Team Lead, Procurement

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Team Lead Procurement to join our procurement department. This role combines hands-on procurement execution with team leadership responsibilities in our dynamic SaaS environment. The successful candidate will manage and develop a team of buyers while actively contributing to strategic sourcing initiatives, stakeholder management, and operational excellence.

What You'll Do:

Team Leadership & Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 3-5 Buyers conducting performance reviews, setting goals, and providing career development guidance. Foster a collaborative team environment while promoting best practices, managing workload distribution, and driving team performance metrics. Take responsibility for recruiting, onboarding, and training new team members while ensuring continuous improvement initiatives across the team.

Strategic Leadership & Presentations: Create and deliver executive presentations to senior leadership, presenting procurement strategies, market insights, and performance dashboards. Lead quarterly business reviews and annual procurement planning sessions while communicating complex procurement concepts to non-procurement stakeholders. Represent the procurement function in cross-functional leadership meetings and serve as the primary liaison between procurement and executive leadership.

Hands-on Procurement Execution: Personally manage high-value, complex sourcing projects while leading strategic negotiations with key suppliers and vendors. Execute complete Source-to-Pay lifecycle for critical categories and handle escalated procurement issues and vendor relationship challenges. Serve as subject matter expert for complex procurement scenarios requiring senior-level intervention and strategic decision-making. Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures, drive automation initiatives, and lead digital transformation projects. Monitor and optimize procurement metrics and KPIs while establishing benchmarks for operational excellence.

Advanced Category Management: Develop comprehensive category strategies across Marketing, Software, Data Centre, Consulting, Facilities and HR. Conduct market analysis, develop supplier relationship strategies, and lead vendor summits and strategic supplier reviews for Global suppliers.

Contract & Risk Management: Oversee complex contract negotiations and risk assessments while ensuring compliance with legal requirements and corporate governance. Manage vendor performance and relationship escalations, develop contract templates and negotiation playbooks, and lead vendor risk management and business continuity planning initiatives.

Stakeholder Leadership: Partner with department heads and senior leaders across the organization to facilitate procurement advisory sessions with business stakeholders. Lead cross-functional projects and transformation initiatives while serving as the escalation point for procurement-related issues requiring senior management attention.

What You'll Need:

Education & Leadership Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or related field with 6-8 years of procurement experience including 2-3 years in management or leadership roles.

Must demonstrate a proven track record of managing and developing high-performing teams with extensive experience in SaaS/technology industry procurement.

Technical & Systems Expertise:

Expert-level proficiency in procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, or Oracle Procurement with advanced data analytics and reporting capabilities.

Deep understanding of ERP systems and integration processes, experience with contract lifecycle management systems, and knowledge of procurement automation and AI tools.

Leadership & Communication Skills:

Proven ability to create and deliver compelling presentations to executive audiences with demonstrated success in leading, coaching, and developing teams.

Track record of leading complex, high-value negotiations, experience driving organizational change and process improvements, and exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Strategic Competencies:

Deep understanding of technology, marketing, and professional services markets with strong business case development and ROI analysis skills.

Ability to lead multiple complex projects simultaneously, extensive experience in strategic supplier relationship management, and understanding of vendor risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Professional certifications (CPSM, CSCP, CPM, or equivalent)
• Experience in high-growth SaaS companies scaling rapidly
• International procurement and global supplier management experience
• Experience with M&A due diligence and integration activities

Shift Timing : 6:00 PM 3:00 AM IST

Work Location : Kharadi, Pune (Work form Office)