Director - Indirect/Direct Procurement

The Director - Direct & Indirect Procurement will lead enterprise-wide sourcing and procurement strategy across raw materials, packaging, CapEx, services, utilities, IT, marketing, logistics, and other indirect categories. This role is responsible for driving cost optimization, supplier partnerships, risk mitigation, governance, and value creation while aligning procurement with business growth, profitability, and compliance objectives.

Key Responsibilities

- Define and execute end-to-end procurement strategy for direct and indirect spend

- Lead strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, and long-term supplier partnerships

- Drive cost reduction, value engineering, and working capital optimization initiatives

- Oversee CapEx procurement, vendor finalization, and ROI-based sourcing decisions

- Establish procurement governance, policies, controls, and compliance frameworks

- Manage supplier performance, risk assessment, and continuity planning

- Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, finance, legal, IT, and business heads

- Implement digital procurement tools, SRM platforms, and analytics-driven decisions

- Lead, mentor, and build a high-performing procurement leadership team

- Ensure ESG, sustainability, and ethical sourcing standards are embedded