Buyer - Vehicle Proprietary Components

Buyer - Vehicle Proprietary

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

AutomobileFarm Sector

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

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

Senior Level