Head Commodities- BIW/Electrical/Electronics/Powertrrain

Michael Page; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lead commodity procurement

Path to head of multiple categories

Job summary

Michael Page, a leading Indian automotive organisation, is seeking a procurement leader to develop and implement sourcing strategies for key components and ensure timely procurement to support production schedules.

The successful candidate will hold a compulsory engineering degree and bring strong negotiation, vendor management, and strategic sourcing experience in OEMs across BIW/Electrical/Electronics/Powertrain segments. Collaboration across teams and market analysis are essential.

Qualifications

• Compulsory engineering degree.
• Experience in strategic sourcing for OEMs in BIW/Electrical/Electronics/Powertrain.
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Proficiency with procurement tools and systems.
• Knowledge of market trends and cost analysis.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for key components.
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers to ensure cost efficiency.
• Analyse market trends to identify sourcing opportunities.
• Ensure timely procurement to support production schedules.
• Collaborate with internal teams to understand material needs.
• Monitor supplier performance and maintain relationships.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and standards.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Negotiation

Market trends analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Procurement systems

Job description

• Heading an entire commodity with sizeable procurement spent
• Exposure to lead multiple commodities in future

About Our Client

Leading Indian automotive organisation

Job Description

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for key components.
• Work with suppliers to negotiate contracts and ensure cost efficiency.
• Analyse market trends to identify sourcing opportunities.
• Ensure timely procurement of materials to support production schedules.
• Collaborate with internal teams to understand material requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance and maintain strong relationships.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and standards.

The Successful Applicant

• Compulsory degree in engineering
• Experience in strategic sourcing, preferably in OEM in either of BIW/Electrical/Electronics/Powertrain
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Confidence using procurement tools and systems.
Knowledge of market trends and cost analysis.
• Good communication and collaboration skills

What's on Offer

• Leading an entire commodity in the procurement team
• In future exposure as head of multiple categories