Manager Sourcing-BTC

Generac; Ramban district; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac is seeking a Supplier Quality/Lean role to liaise with suppliers and internal teams, ensuring PPAP submissions and manufacturability. You will drive supplier selection, capability assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple sites and functions, including engineering, procurement, and operations.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, regulatory compliance, and cost-reduction strategies while maintaining high-quality standards in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5 years lean continuous improvement in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of supplier contracts, quality toolbox, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, and ARIBA.
• Ability to influence senior management and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a liaison between suppliers and Generac teams.
• Understands product functionality and ensures timely PPAP submissions.
• Analyzes supplier change requests and communicates proposed changes.
• Supports design reviews with suppliers to confirm functionality and manufacturability.
• Coordinates sourcing activities for new product development and supplier readiness.
• Identifies and qualifies suppliers via evaluations, including audits and capability assessments.
• Assists in supplier selection for technology roadmaps and continuous improvement.
• Develops strategies to improve supplier productivity and ensure supply chain continuity.
• Analyzes audit results and implements corrective actions and supplier development plans.
• Oversees supplier on-time delivery during prototypes and production phases.
• Resolves delivery issues and supplier staff concerns.
• Ensures regulatory and compliance standards are met.
• Collaborates across functions to implement cost-reduction sourcing projects.
• Assists in negotiating part costs, tooling costs, and project timelines.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Supplier management

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle

ARIBA

Job description

Major Responsibilities

• Acts as a technical/sourcing/quality liaison between suppliers and Generac teams
• Understands technical functionality of products and components (ex. casted, forged, machined, engine components, etc) Ensure suppliers complete timely and accurate submission of PPAP’s in support of Generac new product development process
• Works with suppliers to analyze supplier change requests and communicates proposed changes to proper teams
• Supports and facilitates technical design reviews with suppliers to confirm functionality of the part/component and manufacturability
• Supports sourcing activity coordination and processes for sourcing duties relating to new product development including participating in supplier selection, capability assessment, quality improvement, and supplier readiness
• Identifies and qualifies suppliers by conducting initial and ongoing evaluations, including capability and capacity assessments, on‑site quality risk assessments, and technical process audits to ensure full compliance with corporate requirements
• Assists with the supplier selection during the development of new technology roadmaps that are required for a new or existing product
• Assists in developing and implementing strategies to improve supplier productivity/quality, and ensures supply chain continuity
• Assists in analyzing audit results to develop, prioritize and execute corrective actions and supplier development action plans to continually improve supplier performance
• Helps oversee supplier OTD performance during prototype, development, and production phases
• Assists in the timely resolution of delivery issues—including expedite or defer requests, performance concerns, and quality problems—raised by suppliers or staff
• Ensures suppliers meet all regulatory and compliance standards
• Contributes to technical collaboration with suppliers, sourcing, engineering, purchasing, operations, supplier quality engineering, plant quality, and other functional areas to implement cost reduction sourcing projects and strategic supply chain optimization initiatives
• Assists in negotiating part costs, tooling costs, and project timeline deliverables with suppliers

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree

Work Experience

• 5 years of lean continuous improvement implementation experience in a manufacturing environment using Toyota Production System, Danaher Business System, or Shingo Prize methodology

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Knowledge of supplier contracts, product conformity, quality toolbox, and problem-solving methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior management, teams, and individuals across a variety of settings
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability, including the ability to identify creative and effective solutions and the ability to ask the right questions and help frame logical conclusions
• Experience in collaborating with multiple sites and functions to drive common solutions
• Demonstrated personal flexibility in approach and ideas
• Strong organization, prioritization, and time management skills with the ability to adapt quickly to shifting priorities
• Sound business acumen operating in high mix, low volume and high volume, low mix production environments
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent presentation and communication skills (written and oral in English)
• Proficiency in technical and commercial communication in local languages
• Demonstrated experience with business systems such as SAP, Oracle, and ARIBA

Preferred Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems)

Work Experience

• Line operations experience working in a production or supply chain environment: Production supervision, materials, sourcing, distribution, logistics, planning, quality, or service
• Experience working with international companies and in matrix organizations
• Experience in demand flow principles and fulfillment methodologies
• Experience working in the sourcing, quality control and/or engineering fields
• Experience working with suppliers to develop project plans
• Experience working in the development cycle of new products (APQP)

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrated understanding of financial measurements and goals in the lean enterprise
• Strong project leadership experience with a diversity of team skills
• Lean continuous improvement implementation experience in a manufacturing environment using Toyota Production System, Danaher Business System, or Shingo Prize methodology
• Technical knowledge of casting, forging, and machining processes
• Technical and supply base experience working with various commodities (e.g. electronics, fabricated/stamped metal parts, plastics, rubber, engine components and etc.)
• Understands regulatory requirements on new components sourcing (UL, CSA, CE, EPA and etc.)
• Experience with executing Change Processes