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

Automobile

Farm 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) Prefered experience in handling sourcing of Proprietory components, Sheet metal / Elastomers process or Commercial Vehicle Application products.

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 Thinking

Communication Skills

Influencing Skills

Project Planning & Execution

Risk Analysis

Supplier Selection

Pricing

Price Optimization

Supplier Risk Management

Sourcing

Strategic Sourcing

Benchmarking

System Generated Secondary Skills

Negotiation

Project Management

Supplier Management