Team Lead - Indirect Procurement

What You’ll Do

As a Team Leader in the Indirect Procurement P2P function at Eaton’s GSC CoE, Pune, candidates will be responsible for leading a team of professionals supporting procurement operations across global sites. The role balances people leadership and functional excellence to ensure timely and compliant procurement and payment processes for indirect categories such as MRO, Professional Services, Chemicals, Packaging.

Key Responsibilities

People Management & Leadership

• 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.
  
  
  

• 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
  
  
  

• 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
  
  
  

• 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