Buyer - Strategic Sourcing - TRIMS

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Primary Purpose: -

• Commercial settlement of TRIMS components such as Plastic parts, Seating part cost & tooling viz.  Instrument Panel, Door Trims, Floor Console etc, along with tooling, SPM & Fixture
• Work on sourcing strategies to de-risk AFS Businesses on Cost, Supply & Technology disruption
• Propose Strategic Supplier Basket and recommend Master Supplier Panels for AFS projects
• Implement strategies with Business Vision & Promise by creating agile & flexible supply chain

Objectives: -

• Cost Management
• Capacity Planning
• Support new product development.
• Technology facilitation
• Supplier Risk Management
• Leverage sourcing synergies
• Optimize supplier base,

Key Result Areas: -

• Supplier management of Interior Plastic parts family for Auto businesses
• Work to meet Org. Cost saving targets through various levers.
• Facilitate Cost competitive Process /Product technology/ alternate source
• Containment of Raw Material increases.
• Vendor on Board for new project meeting Business needs of Time / Cost & Capex
• Capacity planning at supplier’s end to meet AFS Budget plan

• Identify & implement new Process Technology across Sectors

• Increase Common source across sectors
• Work on Process Improvement & DWM
• Implementation of Sustainability initiatives.
• Value Engineering initiatives to save cost

Scope & Dimension of Job:-

• Improve internal customer and supplier experience
• Differential sourcing strategy of part Family
• Anticipate & evaluate industry trend & recommend appropriate Sourcing Strategies
• Develop/ Align Sourcing Strategies to meet Manufacturing strategy of the Business,
• Use unconventional levers like spend analytics, digitization etc. Total Cost of Acquisition & improve efficiency of Business.

• Budgeting & Forecasting for commodity
• Interact with other Stake holders in the business-like Business Partnering, PD, SCM, CDMM   to achieve Business goal.
• Planning, Organizing, Review & Control
• Meet Compliance requirements as per department policy

Preferred Industries

Education Qualification

B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering / Production Engineering

MBA Preferred

General Experience

4 to 8 yrs experience

Critical Experience

System Generated Core Skills

System Generated Secondary Skills