Plant Purchasing Senior Specialist (PU40P5)

MARELLI; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Magneti Marelli Parts & Services in India is seeking a Purchasing Manager for the ELS team, based at the Manesar office. You will oversee compliance of purchasing processes, drive cost reduction, and lead resource and budget planning to support production needs.

You will coordinate direct/indirect spend, supplier quality, and Make-or-Buy decisions, while ensuring safety and adherence to group strategies. A strong track record in procurement leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business administration / Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 10-12 years of experience in Logistics / Procurement / Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for compliance and control of purchasing processes in the plant.
• Develop and maintain a high-performance culture in the function to meet KPIs and improve service levels.
• Plan and manage purchasing resources and budgets.
• Coordinate purchasing activities for direct materials, indirect spending, and supplier quality assurance.
• Identify and realize cost reduction opportunities in the plant.
• Manage procurement process for production sustainability respecting strategy and plant goals.
• Contribute to definition of commodity purchasing strategy and MAKE or BUY decisions.
• Approve and sign contracts and purchase orders per delegation of authority.
• Ensure safety and environmental requirements are followed by subordinates.
• Support plant on World Class Manufacturing activities.

Skills

Procurement management

Budget planning

Cost reduction

Supplier relationship

Risk assessment

Negotiation

Education

Degree in Business administration / Engineering

Job description

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Become a Part of the Marelli team. We are a global independent automotive supplier with a passion for performance and speed. We are pioneers of the future of mobility. Our story is built on innovation and manufacturing excellence.

Every day, we drive change and co-create what comes next. Our purpose is simple yet ambitious: "Let’s push the boundaries together. We aspire to shape future mobility dreams and turn them into reality.”

Joining the Marelli ELS team means becoming a part of something bigger, a place where you can explore your potential, pioneer innovation.

As a global yet fast-evolving company, we're looking for team members who want to grow and evolve with us.

About the Position:

We are looking for a Manager to join the Purchasing ELS team, reporting directly to the Purchasing Head.

This position is based at our office in Manesar.

Your Responsibilities will be:

• Responsible for compliance and control of purchasing processes in the plant.
• To develop and maintain a high-performance culture in the function, resulting in continued success meeting functional Key Performance Indicators and improved service level towards both internal and external customers.
• Plan and manage purchasing resources and budgets.
• Coordination of purchasing activities for direct materials, indirect spending, advance Purchasing and Supplier Quality Assurance.
• Identify and realize cost reduction opportunities in the plant.
• Manage the procurement process for production sustainability, respecting Group Purchasing strategy and Plant Industrial strategy.
• Contribute to the definition of commodity purchasing strategy considering the needs of the plant.
• Contribute to the MAKE or BUY strategy definition in cooperation with the operations and commodity.
• Approve and sign contracts and purchase orders in accordance to the uniform delegation of Authority.
• Keep safety rules and environmental requirements together with responsibility for safe subordinate's behavior.
• Provide support to the plant on World Class Manufacturing activities.
• Responsible for estimating cost of Buy Parts involved in offer to Customers, based on internal Make or Buy strategy. Once project is assigned to Marelli is responsible for following and ensuring a safe Launch of the project under a profitable project condition.
• Satisfy customer requirements and specifications.
• Support the involvement of suppliers to perform feasibility studies and Technical Reviews with R&D.
• Perform Sourcing of components. Responsible for collecting all the necessary information to be included into Request For Quotation package. Track components of the Bill Of Material to ensure the accomplishment of timing and cost of the project.
• Track sourcing and status of means of production related to the project (Tools, Assembly Line).
• Ensure compliance with internal rules, Purchasing procedures and guidelines.
• Propose and implement target Cost / Target Profit initiatives to the new projects.
• "In accordance with the whole Team the Project Buyer is responsible for the localization strategy definition, market analysis, supplier selection, suppliers risk evaluation, timing and quality accomplishment according to the needs of the Project".

What Qualifications you will bring:

Degree in Business administration / Engineering or equivalent

Minimum 10- 12 years of experience in Logistics / Procurement / Supply Chain.

Other skills that we would welcome: