Head - Indirect Sourcing

About The Business

Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) is a greenfield venture of the Tata Group with expertise in manufacturing precision components.

Tata Electronics (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd.) is building India’s first AI-enabled state-of-the-art Semiconductor Foundry. This facility will produce chips for applications such as power management IC, display drivers, microcontrollers (MCU) and high-performance computing logic, addressing the growing demand in markets such as automotive, computing and data storage, wireless communications and artificial intelligence.

Tata Electronics is a subsidiary of the Tata group. The Tata Group operates in more than 100 countries across six continents, with the mission 'To improve the quality of life of the communities we serve globally, through long term stakeholder value creation based on leadership with Trust.’

Responsibilities

About the role

The Head – Indirect Sourcing will lead the end-to-end indirect procurement charter for TEPL which covers the EMS and Semiconductor manufacturing sites and corporate offices across the world. The role is responsible for building a robust, scalable sourcing organization covering technology, infrastructure, and indirect non-technology spend, while enabling cost competitiveness, compliance, and operational excellence across sites. This is a senior leadership role requiring strong capability in IT & technology sourcing, infrastructure sourcing, and standard indirect categories along with experience in setting up social infrastructure for greenfield manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Indirect Sourcing Strategy & Governance
• Define and execute enterprise-wide indirect sourcing strategy aligned to business rampup, project timelines and cost objectives.
• Anchor consolidation of indirect spend across business, project manage the transformation of the indirect spend category by maximising leverage across businesses and locations
• Establish governance, policies, and operating rhythms across EMS and Semiconductor businesses.
• Drive standardization, compliance, and risk management across indirect spend categories.
• Technology Sourcing (IT – Hardware, Software & Services)
• Own sourcing for IT hardware (servers, storage, network, end-user devices, AV).
• Lead sourcing for enterprise software, SaaS applications, digital solutions, and professional IT services.
• Partner with IT leadership on sourcing strategy, vendor consolidation, commercial negotiations, and lifecycle management.
• Non-Plant Infrastructure Sourcing
• Lead sourcing for non-plant infrastructure including:
• Social infrastructure (hostels, townships)
• Vendor parks and logistics parks
• Common utilities (power, water, gas)
• Support rapid scale-up of greenfield and brownfield sites with speed and cost discipline.
• Indirect Non-Technology Sourcing
• Oversee sourcing of professional services, consulting, HR services, legal services, travel, hotels, hostels, facilities, real estate, and indirect supplies/services.
• Drive category strategies, preferred supplier models, and long-term commercial frameworks.
• Stakeholder & Systems Enablement
• Partner closely with operations, manufacturing, IT, finance, HR, administration and project teams.
• Leverage sourcing systems and tools to enable transparency, multi-stakeholder feedback, and performance management.
• Drive data-driven decision-making through spend visibility, analytics, and supplier performance metrics.
  

Qualifications & Desired Experience Level

• 15–20 years of progressive experience in indirect sourcing, procurement, or supply chain roles.
• Strong and proven experience in IT sourcing, infrastructure sourcing, and standard indirect categories is mandatory.
• Exposure to manufacturing industry is preferable.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Deep expertise in IT hardware, software, services, and infrastructure sourcing.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in complex negotiations and contract structuring.
• Proven capability to build and scale sourcing organizations in high-growth environments.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across business, technology, and operations.
  
  

Leadership Level

• GM-level leader with an enterprise mindset and strong executive presence.
  
  

Comfortable with extensive travel across multiple sites to support business needs.