement
Experience : Over 10 years of experience in domain (OPEX, MRO, Services, Logistics)

Competencies

Technical :

• Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, contracting, and negotiations
• Hands-on experience with RFX processes and e-auctions
• Working knowledge of S2P tools (GEP SMART, Ariba, Ivalua, Coupa, or similar)
• Strong analytics and data-driven aptitude, including spend analysis and savings tracking

Behavioural :

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across senior business leaders
• Ability to drive change and standardization in a multi-site environment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Develop and execute regional sourcing strategies, for OPEX categories, aligned with business and cost objectives.
• Act as a strategic partner to Site Heads, Department Heads, Site Finance, Central Finance, and Legal
• Translate business requirements into sourcing strategies while balancing cost, risk, quality, and service.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives including RFI, RFP, RFQ, and e-auctions across categories.
• Design, negotiate, and manage long-term contracts and framework agreements in collaboration with Site4 stakeholders, Legal and Finance.
• Establish and govern catalogs and preferred supplier lists to drive compliance and buying efficiency.
• Ensure disciplined usage of sourcing modules, contract management, catalogs, and spend analytics.
• Drive OPEX savings through structured levers, such as Spend analytics and opportunity identification, Specification rationalization and standardization, Demand management and supplier consolidation and Idea generation workshops with stakeholders and suppliers
• Track, validate, and report savings with Finance, ensuring benefits realization.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, commercial, and operational risks.

MBA or Master in relevant field

In the three decades of its existence, Piramal Group has pursued a twin strategy of both organic and inorganic growth.
Driven by its core values, Piramal Group steadfastly pursues inclusive growth, while adhering to ethical and values-driven practices.
Equal employment opportunity
Piramal Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetics, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We base our employment decisions on merit considering qualifications, skills, performance, and achievements. We endeavor to ensure that all applicants and employees receive equal opportunity in personnel matters, including recruitment, selection, training, placement, promotion, demotion, compensation and benefits, transfers, terminations, and working conditions, including reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities as well as individuals with needs related to their religious observance or practice.