Software Sourcing Buyer

Buyer - Software Sourcing SSU

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Software Defined Vehicles are disrupting the automotive industry. With this paradigm shift, the conventional hardware and software development cycle, sourcing process and buyer-supplier relationship is pivoting towards endless new possibilities. Moving towards the highest level of SDV, there would be a substantial increase in the scope and content of software in the vehicles and the need for exploring innovative partnerships to enable these developments. Hence, it is of strategic importance for us, to handle sourcing of software from a cost efficiency and strategic angle.

 

Responsibilities:

• Define the sourcing landscape and strategy for system wise software sourcing for Software Defined Vehicle (SDV)
• Provide innovative, proactive inputs to product development team at the product concept phase for enabling SDV development.
• Benchmarking and providing target cost for software elements and related design and development efforts
• At Technical sign off stage with prospective suppliers validate the engineering efforts for software development quoted by the suppliers
• Develop standard quotation templates for software elements
• Define a matrix of system wise, platform wise, geography wise manhour costs for software development efforts
• Define service level agreements with suppliers
• Achieve cost targets defined at the business case level and provide a plan for year-on-year reduction strategy
• Maintain and foster supplier relationships

Preferred Industries

AutomobileFarm Sector

Education Qualification

• BE in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ E&E
• MBA preferred

General Experience

• 5+ years of management experience in automotive software sourcing or selling

Critical Experience

• Global automotive client experience
• Rich experience in AUTOSAR and other architectures/platforms/technologies related to SDV
• Travelling required – India and abroad

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