Non-Mainly Manager # Proc. & NPD – Axles & Forgings

Daimler Truck; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Truck in India (Chennai on-site) seeks an experienced Non-Mainly Manager in Procurement & NPD for Axles & Forgings to lead sourcing and supplier strategies across the value chain.

You will drive cost reductions, manage supplier risk, and define commodity strategies while collaborating with internal teams and external partners to ensure long-term competitiveness and reliability of the supply base.

Qualifications

• Minimum - BE/BTec Mech / Production / Automobile.
• 10 years of experience in direct parts sourcing and contracting.
• Good commercial acumen and product and process knowledge.
• Sourcing commodities expertise - stamping axles housing, brackets, multi thickness washers, and big forgings such as knuckles, beams, crankshafts, gears, shafts.

Responsibilities

• New components sourcing & resourcing.
• Serial life cost reductions.
• Define and implement commodity and sourcing strategies with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Elaborate local sourcing strategies considering regional macroeconomic conditions.
• Set and achieve annual material cost reduction targets; negotiate strategies with internal and external stakeholders.
• Win-win should-cost models and achievement for sourcing.
• Techno-commercial sourcing for new products projects and series sourcing optimization.
• Utilize global TT/G procurement network for opportunities.
• Raw material planning, negotiation and competitive buying strategies.
• Supplier risk management and mitigation to meet QCD targets.
• Financial supplier risk management with fall-back strategies for distressed suppliers.
• Robust contract management for supply base including long-term and framework agreements.
• Lead cross-functional supplier evaluation visits.
• Interface with suppliers to resolve issues and align on negotiations.
• Implement reporting standards and present progress to top management forums.

Skills

Sourcing

Cost control

Supplier risk

Contract management

Commodity strategies

Negotiation

Education

BE/BTec Mech / Production / Automobile

Job description

Non-Mainly Manager # Proc. & NPD – Axles & Forgings

Job Description

• Sourcing, Pricing, Supplier Risk Management and Mitigation Strategies for all potential risks.
• Material Cost Control and Continuous improvement on material costs technically and strategically for ensuring the highest contribution to the company.
• Mid-Term and Long-Term Sourcing and Commodity Strategies.
• Raw Material Management and Techno-Commercially Competitive Sourcing Strategies.
• Ensure 100% Compliance of Processes and Systems

Responsibilities

• New components sourcing & Resourcing
• Serial life cost reductions
• Define and Implement Commodity and Sourcing Strategies including the Alignment with TT/G and Cross Functional Stakeholders.
• Elaborate Local Sourcing Strategies for all relevant commodities considering specific regional Macroeconomic conditions.
• Setting and Execution of Annual Material Cost Reduction targets achievement. Establish the negotiation Strategies and keep up the long-term cost efficiency by generating more cost optimization ideas by involving all internal & external stakeholders (team, CFT, Suppliers, etc.,)
• “Win-Win” Should Cost Models and achievement for the respective sourcing
• Techno-commercially Competitive Sourcing for all New Products Projects (NPP) and Series Sourcing Optimization Cases (Resourcing, Multi-Sourcing, Best Cost Country Sourcing, Aftersales Parts, Change Management and Other Risk Mitigation Cases).
• Utilize Daimler Global TT/G Procurement network and find opportunities of global sourcing.
• Raw Material Planning, negotiation and competitive buying strategies & implementation.
• Supplier Risk Management and appropriate Mitigation Strategies for long-term business resilience by meeting QCD targets.
• Financial Supplier Risk Management: Robust Fall-back strategies for financially distressed suppliers to protect short-term and long-term business goals.
• Robust Contract Managements for the respective 100% Supply Base to protect the mid-term and long-term business interests (Long Term Agreements, Supply Agreements, Framework Agreements, Development Agreements, Raw Material & FX Settlement Methodology, Volume Clauses, Warranty, Product Liability, Cyber Security & ESG Sustainability Agreements, etc.,).
• Lead Cross-Functional Supplier Evaluation Visits.
• Cooperate with internal departments and interface with suppliers for negotiation, alignment, and resolution of issues.
• Implement adequate reporting and controlling standards and present target achievement /progress to various top management forums.

Qualifications

Minimum - BE/BTec Mech / Production / Automobile

~10 Years of Experience in Direct Parts Sourcing and Contracting

Good Commercial acumen and Product and Process Knowledge required

Sourcing Commodities expertise required - Stamping (Axles Housing, Brackets, Multi Thickness Washers) and Big Forgings ( Knuckles , Beams , Crankshafts, Gears , Shafts etc )

• Locations SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, Oragadam, Mathur Post, Chennai, TN, 602105, IN (On-site)