Commodity Sourcing-Steel/ copper

Carrier Global Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Parental leave

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Carrier Global Corporation in Chennai, India, seeks an experienced professional to manage steel and copper fabrication-related supply chains, drive commodity savings, and develop vendor bases for new products. The role requires cross-functional collaboration across engineering, procurement, and manufacturing to ensure on-time delivery and cost-efficient sourcing.

The ideal candidate will have strong purchasing disciplines, ERP experience (SAP/Oracle), and expertise in PPAP, FMEA, APQP, and QC

Qualifications

• Experience in managing Commodities and generating YOY savings.
• Ability to formalize and deliver a supply chain strategy for existing and new products.
• Ability to develop a vendor base for new products and manage existing vendors.
• Knowledge and experience in NPD and products localizations.
• Effective management of supplies to ensure production support.
• Knowledge and Experience in lean management tools and supplier integration.
• Effective management of Supplier SLA for products and tools.
• Review or update supply chain practices in line with environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.

Responsibilities

• Proven track record to manage Commodities and generate YOY savings.
• Ability to formalize and deliver a supply chain strategy to support existing and new products.
• Ability to develop a vendor base for new products & Risk management existing vendor base.
• Knowledge and experience in NPD and products localizations.
• Effective management of supplies to ensure production support.
• Knowledge and Experience in lean management tools and supplier integration.
• Effective management of Supplier SLA both for products and tools.
• Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
• Appraise vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements.
• Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
• Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
• Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.
• Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory control, warehousing, or receiving
• Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Role: Steel (stamping, heavy fabrication, machining), copper raw & fabrication, Heat Exchanger, plastic & EPS moulding

Location: Chennai, India

Full/ Part-time: Full time

Build a career with confidence

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.

About the role

This role will be responsible for Steel (stamping, heavy fabrication, machining), copper raw & fabrication, Heat Exchanger, plastic & EPS moulding

Key Job deliverables

• Proven track record to manage Commodities and generate YOY savings
• Ability to formalize and deliver a supply chain strategy to support existing and new products.
• Ability to develop a vendor base for new products & Risk management existing vendor base
• Knowledge and experience in NPD and products localizations
• Effective management of supplies to ensure production support
• Knowledge and Experience in lean management tools and supplier integration
• Effective management of Supplier SLA both for products and tools.
• Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
• Appraise vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements.
• Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
• Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
• Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.
• Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory control, warehousing, or receiving
• Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.

Skills / competencies required to do the job

§ Steel (stamping, heavy fabrication, machining), copper raw & fabrication, Heat Exchanger, plastic & EPS moulding, background with previous factory experience.

§ Proficient in understanding 3D and 2 D drawings

§ Experience in driving Supplier qualification programs and supplier process improvements.

§ Good knowledge of Purchasing disciplines and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.).

§ Well equipped with knowledge of PPAP, FMEA, APQP & QC Tools

§ Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data.

§ Experience in Project Management.

§ Value engineering skills (VAVE, should-cost analysis, benchmarking)

§ Customer Focus and understanding of market trends

§ Product Management & Product Benchmarking

§ Proactive and result oriented

§ Ability to work in multi-tasking and a multi-cultural environment

§ Developing and fostering relationships with Suppliers while driving lower costs, superior performance and continuous improvement

§ Interpersonal and interdepartmental Coordination skills

Benefits

We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees, and enhancing our programs when necessary.

• Make yourself a priority with flexible schedules, parental leave
• Drive forward your career through professional development opportunities
• Achieve your personal goals with our Employee Assistance Programme

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.

Join us and make a difference.

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.