Tcs Hiring For Direct Sourcing Leads/AM/Manager

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**TCS Hiring for Direct Sourcing Leads/AM/Manager** **Role:** Direct Sourcing Leads/AM/Manager **Experience:** 10-15 Years (10+ years in Direct Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, or Category Management roles, with strong exposure to supplier negotiations and manufacturing or operations-linked sourcing) **Job Location:** Hyderabad **JD:** Kindly refer end of the post Interested candidates please mail with EP ID (registration number process mentioned) in the mentioned Email ID **(choudhury.amit@tcs.com)** **Please mention Skill and Location in your EMAIL SUBJECT LINE** Mandatory Requirements (How to generate your EPCN) **EPCN number is mandatory for eligibility of the interview** **Step 1:** Visit https://ibegin.tcs.com/iBegin/ **Step 2:** Click to login **Step 3:** Click New User (Register with us) **Step 4:** Select "BPO" in Areas of Interest and complete the registration (Fill the details) **Step 5:** Once completed, your TCS no. would be generated which starts from EP2025XXXX **Step 6:** You will receive the EP number on your personal e-mail ID Eligibility: - Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10 + 2 + 3) - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations, or a related discipline - MBA or relevant Procurement Certification preferred - Should be flexible with rotational/night shifts - Candidates must have a registered EP number **Skills:** - Strategic Sourcing - Supplier Relationship Management - Category Management - Commercial Negotiation - Contract Management - Risk Assessment - Market Intelligence - Stakeholder Management - ERP Procurement Systems - Analytics **Job Description:** In this role, associates will lead end-to-end direct sourcing strategies for production materials, components, and supplier partnerships to ensure continuity of supply, cost competitiveness, quality alignment, and risk-managed procurement operations. Responsibilities: - Develop and execute category sourcing strategies for direct materials aligned to business demand, cost, and quality goals. - Lead supplier identification, qualification, negotiation, onboarding, and performance governance. - Drive commercial negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, contracts, lead times, and service commitments. - Partner with Planning, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Engineering teams to align sourcing decisions with business priorities. - Monitor market trends, commodity movements, supply risks, and supplier capacity constraints to proactively manage continuity risks. - Lead RFx processes, bid evaluations, supplier selection, and recommendation governance. - Establish supplier scorecards, business review cadence, and corrective action tracking for performance improvement. - Drive savings, value engineering opportunities, working capital improvements, and supply base optimization. - Ensure compliance with procurement policies, approval thresholds, contract controls, and audit requirements. - Mentor team members and support standardization of sourcing processes, templates, and reporting.