Buyer - Vehicle Proprietary
Job Description
Responsibilities & Key Deliverables
| 1) Commodity Management - Developing Sourcing Strategies, Supply Market / Industry study, Understanding Commodity/ RM market cycles, Supplier Selection & Assessment, Supplier negotiation, Build Strong Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Driving Supplier Innovations and VA/VE ideas, Capex/investment settlement |
| 2) Managing Total Cost of ownership (TCO) through Cost Saving & Value Engineering, Product / Component costing, Managing RFQ evaluation and price settlements & New Business Awards |
| 3) Material Analysis, Budgeting & cost containment |
| 4) Demand mapping, Capacity planning, Performance monitoring & de-bottleneck issues |
| 5) Identification, Benchmarking & Sourcing of Technology Items |
| 6) Identifying Supplier Risk & its Mitigation strategy (Associated with commodity, conversion, fire & safety, Cyber security etc) |
| 7) Digitization, Spend / Data Analytics & Leverage technology tools for effective analysis |
Preferred Industries
Education Qualification
B.E./B. Tech (Mechanical/Production/Automobile), M.B.A Desirable
Excellent Academic Performance / Graduation from Tier 1 College
General Experience
A) 6 to 12 yrs. experience
B) Preferred experience in handling sourcing of multiple component categories ie. Primely Proprietary components with additional exposures to Sheet metal / Casting / Forging / Elastomers process in the automotive domain.
Critical Experience
1) Integrity
2) Financial Acumen
3) Negotiation & Influencing skills
4) Analytical thinking & market analysis
5) Effective collaboration & interpersonal skills
6) Good Communication Skills
7) Good knowledge of SAP System & Digital Tools
8) Passion for a Techno-Commercial Profile