Procurement Head

Role: Head / Sr. Manager, Procurement Competence Center Location: Chennai Purpose of the Role: This role is responsible for enabling strategic procurement outcomes by delivering actionable analytics, market intelligence, and process excellence. The incumbent will drive data-driven decision-making, ensure effective procurement strategy deployment, and optimize procurement performance across categories, suppliers, and initiatives. The role also ensures best-in-class procurement processes, systems, and digital tools are implemented to maximize business value, while maintaining strong alignment with organizational goals and leading key strategic initiatives. Key Responsibilities Leadership & ; Strategy  Lead, manage, and develop a high-performing team of procurement analysts and specialists  Define and implement the strategic direction for procurement performance, analytics, and capability development  Collaborate with procurement leadership to shape and execute data-driven procurement strategies  Own and drive high-impact strategic initiatives aligned with business goals Procurement Analytics & Insights  Develop and lead advanced analytics on procurement data to generate actionable insights  Establish and monitor KPIs to measure procurement performance, efficiency, and compliance  Deliver market intelligence to anticipate trends, risks, and opportunities  Enable data-driven decision-making across procurement and category strategies Process Excellence & ; Digital Transfor