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Lead - Indirect Procurement | Retail | Delhi-NCR

Delhi Permanent View Job Description
This role leads the full Indirect Procurement agenda for the India market, with responsibility for sourcing, governance, supplier management, and digital enablement. You will design and professionalize procurement practices, drive compliance, and deliver measurable value across all indirect categories. The position combines strategic influence with hands‑on execution in a dynamic, fast‑scaling business.
  • Build an entire procurement function from the ground up.
  • Lead transformation in a fast‑growing, high‑governance environment.

About Our Client

Our client is a global, premium, highly regulated multinational known for its strong brand equity, operational excellence and commitment to quality. With rapid expansion in India, they are strengthening their internal functions to support long-term growth and market leadership. The company values governance, innovation, stakeholder partnership and a disciplined procurement culture. You will be joining a high-performance environment with strong regional and global collaboration.

Job Description

  • Build and structure the indirect supplier ecosystem across India, ensuring compliance, reliability and performance.
  • Lead sourcing for categories including consumables, packaging, warehouse procurement, and services.
  • Manage competitive tenders (RFI/RFP/RFQ) and drive robust commercial negotiations.
  • Strengthen supplier governance, risk assessment, due diligence and performance tracking.
  • Champion procurement digitalization and enforce process discipline, including No‑PO‑No‑Pay.
  • Partner with finance, legal and cross‑functional stakeholders to enable data‑driven decisions.
  • Establish procurement best practices, coaching teams and embedding a culture of compliance.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Indirect Procurement professional should have:

  • 8+ years of experience in Indirect Procurement or Strategic Sourcing within MNC environments.
  • Hands‑on expertise in consumables, packaging, warehouse procurement and services categories.
  • Strong experience running tenders, negotiations, supplier assessments and commercial evaluations.
  • Proven ability to operate in high‑governance setups with strong compliance orientation.
  • Skilled in building processes, improving procurement maturity and driving digital adoption.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills..

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to build and professionalize procurement from the ground up.
  • High-impact role working closely with senior leadership in India and globally.
  • Strong exposure to transformation, digitalization and supplier strategy.
  • Competitive compensation with long-term career growth in a global environment.



If you are an experienced procurement professional in the retail industry, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career.

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JN-032026-6981259

Job summary

Function
Procurement & Supply Chain
Sub Sector
Procurement Management
What is your area of specialisation?
Retail
Location
Delhi
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-032026-6981259

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