Analyst SCM (Indirect Purchase)

Role overview

Analyst SCM (Indirect Purchase) at Eaton Corporation

The Indirect Buyer is responsible for managing the end-to-end RFQ process, driving sourcing initiatives for Indirect Procurement categories like Capital, MRO, Packaging and engaging with suppliers to obtain competitive quotations.

Responsibilities

• The role involves conducting commercial negotiations to achieve cost savings, evaluating proposals, and ensuring optimal procurement decisions.
• It also requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders to define sourcing strategies, ensuring compliance with company policies, and monitoring supplier performance.
• Additionally, the role includes supporting contract finalization and tracking savings, KPIs, and overall sourcing progress.
• "Key
• 1.
• Category Strategy and Spend Management:
• Develop and execute category strategies for MRO, Infrastructure, and Packaging commodities in alignment with business requirements and procurement objectives
• Analyze historical and forecasted spend, and market trends to identify sourcing, consolidation, and cost-reduction opportunities.
• 2.
• Strategic Sourcing and Commercial Negotiation:
• TLead RFQ, RFP, and competitive bidding events, including preparation of bid packages, supplier communication, technical and commercial comparison, and negotiation
• Prepare sourcing recommendations and approval documentation with clear justification, risk assessment, and stakeholder alignment.
• 3.
• Purchase Order, Contract, and Compliance Management:
• Convert approved sourcing decisions into accurate purchase orders, blanket agreements, and contracts with clearly defined scope, price, quantity, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms
• Maintain sourcing and negotiation records for audit readiness and ensure compliance with procurement policies, delegated authority, ethical standards, and internal controls
• 4.
• Procurement & ERP System:
• Implement and manage procurement practices, ensuring cost-effective sourcing and supplier compliance.
• Advanced Excel and ERP Systems (Oracle/SAP/Ariba/Smart tool), Powerpoint, AI
• 5.
• Supplier Management and Risk Control:
• Identify, evaluate, onboard, and develop suppliers based on technical capability, commercial competitiveness, quality, capacity, financial stability, safety, compliance, and service performance
• Develop alternate and local sources for critical requirements to reduce single-source dependency and supply continuity risk
• 6.
• Stakeholder Service, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement
• Build strong relationships with plant teams, requestors, finance, engineering, quality, EHS, and suppliers through timely, accurate, and transparent communication
• Provide regular updates on sourcing status, savings, open orders, supplier risks, project milestones, and pending actions
• Lead process-improvement and digitalization initiatives that improve cycle time, compliance, data quality, stakeholder experience, and procurement productivity
• "

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• 8 - 10yrs
• Skills:
• 1.Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, Excellent negotiation and influencing abilities.
• 2.Problem-solving and critical-thinking mindset.
• 3.Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
• 4.Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and support fact-based decision making.
• 5.Customer-focused approach with the ability to understand and meet internal stakeholder requirement.
• 6.Strong digital mindset with a passion for process automation and continuous improvement.
• 7.Basic knowledge of Power Automate, Power Apps, AI tools, or workflow automation platforms.
• 8.Ability to identify automation opportunities within procurement and P2P processes.
• 8.Exposure to CAPEX and MRO.

Employment details

• Location: Pune [MH] [IN]