Purchasing Deputy Manager

JAC Recruitment; Electronic City; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment is seeking a Purchasing Deputy Manager for an on-site automotive manufacturing environment in India. The role focuses on sourcing, supplier development, and cost optimisation to maintain uninterrupted production and successful project launches.

You will negotiate with suppliers, manage budgets, and lead cross-functional collaboration across Production, Quality, Engineering, Planning, and Finance teams while mentoring the procurement team.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in automotive purchasing and vendor management.
• Expertise in sourcing, cost negotiation, supplier development, and contract management.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and understand GD&T.
• Proficiency in SAP or other ERP systems, advanced Excel, and Power BI.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sourcing and procurement of direct materials to support production.
• Handle RFQ, supplier selection, negotiations, and cost analysis for new projects.
• Drive cost reduction and value engineering initiatives to meet annual savings targets.
• Develop and monitor supplier performance using quality, cost, delivery, and development metrics.
• Lead supplier development, localisation, and capacity enhancement activities.
• Prepare procurement budgets, MIS reports, and management dashboards.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Engineering, Planning, and Finance teams.
• Mentor team members and drive continuous improvements in supplier performance and procurement efficiency.

Skills

Automotive purchasing

Vendor management

Sourcing

Cost negotiation

Supplier development

Contract management

GD&T understanding

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Excel

Power BI

Job description

The Purchasing Deputy Manager role leads the procurement of raw materials, stamping parts, and bought-out parts to maintain an uninterrupted supply and support successful project launches. The position combines supplier development, commercial negotiation, cost optimisation, team leadership, and cross‑functional coordination within an on‑site automotive manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sourcing and procurement of direct materials, supporting uninterrupted production and material availability

• Handle requests for quotation, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, and cost analysis for new projects, ensuring timely closure and supplier readiness

• Drive cost reduction and value analysis/value engineering initiatives to achieve annual savings targets

• Develop and monitor supplier performance based on quality, cost, delivery, and development parameters

• Lead supplier development, localisation, and capacity enhancement activities

• Prepare procurement budgets, forecasts, management information system reports, and management dashboards

• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Engineering, Planning, and Finance teams to support smooth operations and project launches

• Mentor team members and drive continuous improvements in supplier performance and procurement efficiency

Requirements

• Strong experience in automotive purchasing and vendor management

• Expertise in sourcing, cost negotiation, supplier development, and contract management

• Ability to read engineering drawings and understand geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

• Proficiency in SAP or other enterprise resource planning systems, advanced Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Power BI

• Strong analytical, negotiation, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

About the company

A company in the automotive parts manufacturing industry that produces components for vehicle manufacturers. The organisation operates as part of an international automotive components group with business in India.