Chief Procurement Officer

Location: Bengaluru

We are seeking a    Chief Procurement Officer    to drive strategy, operational excellence, and transformation across multi-plant operations.

This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for building a future-ready procurement and supply chain organisation that delivers cost leadership, resilience, scalability, and competitive advantage.

Role

Purpose:

To lead the Procurement & Supply Chain function by providing    strategic direction, commercial leadership,    and operational excellence, while driving a large-scale transformation journey across sourcing, localisation, logistics, warehousing, and digital supply chain ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

Define and execute enterprise-wide procurement & supply chain strategy.
Drive localisation initiatives to strengthen resilience.
Lead strategic supplier negotiations and long-term partnership development.
Establish governance frameworks, performance dashboards, and KPI-driven accountability.
Align procurement strategy with business growth, and customer expectations
Deliver sustained YoY cost reductions across direct and indirect spend.
Drive measurable EBITDA improvement through    sourcing excellence, value engineering, and structured commodity strategies.
Secure long-term cost competitiveness through:
Raw material price fixation / indexed agreements
Multi-year strategic supplier contracts
Global sourcing leverage
Improve gross margins across    key commodities    such as    Steel, Casting, Forging
Lead spend consolidation and synergy savings across business units.
Optimise working capital via inventory control, payment terms, and cash flow strategies.

Operational Excellence:

Lead end-to-end supply chain from demand forecasting to final delivery.
Standardise processes across multi-plant operations.
Improve inventory turnover, OTD, fulfilment rates, and working capital efficiency.
Strengthen vendor performance management and supplier ecosystem development.
Optimise logistics networks, freight management, and warehouse efficiency.

Greenfield & Cap Ex Leadership:

Lead procurement strategy for greenfield & brownfield projects.
Strategically source Cap Ex equipment and services.
Establish supplier ecosystems for plant setup and ramp-up.
Ensure governance and risk control across capital investments.

People & Culture:

Build and lead high-performing, transformation-oriented teams.
Drive performance culture, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration.
Lead change management, cultural integration, and capability building initiatives.

Digital Transformation:

Drive Digital Procurement Transformation
Leverage data for demand forecasting & risk management
Enable data-driven decision making across supply chain operations

Qualifications:

MBA (Top-tier institute) is preferred
Graduate in Engineering (Mechanical / Industrial / Production) is preferred

Experience Required
20+ years in    Automotive    / Manufacturing / Engineering industry
8–10 years in senior leadership roles (CPO / Head of Procurement / Supply Chain Head)
Proven experience managing multi-plant operations
Led large-scale business transformation journeys
Experience in multi-plant consolidation / merger integration
Delivered synergy-led cost savings initiatives
Led greenfield / brownfield projects from concept to commissioning
Strong P&L impact and profitability improvement track record
Successfully led change management & capability building initiatives
Experience in global sourcing is preferred
Experience in SAP Hana is most preferred.