Assistant Manager - Supply Chain Management

Hyva (India) Private Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyva (India) Private Limited in Pune seeks an experienced SCM professional to lead procurement, planning and logistics for the plant, ensuring cost efficiency without compromising quality or supply reliability. You will oversee material planning, inventory control, stores, and logistics to support current and future operations.

Responsibilities include managing 3,000+ parts, evaluating supplier performance, and driving cost reductions while maintaining schedule integrity.

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in Mechanical Engineering (DME/BE).
• 5–8 years of experience in Supply Chain / Procurement / Operation.
• Strong experience in vendor management, inventory control, and procurement.
• Exposure to manufacturing environment (fabrication, casting, hoses, cylinders).
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage high-volume operations.
• Strong negotiation, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in handling imported components and supply planning.
• Location: India - Pune.

Responsibilities

• To ensure the right quantity, right quality, right time, and at optimum cost materials in the overall value stream.
• Handle the volume of 3,000 parts through his team of buyers at the Pune Plant, focusing on buying critical parts independently.
• Supervising, monitoring, and guiding stores and logistics functions to handle 6K-8K parts.
• Undertake supplier performance evaluation and take corrective action for improvement long term contracts.
• Proactive measures to de-bottleneck constraints for improving delivery rating and inventory levels.
• Look after direct and indirect purchases to ensure optimum stocks of running items and cost reductions.
• Negotiate and develop alternate suppliers; manage supplier performance based on delivery.
• Co-coordinate with central team for effective Pune SCM functioning.

Skills

Vendor management

Inventory control

Procurement

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Supply planning

Leadership

Education

Diploma / Degree in Mechanical Engineering (DME/BE)

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

To work with the Pune Supply Chain function to minimize the Pune overall purchasing costs without compromising the quality or reliability of supply. To Plan, direct, and monitor all Supply Chain activities so that the goods, materials, supplies, and services the Pune plant buys meet its standards of price, quality, timing, and supply reliability. To Plan, direct, and monitor all materials (Direct & Indirect) planning, inventory control, storage, shipping, and receiving activities so that the Pune plant has access to the inputs, materials, goods, and services it needs for its current and future operations Functional Discipline: SCM Superior Position(s): SCM Head (India)

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To ensure the right quantity, right quality, right time, and at optimum cost materials in the overall value stream Handle the volume of 3,000 parts through his team of buyers at the Pune Plant, focusing on buying critical parts independently.
• Supervising, monitoring, and guiding stores and logistics functions to handle 6K-8K parts.
• Undertake supplier performance evaluation and take corrective action for improvement Long Term Contracts with service providers.
• Proactive measures to de-bottleneck constraints for improving delivery rating and inventory levels and can work on inventory control actions and management from the buyer and store side.
• Look after direct and indirect purchases to ensure maintenance of optimum stocks of running items, quick response at optimum cost to one-time purchase requests, and yearly cost reduction on running items.
• Who can see the import items and generate schedules based on systems and make-order plans?
• Can take care of commodities like fabrication, casting, hoses, and cylinders.
• Can work with teams at the floor and stores to address material shortage issues.
• Negotiate and develop alternate suppliers on his own against poor suppliers list.
• Supplier Performance Management based on Delivery.
• Led domestic & imported parts procurement cycle for the Pune plant.
• Timely communication to suppliers regarding the long-term planning to create capacity & prepare the risk mitigation plan for gaps in the supply chain.
• Co-coordinate with the central team for effective functioning of Pune SCM.
• Alignment for costing with the central procurement team for the new development parts / regular items, if any engineering change has occurred.
• Timely reconciliation of 57F4 as well as account reconciliation of suppliers.
• Implement adequate & advanced material handling in the Pune plant.
• Deploy & monitor the store activity to reduce pick-up time, improve identification, and reduce variance.
• 100% system compliance to ISO & Global Purchasing/SCM Policies
• Can take of Spare parts items scheduling and follow up with suppliers to meet deadlines.

RELATIONS

• Internal: Sales, Production, Production Planning, QA, Finance Design, Vendor development, Logistics
• External: Supplier, Transporters, Logistics Contractors

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Diploma / Degree in Mechanical Engineering (DME/BE)
• 5–8 years of experience in Supply Chain / Procurement / Operation
• Strong experience in vendor management, inventory control, and procurement
• Exposure to manufacturing environment (fabrication, casting, hoses, cylinders)
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage high-volume operations
• Strong negotiation, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in handling imported components and supply planning
• Your Location: India - Pune

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

We are an inclusive employer that welcomes all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Regardless of your origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, beliefs, disability, or political views, we value diversity and believe that unique perspectives drive innovation and success. Join us and be part of a team where everyone belongs!

Hyva is one of the world's leading providers of innovative and highly efficient transport solutions for the commercial vehicle and environmental service industries. With over 20,000 customers and more than 40% global market share in front-end tipping cylinders, Hyva's solutions move the world. Today, after being in operation for more than 45 years, Hyva is present in 110+ countries, has more than 30 fully-owned subsidiaries, has reached extraordinary service coverage and a manufacturing base that includes 14 production facilities across Brazil, China, Germany, India, Italy, and Mexico.