What's the role?
Manage and develop supplier portfolio for the Indian market to ensure competitive costs, consistent quality, sufficient capacity, and reliable supply. Lead sourcing projects and coordinate supplier qualification and development for assigned portfolio across Asia with Quality, Engineering, and Logistics. Strengthen supply resilience through proactive risk management and alternative sourcing.
What You'll do
Category management: Define and execute procurement strategies for assigned material groups. Apply market intelligence, spend and cost analysis, and sourcing levers to optimize total cost, quality, capacity, delivery, and innovation.
Sourcing & supplier development: Assess supply markets, identify and develop suppliers, lead RFP, and supplier selection activities. Coordinate supplier qualification and improvement with Quality, Engineering and Logistic to achieve project objectives and business outcomes.
Commercial & contract management: Lead negotiations covering price, tooling, productivity, capacity, commercial terms, and supply agreements. Establish robust contracts and deliver agreed savings and productivity targets.
Supplier performance, relationships, and risk: Own strategic supplier relationships and business reviews. Drive performance priorities and escalation, identify supply risks early, and implement mitigation and alternative supply solutions.
Stakeholder partnership and communication: Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, provide concise updates on progress, risks, business outcomes, and required decisions.
Process, compliance, and continuous improvement: Ensure compliance with Hilti procurement processes and contractual requirements. Maintain accurate records and drive continuous improvement.
Entrepreneurship and value creation: Understand the broader business impact of procurement decisions, challenge existing approaches, and propose practical solutions that strengthen competitiveness, resilience, and organizational development.
What You’ll Bring
Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, business, or a related field, or equivalent qualifications and experience; A master’s degree is preferred.
Relevant experience: 6–10 years in international procurement, strategic sourcing, or supplier management within manufacturing.
Category and sourcing expertise: Demonstrated ability to develop and implement category strategies, conduct market and spend analysis, lead RFPs, and convert sourcing levers into sustainable business value.
Commercial expertise: Proven experience in supplier negotiations, commercial agreements, cost analysis, and contract management.
Technical understanding: Understand manufacturing processes, specifications, and quality requirements; partner with Engineering and Quality on supplier qualification and issue resolution.
Supplier development and risk management: Experience coordinating supplier development, supply-risk mitigation, and cross-functional projects; fastener, anchor, or comparable engineered metal component experience is an advantage.
Ownership and execution: Strong ownership and implementation skills, with the ability to structure complex work, prioritize effectively, and deliver on commitments.
Analysis and strategic thinking: Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to translate data into clear recommendations, sourcing strategies, and prioritized actions.
Stakeholder management: Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and organizational levels.
Mobility: Willing and able to travel up to 60% with frequent supplier visits.
Language: Fluent English with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
What’s In It for You
Your responsibilities will be great and, with them, we’ll give you the freedom and autonomy to do whatever it takes to deliver outstanding results. We’ll offer you opportunities to move around the business – to work abroad, experience different job functions and tackle different markets. It’s a great way to find the right match for your ambitions and achieve the exciting career you’re after. We have a very thorough people review process which enables your career progression as soon as you’re ready for the next challenge.
Why Hilti
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
Commitment to Inclusion
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.
