Procurement Lead

As our new Procurement Lead for India, you’ll play a key role in leading and delivering our Direct Procurement strategy across the country, ensuring we have the right suppliers, materials and commercial partnerships to support our operations and growth.

Working closely with our India leadership team, local stakeholders and the wider Global Procurement function, you’ll lead procurement activity across raw materials and packaging, developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier performance and strengthening key supplier relationships. You’ll identify opportunities to improve supply security, reduce costs and working capital, while also leveraging global procurement opportunities to deliver value for the wider Scott Bader Group.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of procurement in India, making a direct impact on our local operations while helping shape and deliver Scott Bader’s global procurement strategy.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver the India Procurement strategy across key raw materials and packaging categories.
• Develop sourcing strategies that strengthen supply security, optimise costs and improve working capital.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, agreements and performance across India.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, R&T and other stakeholders to align procurement priorities.
• Ensure Procurement activities meet Scott Bader’s EHS, ethical, sustainability, quality and compliance standards.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience in direct procurement, ideally within a manufacturing or processing environment.
• Proven experience developing category strategies, managing suppliers and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with the ability to use data to inform decisions and identify opportunities.
• Experience in the chemicals, coatings, paints, adhesives, FMCG or similar manufacturing sectors.
• Experience working across international or multi-site organisations.

Why join us?

At Scott Bader, we’re proud to be an employee-owned business where our colleagues share in our success and help shape the future of the company. Alongside a competitive salary and bonus scheme, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance, including:

• Retirement and pension benefits
• Health and personal accident insurance
• Gratuity and end-of-service benefits
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Wellbeing and counselling support
• Paid volunteering days and charity match funding
• Learning and development opportunities
• Travel reimbursement

We also offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment where innovation, sustainability and community are at the heart of what we do.

About Scott Bader

Scott Bader is a global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we combine over 100 years of expertise with a passion for innovation, quality and sustainability, supporting customers across a wide range of industries worldwide.

Today, more than 600 colleagues work across our global network of manufacturing sites, offices and technical centres, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and outstanding customer support.

What makes Scott Bader different is our employee ownership model. Since 1951, our colleagues have shared in the responsibility and success of the business, helping shape a company that balances commercial success with a strong sense of purpose, community and long-term thinking.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Scott Bader, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, valued and able to be themselves. We welcome different perspectives, experiences and ways of thinking, recognising that diversity drives innovation, collaboration and better outcomes for our colleagues, customers and communities.