Director of Procurement

Nationwide Insurance, a Fortune 100 company with nearly a century of strength,

stability, and purpose-driven innovation, is expanding its global technology footprint.

Our Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Hyderabad plays a strategic role in delivering

secure, scalable, and customer-focused digital solutions that support millions of

individuals and businesses across the U.S.

At Nationwide, you’ll join a forward-thinking team that embraces agile ways of working,

fosters a collaborative and inclusive culture, and invests in emerging technologies like

cloud, data, AI, and cybersecurity. Our associates contribute to meaningful work that

protects futures and strengthens communities—making a real impact every day.

As the Procurement leader for India, you’ll establish and scale Nationwide’s India

Procurement Centre of Excellence, driving global sourcing strategies, operational

excellence, and measurable business value. This role partners closely with U.S.

leadership to deliver cost optimization, risk management, and enhanced stakeholder

experience. Scope includes procurement operations, sourcing delivery, buy desk,

market intelligence, and supplier relationship management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the vision for Procurement operations and in India and

supports the overall Enterprise Procurement strategy.

• Leads the development of an India-based procurement operations capability

aligned to enterprise standards, controls, KPIs, and client needs to meet cost,

quality, risk, speed and service objectives.

• Drives sourcing strategies, negotiations, and cost optimization across

categories.

• Oversee RFX design/execution, negotiations, cost modeling, and total cost of

ownership (TCO) improvements; ensure commercial outcomes, risk

protections, and compliance with enterprise standards.

• Partners with U.S. leaders to align priorities, communications, processes,

delivers measurable savings and consistent quality.

• Responsible for implementing standardized processes, SLAs, playbooks, and

controls; ensure audit readiness.

• Establish and integrate a scalable, policy-compliant Buy Desk with intake, P2P

workflows, and catalog strategies to maximize self-service and automation.

Monitors P2P performance and resolve escalations promptly.

• Champion digital enablement and automation across Ariba, Fieldglass, and

connected tools; improve data quality, streamline intake/assignment, and

leverage AI assisted quality checks, clause comparison, and workflow

optimization where appropriate.

• Leads the implementation of tiered SRM governance; oversee QRBs and

performance scorecards.

• Proactively manage supplier risk and continuity.
• Champions innovation and automation and AI-assisted tools for efficiency and

compliance.

• Creates and maintain dashboards and data quality for decision-making.
• Provide leadership to teams, including career development, performance

management, and compensation decisions.

• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience:

Education:

Bachelor’s/master’s in supply chain management, Business Administration,

Engineering, or Finance from a recognized institution.

Experience:

Ten or more years in in procurement/supply management across sourcing and

operations, including 5 or more years progressive managerial experience; proven track

record building and scaling teams in India.

Demonstrated success standing up new functions (e.g., buy desk, shared services,

research/analytics) and maturing them to stable, measurable performance.

Experience leading SRM programs, supplier governance, and executive level

relationships.

Technical Skills:

• Deep expertise in procurement policies, category strategies, negotiation, and

contracting; fluency in interpreting complex agreements and evaluating

outsourcing strategies and risk.

• Strong project/program leadership and change management; ability to translate

business needs into standardized processes, SLAs, and measurable outcomes.

• Advanced proficiency with technology platforms (e.g., Ariba, Fieldglass) and

data/analytics for decision support and reporting; comfort leveraging automation

and AI assisted tools.

Soft Skills & Attributes:

• Strong thought leadership, communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work and operate in a global, agile, matrixed environment and drive

consensus.

Additional Information:

Reporting Structure:

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