Job Description

Location: Govandi East- Mumbai
: Manager - Strategic Buying
Location: Corporate Office - Govandi East, Mumbai
Working Days: Monday to Saturday
(2nd & 4th Saturday off; 1st, 3rd & 5th Saturday working)
Experience: 8+ years
Qualification: MBA in Supply Chain Management (BE / BCom preferred)
Role Summary
The Manager - Strategic Buying will be responsible for end-to-end sourcing and governance of indirect services and consumables, ensuring cost optimization, preferred supplier management, compliance, and audit readiness across Marketing, IT, HR, R&D, Logistics, and Plant Operations.
Key Responsibility Areas (KRAs)
1. Sourcing Process Management
Manage category sourcing for Indirect Services and Consumables including:
Marketing services & promotions
IT & SaaS subscriptions
Logistics & Freight Forwarders
R&D services (Clinical, BA-BE)
Lab & Production consumables
Drive spend consolidation with preferred suppliers and prevent supplier proliferation.
Simplify sourcing processes and review/update SOPs.
Handle renewals of IT agreements, MSAs, and indirect service contracts.
2. Approval Management
Review and approve New Vendor & HCO (Healthcare Organization) onboarding.
Approve POs, Service Entries, and DocuSign workflows as per Delegation of Authority (DoA).
Review and approve:
ARIBA sourcing projects & award approvals
Quote Comparison Reports (QCR)
Marketing BRs and consumables sourcing
Ensure timely approvals while maintaining compliance discipline.
3. Strategic Project Initiatives (SPIs)
Actively participate in Strategic Project Initiatives.
Contribute ideas for process improvement, cost optimization, and risk mitigation.
4. Audit Management & Compliance
Coordinate and manage internal process audits.
Prepare business units/sites for audits.
Draft management responses to audit observations.
Track and ensure timely closure of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
Proactively identify and close process gaps.
Key Skills & Competencies
Strong exposure to Indirect Procurement & Strategic Buying
Hands-on experience with ARIBA / SAP / Procurement systems
Solid understanding of compliance, audits, and governance
Stakeholder management across Marketing, IT, R&D, Plants, Finance
High integrity and process orientation
Strong communication and decision-making skills
Ideal Candidate Profile
8-10 years of experience in Strategic / Indirect Procurement
Exposure to Marketing, IT, HR services procurement along with plant consumables
Experience working in regulated industries (Pharma / FMCG preferred)
Comfortable operating in audit-driven, compliance-heavy environments

Skills Required