Team Lead - Indirect Procurement

What You’ll Do

Key Responsibilities

• Has 3-4 years of prior team management experience in the procurement domain, lead, coach, and mentor a team of P2P analysts and associate buyers handling end-to-end indirect procurement activities
• Define clear performance goals and development plans; conduct regular 1:1s, feedback sessions, and annual performance reviews.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Ensure high employee engagement and retention through team-building activities, recognition programs, and development interventions.
  

• Oversee the end-to-end P2P cycle for indirect categories – requisition to PO creation, vendor onboarding, invoice resolution, GR/IR clearing, and stakeholder coordination.
• Managing RFQ’s approved suppliers in line with internal policies for identifying competitive pricing
• Swiftly learn Eaton procurement excellence tools for executing exceptions, change requests, approval matrix
• Drive issue resolution for aged POs, invoice mismatches, blocked payments, and urgent procurements.
• Support audits, compliance initiatives, and deployment of Eaton’s ESSP framework.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement projects using tools like Power BI, Power Apps, and Lean methodologies.
  

Key Deliverables

• SLA adherence on PR to PO conversion, Open PO Closure and invoice turnaround time
• Improvement in GR/IR backlog and blocked invoice resolution aim reduce invoice liability
• People development, engagement, and retention
• Execution of process improvement and automation initiatives
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Engineering, or Business; preferred MBA
• 9–13 years of experience in procurement operations, with at least 3-4 years in a leadership capacity
  

Skills

• Strong understanding of Indirect Procurement categories
• Hands-on experience with SAP (MM module), Ariba, and exposure to compliance frameworks
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Power BI, and reporting tools
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage a multicultural team and support global time zones