Buyer - SSU TRIMS

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 8,00,000 - 12,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Mumbai seeks an experienced sourcing professional with expertise in automotive supply chain management. Responsibilities include developing strategic sourcing strategies, managing supplier risk, and supporting new product development. The ideal candidate has a degree in engineering and 4-5 years of relevant experience with strong analytical and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• 4 - 5 years experience in Automotive ICE & EV Vehicle program sourcing preferred.
• Hands on process technologies & cost estimation for parts.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies to support AFS Businesses.
• Manage cost-effective sourcing and supplier risk assessment.
• Drive policy compliance and process digitization.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skill

Decision Making

Project Management

Education

Engineering Graduate (Automobile/Mechanical)

Tools

ERP/SAP

MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)

Job description

Role Overview

• Commercial settlement of Merchandise , Accessories & VAP parts & tooling viz. BIW/EE/Trims/Plastic, Customization of applications and Merchandise
• Work on sourcing strategies to support & de-risk AFS Businesses on Cost, Supply & Technology disruption
• Propose Strategic Supplier Basket and recommend Master Supplier Panels for AFS projects
• Implement strategies with Business Vision & Promise by creating agile & flexible supply chain

Objectives

• Cost Management
• Support new product development.
• Technology facilitation
• Leverage sourcing synergies

Key Result Areas

• Cost Optimization: Manage cost-effective sourcing and supplier risk assessment.
• Strategic Sourcing: Develop sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.
• Compliance & Efficiency: Drive policy compliance and process digitization.
• Innovation Integration: Anticipate trends and adopt new technologies.

Scope & Dimension of Job

• Improve internal customer and supplier experience
• Anticipate & evaluate industry trend & recommend appropriate Sourcing Strategies
• Develop/ Align Sourcing Strategies to meet Business Targets
• Use unconventional levers like spend analytics, digitization etc. Total Cost of Acquisition & improve efficiency of Business.
• Interact with other Stake holders in the business-like Accessories, VAP, Mktg, PD, SCM, CDMM to achieve Business goal.
• Planning, Organizing, Review & Control
• Meet Compliance requirements as per department policy

Preferred Industries

• Automobile
• Farm Sector

Education Qualification

Engineering Graduate (Automobile/ Mechanical)

General Experience

4 - 5 Years: Worked in Automotive ICE & EV Vehicle program Sourcing Preferred Accessories, VAP & Merchandise.
Hands on process technologies & cost estimation for parts Inj. Molding, Plastic Part joining & assy. processes, Plastic RM price dynamics, Inj. Molding tools, Fixtures & Testing. Industry Networking with suppliers & Toolm

Critical Experience

Personality Traits: Committed
Integrity
Agile, Bold, Collaborative
Fairness in dealing
Striking balance

Knowledge Supplier Assessment & Evaluation on cost, quality & delivery
Suppliers Risk Assessment on Finance, Safety & Labor Relations
Commercial acumen, Process & Product knowledge
Automotive plastic parts supplier base & Networking with Plastic & RM Suppliers
Spend Analytics & Purchasing Digitization
Efficient use of ERP / SAP
Use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)

Skill Set Excellent Interpersonal Communication & networking skills with suppliers and internal customers
Analytics Skill to analyze complex parts on techno-commercial front
Negotiation Skill
Cultural Sensitivity & working in team
Taking Initiatives & capturing technology Needs
Decision Making

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