Strategic Buyer, Corporate Services - Marketing Communications

About the role

At DuPont, the Strategic Buyer for Corporate Services - Marketing Communications owns the sourcing strategy and supplier ecosystem for all marketing, advertising, media, creative, and brand-related spend. The role partners with Marketing, Brand, Digital, and Communications teams to balance cost efficiency with creative and brand impact, executing RFPs, negotiating agency fees and SOWs, managing contracts and compliance, and tracking spend via Power BI/Excel dashboards. Based in Hyderabad, Telangana, this full-time position follows a hybrid work model (60:40 WFO:WFH).

What you’ll do

• Support and execute category strategies for marketing communications aligned to brand and business objectives
• Build strong relationships with the business to embed procurement early in the planning cycle
• Lead agency selection and reviews (creative, media, digital, PR) via structured RFPs and pitch processes
• Benchmark and negotiate agency fees, retainers, FTE rate cards, SOW, and commission structures
• Negotiate rate cards, production costs, licensing/usage rights, and performance-based models
• Manage agency/supplier performance through scorecards, QBRs, and SLAs tied to marketing KPIs
• Draft and manage MSAs, SOWs, retainers, and IP/usage-rights clauses while ensuring compliance with data privacy and advertising standards
• Track marketing spend, savings, and agency performance via dashboards and provide executive-ready summaries on category performance

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field (MBA preferred)
• 6–8 years of experience in procurement
• 3+ years of experience in the marketing/agency category
• Domain knowledge of agency models, media buying, IP/usage rights, and production
• Technical proficiency in SAP/SRM, Excel, Power BI, and Office 365
• Expertise in E2E strategic sourcing, contract management, agency negotiation, and SOW/rate-card management
• Ability to execute end-to-end strategic sourcing activities to select fit-for-purpose vendors
• Strong negotiation, commercial, and assertive communication skills with marketing acumen

Nice to have

CSCP or CPSM certification

Skills

Benefits

• Competitive Rewards & Benefits
• Opportunity to contribute to DuPont's Global Mission
• Exposure to Leading Technology Platforms in Procurement
• Company Transport

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field / ( MBA preferred)