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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Gurugram is seeking a skilled professional for procurement of engine parts. The role involves developing alternate sourcing, achieving cost reduction targets, and ensuring timely delivery of parts. Candidates should have strong negotiating skills, understand technical and commercial requirements, and possess excellent interpersonal and communication abilities. Responsibilities also include capacity planning with suppliers and supporting quality assurance efforts. This position is crucial for meeting increasing demands and maintaining business continuity.

Qualifications

• Strong skills in negotiations for cost reduction and sourcing.
• Ability to understand technical and commercial requirements.
• Must be proficient in analyzing capacity requirements and alternatives.

Responsibilities

• Conduct costing, negotiations, and sourcing for engine parts.
• Ensure development timelines and interact with various agencies.
• Support QA team in resolving quality issues with suppliers.
• Plan capacity with suppliers based on fluctuating demands.
• Rationalize vendor layout based on business needs.

Skills

Negotiating skills

Ability to read drawings

Interpersonal skills

Communication & presentation skills

MS Office proficiency

Job description

Role

Procurement of Engine Parts meeting QCDD parameters and alternate sourcing with timely development of parts

Responsibilities

• Costing, negotiations and development of alternate sourcing of parts. Should meet development timelines; interact with different agencies within the company.
• Meet cost reduction targets by VA-VE; Yield improvement, inner parts localization, Annual price negotiations and other such cost reduction ideas etc.
• MIS reporting activities, budget making, vendor capacity assessment etc.
• Procurement of parts for OE and Spares supplies. Capacity planning with suppliers for meeting increasing/fluctuating requirements based on the demand for OE and spares.
• To support MSIL QA team in resolving quality issues, controlling defects at vendor end.
• Rationalization of vendor layout on the basis of Business Over Time.
• Ensuring Business continuity plan with existing vendor base by achieving comprehensive excellence at vendors.

Competency Requirements

Technical / Functional

• Ability to understand technical and commercial requirements of various components, good negotiating skills, ability to read drawings, understand various manufacturing processes/Die Layouts, proprietary parts etc.
• Ability to effectively communicate specific requirements with suppliers and monitor the overall development process at supplier end.
• Ability to analyze capacity requirements.
• Ability to evaluate alternatives with Cost-benefit analysis.
• Strong execution orientation and problem solving approach.

Behavioral

• Objectivity, Excellent interpersonal skills, Communication & presentation skills, Achievement orientation, Team player, Networking skills, Good Knowledge of MS Office, Daily use Software.