Senior Manager

Jobtailor; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in India is seeking a procurement specialist to drive sourcing and purchasing projects aimed at reducing YoY spend by targeting 3% savings. The role involves handling localization, re-sourcing, VAVE-CRP projects, and supplier negotiations, with a focus on capacity planning and cost estimation across multiple commodity areas. Strong ERP, Excel skills, and vendor management are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field.
• Experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain operations.
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.).
• Good analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and reporting tools.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Implementation of sourcing & purchasing projects to attain YoY savings targets.
• Manage localization, re-sourcing, VAVE-CRP, and other cost-reduction initiatives.
• SWAT case creation and approval for new business and process changes.
• Ensure QCD with suppliers to support sales & marketing teams.
• Handle commercial dealings, approvals, and PO amendments.
• Capacity management with key suppliers and cost calculation for price negotiation.
• Develop cost estimates for stamping, forging, casting, plastics, rubber parts, and fabrication.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Vendor management

ERP systems (SAP/Oracle)

Excel & reporting

Analytical skills

Communication & coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain

Value Management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

MS Excel

Job description

Responsibilities

• Implementation of Sourcing & Purchasing VAVE/CRP projects to attain YoY target savings of 3% from yearly spend value.
• Future projects pipeline creation by handling Localization, Re‑sourcing, VAVE‑CRP projects, Nego projects, SOB change projects from high to low cost suppliers, proximity analysis to reduce transport costs & Direct buy projects.
• SWAT case creation and approval for new business, source change, second source introduction and process change.
• Ensure QCD with all suppliers to support sales & marketing team.
• Handling all commercial workings, increase and decrease approvals, Part & Tooling PO amendment.
• Capacity management with key suppliers, machine hour rate and process cost calculation for price negotiation with suppliers.
• Developing cost estimates & projections for commodities like stamping, forging, casting (PDC/GDC/ferrous), sintering, plastic injection/compression molding, rubber parts, springs, motors, fabrication & standard parts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Value Management
• Experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain operations
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.)
• Good analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Proficiency in MS Excel and reporting tools.
• Strong communication and coordination skills

Hard Skills

• Cost Estimation
• Process Cost Calculation
• Capacity Management
• QCD Management
• Project Management

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Coordination Abilities

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain
• Value Management