Buyer - Sourcing and Development for Forging and Casting Components

Hero Motocorp Limited; Vadodara; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hero MotoCorp Limited in Vadodara seeks a seasoned Buyer- Sourcing & Development (Forging & Casting) to drive part development, cost targets, and timely sample availability for new motorcycle programs.

You will manage cross-functional projects, finalize parts with appropriate technologies, and negotiate pricing to meet budget constraints while ensuring supply chain robustness across global suppliers.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech. in engineering required.
• 10–15 years of relevant experience in forging & casting procurement.
• Strong cost budgeting, supplier negotiation, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Development & Settlement: develop and settle forging and casting parts to ensure timely samples and availability.
• Project Management: manage motorcycle and series projects within cost targets, timelines, and quality parameters.
• Maker Finalization: initiate part development with suitable manufacturing technologies and lead times.

Skills

Category know-how

Part development

Costing & negotiation

Project management

Market trend analysis

Analytic skills

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

BE / B.Tech.

Job description

Buyer- Sourcing & Development (Forging & Casting) Function Procurement Pay Band E4 to M2 Role

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• 1.Development & Settlement: Execute the development and commercial settlement of Forging & Casting category parts to ensure timely sample and part availability.
• 2.Project Management: Manage motorcycle and series projects within defined cost targets, timelines, and quality parameters for smooth vehicle launches.
• 3.Maker Finalization: Initiate part development with appropriate manufacturing technologies and lead times based on the category sourcing strategy.

A Day in the life

You will be working on day-to-day basis on following:

• 1.Budget & Proto Costing: Arranging technical details from R&D for budget costs (NREE, Tooling, and line investments) and releasing prototype POs.
• 2.Development Execution: Tracking part development schedules weekly with R&D and suppliers to resolve technical and customer issues.
• 3.Commercial Settlement: Preparing cost proposals and negotiating mass production pricing within a 2% variance of the budgeted cost.
• 4.Profitability Initiatives: Identifying Leap/Lead ideas and driving cost-saving initiatives at the initial design stage.
• 5.Feasibility & Technical Resolution: Tracking feasibility reports and securing issue resolution between suppliers and internal COCs.
• 6.BOM & Transition Management: Creating model Material BOMs, comparing them with E-BOMs, and ensuring smooth model handovers from SS to VD.
• 7.Market Intelligence: Exploring new technologies, evaluating global casting/forging suppliers, and conducting competitor model benchmarking.

Academic Qualification & Experience

• 1.Education: BE / B.Tech.
• 2.Experience: 10–15 Years of relevant experience.

Technical Skills/Knowledge

• 1.Category Know-how: Deep technical, process, and supplier base knowledge specific to Forging & Casting components.
• 2.Part Development: Thorough understanding of the automotive end-to-end part development lifecycle.
• 3.Costing & Negotiation: Strong commercial skills for concept-stage budget costing and final supplier settlements.
• 4.Project Management: Proven ability to manage project timelines, create milestone schedules, and maintain project MIS.
• 5.Market Trend Analysis: Competency in mapping upcoming technical trends, tracking raw material commodity shifts, and evaluating government policy frameworks.

Behavioural Skills

• 1.Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written skills for driving cross-functional and supplier alignment.
• 2.Presentation Skills: Ability to clearly present project status, cost gap analysis, and strategic sourcing data to stakeholders.
• 3.Analytic Skills: Strong capabilities for conducting raw material trend analysis and baseline model cost comparisons.
• 4.Collaboration: Managing active working relationships across R&D, SQA, Projects, and external Supply Chain Partners.
• 5.Problem Solving: Handling ambiguity at the concept stage and resolving conflicting customer/supplier constraints under pressure.

What will it be like to work for Hero

As the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 22 years, Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 110 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower. If you are someone who dreams big and goes after their dreams with absolute conviction, Hero is your place to be. At Hero, we are building a cutting‑edge future of mobility, pushing frontiers of innovation and aiming for the very best. Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best.

About Hero

Headquartered in New Delhi (India), Hero MotoCorp is the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 22 consecutive years. We are at the forefront of developing modern, technologically superior and eco‑friendly mobility solutions for its millions of customers around the world. Hero MotoCorp has rapidly transformed into a true multinational organization with a presence in 47 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the MiddleEast. We have achieved the coveted milestone of 110 million cumulative production and sales since inception. Aligned with its Vision “Be the Future of Mobility”, Hero MotoCorp plans to achieve its next 100 million sales by 2030. We have a globally benchmarked manufacturing and Research & Development (R&D) ecosystem that is spread across global geographies. Its R&D facilities are located in India and Germany - the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) at Jaipur, India, and the Tech Centre Germany (TCG), near Munich. Hero MotoCorp’s eight ‘green’ manufacturing facilities are spread across India (6), Colombia (1) and Bangladesh (1). Hero MotoCorp is the pre‑eminent leader in the Indian two‑wheeler market. It is the only motorcycle manufacturing company listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In2022, Hero MotoCorp launched a separate brand for emerging mobility solutions, including Electric Vehicles (EV) - VIDA , Powered by Hero. VIDA has commenced sales of VIDA V1 – its first EV – in India and plans to launch the product in global markets. Weare one of the largest global corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines. Hero is globally associated with golf, football, field hockey, cricket and motorsports. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is one of India’s flag‑bearers in global rally racing. The iconic golfer Tiger Woods is Hero MotoCorp’s Global Corporate Partner. Read more about us. Be with the best. Be your best. Catch‑up on all our latest openings.

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