Strategic Sourcing Buyer

Buyer - A&T Proprietary, SSU AD

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Devise long term and short term sourcing strategies considering current and future business needs and Industry dynamics.

Carrying out negotiations with suppliers for own commodity.

Achieve cost saving targets by driving negotiations.

Empanelling vendors as per the targets.

Vendor on board by identifying suitable supplier panel, techno commercial synthesis and negotiations.

Bringing in industry intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends in own domain.

Presenting key updates, issues to senior management and seek support for de bottlenecking wherever required.

Anticipate business risk associated with own commodities and relevant industries and propose mitigation plan.

Actively collaborating with multiple stakeholders - SSU Leadership, Accounts, Business Excellence, Plant Heads, Spares Sourcing Head, Strategic Vendors, Government Agencies to resolve/anticipate issues and ensure smooth operations.

Participating in various SSU forums to project business indicators, concerns, highlights of performance and give inputs to stakeholders /decision making.

Being a role model for Ethics and Integrity as well as demonstration of Sourcing behaviours.

To be amiable, professional and approachable at all times

Preferred Industries

AutomobileFarm Sector

Education Qualification

MBA; Bachelor of Engineering ( Mechanical / Automobile )

General Experience

7  - 8  yrs experience in Strategic Sourcing

Critical Experience

Commodity buyer for Proprietary Commodities like Shifter cables  , Drive shafts / propeller shafts / 4WD systems like Shift tower

Having Achieved cost saving targets by driving negotiations.

5+ Years of Experience, largely in Sourcing industry.

Intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends.

Exposure to Carry out negotiations with suppliers for own commodity and facilitating own team

System Generated Core Skills

Analytical ThinkingCommunication SkillsInfluencing SkillsProject Planning & ExecutionRisk AnalysisSupplier SelectionPricingPrice OptimizationSupplier Risk ManagementSourcingStrategic SourcingBenchmarking

System Generated Secondary Skills

NegotiationProject ManagementSupplier Management

Experience Level

Mid Level