About the Role:

This is a senior role with high visibility. You will own procurement, vendor management, real estate, facilities and business support across the India offices. You will be the single accountable leader for all procurement in India and will look after significant company spend, so uncompromising integrity is essential. You will also support the North America procurement team and act as host manager for the India based Executive Assistant, Travel, Warehousing and Order Management teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Real Estate & Facilities:

- Lead office buildouts, fitouts and relocations end to end across India and the wider APAC and IMEA region

- Own space planning and seat capacity modelling as headcount grows

- Negotiate leases and renewals with landlords, property consultants and design and build vendors

- Project manage major infrastructure work across IT, HR, Admin and Finance

Procurement & Vendor Management:

- Run a fair, transparent and competitive vendor selection process in line with anti bribery laws (FCPA, Prevention of Corruption Act)

- Own the full procurement lifecycle across transport, cafeteria, merchandise, IT assets, furniture, insurance and facility management

- Run RFPs, lead commercial negotiations and execute contracts

- Maintain vendor scorecards, SLAs and renewals, and build a preferred vendor panel

- Manage requisition workflows in Coupa or an equivalent P2P system

- Lead procurement for company events, leadership offsites and annual kickoffs

North America Procurement Support:

- Be the India point of contact for data, reporting, research, due diligence and spend analytics

- Keep data integrity aligned across global finance and procurement systems

Operations Governance:

- Act as maker-checker partner to the India Operations team, tracking KPIs and driving process improvement

- Support compliance work covering labour law, SEZ and GST vendor documentation

- Enforce segregation of duties and audit trails, and support internal and external audits

Team Leadership:

- Act as on ground host manager for teams whose functional managers sit in North America

- Handle Workday administration (PTO, timekeeping, appraisals) and stay aligned with North America leaders on MBOs and performance

- Be the escalation point for local logistics, access and infrastructure

What We Are Looking For:

- 12+ years in procurement, operations or facilities, with at least 3 years in a Director level role

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain or Engineering; an MBA or CPSM/CIPS is preferred

- Proven delivery of large real estate or buildout projects

- Strong commercial acumen, with hands on RFP and multiple vendor contract experience

- A background in large SaaS, technology or professional services firms with multiple locations

- Proficiency in Coupa or similar tools

- An excellent record on stakeholder management and ethical decision making

Good to Have:

- Experience supporting procurement or finance teams based in North America

- Exposure to Indian labour law, GST and wage code compliance

- Experience managing EA or operations support teams

- Familiarity with Anaplan or Salesforce