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Strategic Buyer - Indirect Procurement

Rollsroyce

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Jul 9, 2026

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Location
(RRPS) PUNE - ESAS, India
Type
Full-time
Department
Operations
Experience
8+ years
Education
Master
Source
Workday

Description

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Buyer – Indirect Procurement
Department: Global Purchasing Office
Status: Full Time

Location: Pune, India

Travel: Moderate

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Job Summary
This position is recognized as a strategic buyer and is responsible primarily for the purchase and strategy of goods and services in various Indirect Commodities in an efficient and economical manner following established policies and procedures.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities
· Local strategic sourcing of Indirect Procurement – Services and goods.
· Develop, evaluate, and manage supplier relationships to accomplish material cost, availability and inventory goals.
· Negotiate pricing, terms and long-term contracts with strategic suppliers.
· Supplier cost analysis and creating reports / dashboards for management decisions.
· Closely co-ordinate with global commodity manager to implement Global strategy for the
subject commodities.
· Analyze supplier cost / pricing information and benchmark the competition.
· Troubleshoot/analyze continuous/reoccurring quality problems and work with supplier to resolve them, in a commitment for continuous improvement.
· Organize and facilitate product teams for problem solving or issue resolution.
· Maintain supplier quality and delivery through assessment, evaluation and ongoing monitoring.
· Support engineering, sales and production by providing supplier delivery and open order data in order to assist in the most cost-effective utilization of materials.
· Maintain Supplier data, Part data and PO data with integrity.
· Ensure Supplier compliance.
· Assertively resolve all pricing, invoicing and contract related issues with suppliers.
· Work/Communicate/collaborate with order management, sales, engineering, production,
production, accounting, and quality department on any part related issues/questions.
· Maintain inventory levels that allow efficient production while attaining inventory and cost savings goals.
· Responsible for following safety and environmental procedures. Procedures can be found on our company intranet.
· Perform special projects as required.
· Other tasks as assigned by Manager.
· Supplier Evaluation and Tracking.
· Stakeholder management, Agile way of working, ensure on-time, on-budget, quality deliveries.


Minimum Qualifications


Education Preferred:
B.E/B. Tech (Mechanical) with MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain/Business Management OR
M.Com with MBA in Finance & Supply Chain
 

Experience Preferred:
8 to 10 Years of experience with at least 8 years in Strategic Procurement management experience of sourcing Indirect Procurement Commodities, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Information about the commodities to be handled.

Candidate is expected to be capable of creating Service Level Agreements with suppliers for Indirect Commodities. Following are few examples –


1. Engineering Services
2. Legal Services
3. Transportation / Freight Forwarding Services
4. Facility Services, Service Center Services. Engineering Center Services, Agreements for Events with Event Management Companies.
5. Long term service contract with Hotels, Taxi services.
 

Candidate needs to possess…
· TEAM PLAYER
· Strong negotiation skills
· Professional approach
· Strong interpersonal skills, communication and the ability to work efficiently with others.
· Working knowledge of purchasing policies, processes and procedures.
· Extensive knowledge and ability to negotiate best vendor terms, pricing and delivery based on specific budget and schedule requirements.
· Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power point) and SAP skills (MUST to HAVE).
· Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels within the organization, along with external contacts.
· Manage a commodity on a global basis across several MTU locations
· Strong problem solving, decision making and analytical capabilities.
· Ability to travel on a limited basis and learn commodity processes at supplier locations
· Supplier Networking
 

Work Conditions:
Daily work is performed in an office environment. This position has a Monday through Friday work schedule, as business requires.
While performing duties of this position, the employee is occasionally required to stand, reach, and / or grasp. Next, an employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to manipulate small items such as a keyboard or mouse. Finally, an employee is also frequently required to walk within the work environment.
Specific vision requirements for this position include close vision, and the employee must have the ability to adjust focus.

Power Systems is the Rolls-Royce business which provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalisation and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.

We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These technologically advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Procurement

Posting Date

09 Jul 2026; 00:07

Skills

ExcelSAPAgileComplianceProcurementNegotiation

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