Commodity Buyer-Iron Casting

Volvo Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Group Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Buyer to lead procurement for dense iron casting components such as blocks, brake drums, flywheels, hubs, and related parts. You will coordinate with global buyers, drive segment plans, and ensure supplier performance across QDCFTSR.

The role demands strategic sourcing, strong negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize total cost of ownership.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Automobile; 6–10 years of buying experience in automotive.
• Experience with Iron Casting parts like blocks, brake drums, flywheels, hubs.
• Strong negotiation, analytical and risk-aware decision making.
• Good stakeholder management and project leadership.
• Knowledge of supply chain and total cost of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Drive India segment business plans for concerned segments and active global buyers network.
• Lead sourcing, strategy and commodity activities related to iron casting parts like blocks, heads, brake drums, flywheels, hubs.
• Build expertise within defined scope and understanding of complete supply chain, benchmarking, suppliers, competition and new technologies.
• Ensure supplier selection aligns with the segment plan and the right QDCF-TSR.
• Manage contracts and renewals with suppliers; extend before expiry using deep dive methods.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing & Engineering during sourcing, projects and operations.
• Lead all purchasing activities with stakeholders for supplier involvement in development projects.
• Perform negotiations, project implementations, crisis and risk management, and total cost optimization.
• Lead cost reduction activities (VA/VE, logistics) to meet targets and forecast cost evolution.
• Deliver defined KPIs on time (revenues, uptime, projects).
• Identify and mitigate risks with suppliers and ensure timely part transfers.
• Map and reduce end-to-end supply chain and CO2 emissions with suppliers.
• Drive continuous improvements and excellence based on business needs.

Skills

Decision making

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Project management

Market benchmarking

BI analysis

Supplier scouting

Education

BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Automobile

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

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Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

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Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.

Who are you?

As a Buyer, you are accountable for the QDCFTSR (Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability, Risk Management) of the supplier base on your segments. You are responsible to make sure that the segment business plan is implemented through the selection of the right suppliers, and by continuously securing supplier QDCFTSR performance by using the tools, methodologies, and purchasing/cross-functional network.

Main Activities & Responsibilities

• Drive India segment business plans for concerned segments & be an active member in the global network of buyers.


• Lead sourcing, strategy and commodity activities related to Ductile & Gray cast Iron parts like Block, heads, Brake Drum, Flywheels, Bearing caps & housing, mounting Brackets, Hubs


• Building expertise within defined scope and understanding of complete supply chain (market benchmarking, suppliers, competition, new technologies, projects, new business models, total cost of ownership etc.)


• Responsible for secure that supplier selection is aligned with the approved segment business plan with the right QDCF-TSR


• Ensure valid agreements with all suppliers in production and extend contracts on time before expiry through deep dive methodologies to ensure the right QDCFTSR with existing suppliers.


• Manage and align with critical stakeholders like Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing & Engineering during sourcing, project & operation phase.


• You will be leading all purchasing activities along with the critical stakeholders related to the involvement of suppliers in development projects.


• Perform activities required for the portfolio: e.g., negotiations, project implementation, crisis and risk management and total cost optimization.


• Lead and Drive cost reduction activities (VA/VE, logistics optimizations etc) with suppliers & stakeholders to meet all commercial targets & forecast cost evolution for the scope of responsibility.


• Deliver the defined KPI’s on time and in accordance with set targets (Revenues, Uptime, Projects)


• Challenge, negotiate report changes after contract signature and ensure continuous fulfillment of project targets


• Ensure that the supplier is prepared for production, including capacity and all needed system updates when needed


• Monitor, identify and mitigate risks in cooperation with the supplier and Supplier Network teams for parts under development during the project phase and ensure a timely part transfer in the system to the commodity buyer


• Work in close collaboration with suppliers to map and reduce the end to end supply chain & manufacturing CO2 emissions


• Own, and drive continuous improvements, and excellence in your area, based on business needs and strategies

Qualifications

• University degree in BE / B.Tech in Mechanical/Automobile


• Preferred knowledge with 6 -10 years of experience as a buyer in the automotive industry


• Experience in handling Iron Casting parts like – Block, heads, Brake Drum, Flywheels, Bearing caps & housing, mounting Brackets, Hubs


• Excellent decision-making skills, considering risks and opportunities, with an ownership mindset


• Continuous Improvement and Excellence mindset with good communication skills


• Strong analytical, prioritization, and negotiating skills


• Strong business acumen with very good knowledge in project management


• Good in Market Benchmarking , Business Intelligence Analysis , Scouting Suppliers


• Good understanding of different manufacturing processes and best practice costing.


• Excellent interpersonal, networking & stakeholder management skills - true connector working in different eco-systems


• Positive and collaborative mindset and strong energy to contribute to the success of the Volvo Group