Senior Strategic Buyer

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Strategic Buyer to lead our Indirect Procurement function in India. You will be responsible for end‑to‑end sourcing of services, materials, spares and technical equipment, ensuring business continuity, cost competitiveness and high supplier performance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead indirect procurement activities across multiple categories and sites in India.
• Drive strategic sourcing initiatives, including tendering, negotiation and contracting for complex categories.
• Execute global and regional category strategies locally and ensure contract adoption.
• Manage supplier relationships, performance, risk and sustainability standards.
• Deliver cost‑savings, cost‑avoidance and value‑creation targets.
• Partner with site and functional stakeholders to translate business needs into sourcing strategies.
• Develop and mentor the India indirect procurement team.
• Ensure compliance with global procurement policies and systems such as SAP and Ariba.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in indirect procurement within chemicals, pharmaceuticals, engineering or manufacturing environments.
• Strong background in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiation and category management.
• Proven ability to manage supplier performance and risk at operational and strategic levels.
• Experience working in a matrixed, global organization with strong stakeholder‑management skills.
• Post‑graduate degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations or Business; engineering background is a plus.
• Business‑fluent English; Hindi preferred.

Required skills

• SAP procurement module.
• Ariba sourcing platform.

What we offer

• Strategic procurement role with ownership of indirect spend and value delivery in India.
• Opportunity to influence global and regional procurement strategies at site level.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance and Global Procurement.
• Collaborative, ethical and inclusive culture with focus on sustainability.
• Competitive compensation, benefits and professional development opportunities.