Manager - Direct Sourcing (Commodity Operations)

Manager Direct Sourcing (Commodity Operations) Location Bangalore, India

Job Summary

Lead a team supporting Direct Commodity sourcing activities, improve process effectiveness, drive stakeholder satisfaction, and enable scalable CoE support for global sourcing organizations.

Lead daily operations, review sourcing support requests, manage team workload, engage stakeholders, track KPI performance, support NPI and Should Cost initiatives, drive process improvements, and participate in governance reviews.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of sourcing and procurement analysts
• Support Direct Commodity sourcing operations and strategic initiatives
• Coordinate RFQ activities, supplier communications, and sourcing events
• Support NPI sourcing activities and stakeholder requirements
• Support Should Cost analysis and sourcing analytics
• Manage stakeholder escalations and service delivery performance
• Drive SLA/KPI management and reporting
• Identify automation and process improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with global teams across multiple regions and time zones
• Support governance reviews, audits, and compliance requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Procurement, or related field.
• Minimum 10 - 15 years of experience in procurement, sourcing operations, supply chain, or shared services.
• Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct Commodity sourcing experience, NPI exposure, Should Cost methodology exposure, global shared services experience, Lean/Six Sigma certification, and experience supporting manufacturing organizations.

Systems Tools

• SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, JDE, Power BI, Excel, and other procurement and ERP platforms.

Key Skills Competencies

• Team Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Direct Commodity Procurement
• Strategic Sourcing Support
• Supplier Management
• NPI Process
• Should Cost Analysis
• Continuous Improvement
• Analytics

Working Conditions

• Support EU time zone 11:00 AM IST 08:00PM IST
• Global coordination, standard business hours, high-volume transactional environment

Success Measures

• Stakeholder Satisfaction
• SLA Achievement
• Productivity Improvements
• Quality Compliance Metrics
• Team Development
• Standardization Initiatives
• Automation Adoption
• CoE Value Delivery