Senior Manager - Procurement Shop Made Parts - Spares

Tata Motors; Pantnagar; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Motors in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, is looking for an experienced procurement professional to execute material planning and vendor management for engines and components.

You will coordinate with vendors, plant teams, and logistics to ensure timely stock transfers, monitor inventory levels, and drive cost-reduction initiatives.

Experience in automobile supply chains, SAP, and cost-reduction initiatives is preferred; 4–8 years in vendor management required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering; MBA in Operations/Supply Chain preferred.
• 4–8 years of relevant experience in the automobile industry.
• Experience in vendor management and procurement processes.
• Knowledge of SAP module is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Execute material planning, scheduling and procurement to meet the plan.
• Coordinate with vendors for stock procurement and create part-wise schedules.
• Coordinate with plant for timely stock transfers to prevent delays.
• Review quality and manage rejections with vendors and corrective actions.
• Review inventory levels and ensure within prescribed limits.
• Identify new vendors and develop supplier base.
• Coordinate with finance for payments and debit notes.

Skills

Sales skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Networking

Education

B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical)

MBA in Operations/Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

Job description

Purpose of the Role

This position is responsible for executing material procurement strategies based on production requirements of the organization. It involves lowering the costs of inputs, improving quality of inputs and reducing risks of inputs for the production of engines, component, DTC/NON-DTC products for the Profile business.

Job Responsibility

1. Execution and Implementation

• Execute material planning in terms of scheduling and procurement to ensure that at aggregate levels material are available as per the plan.
• Coordinate with the vendors for stock procurement and create part wise and vendor wise schedule for procurement
• Coordinate with the plant for timely stock transfers to prevent delays in production
• Review the quality of the products and in case of any rejections or issues in production, highlight to vendor and ensure corrective measure taken
• Review and monitor inventory and parts at all levels to ensure they are within the prescribed limit.
• Review and understand the scope of new part production and its procurement requirements and accordingly provide the material inputs.
• Identify new vendors for procurement of parts as per the organization standard vendor development process.

2. Financial Management

• Review and analyse monthly report on direct material cost and in case of any deviations suggest corrective measures.
• Coordinate and monitor on-time and cost effective methods for delivery of parts by transportation vendors.
• Coordinate and facilitate Vendor Payment, Global delivery and Finance management for respective vendors
• Drive and Salvage timely cost reduction initiative.
• Coordinate with Vendors for issuance of debit note for rejected parts.

3. Relationship Management

• Work collaboratively with vendors to understand their issues and be an integral part in providing solutions at various level
• Drive new initiatives, schemes for vendor to achieve the targets
• Collaborate and maintain vendor communication and share best practices

Stakeholder Profiles & Nature of Interactions

Internal

Sales and marketing
plan/forecasts

Production & Plants
Usage % age of parts /service supply

Quality
Quality issues, feedback for new parts development

Finance
Vendor queries/payments

NPI & Proc. Planning
New parts and products procurements

Logistics
Freight contracts

Pune Shared Service/Global Delivery
Vendor payments/New vendor registration

Strategic Sourcing
Critical supply support

Material Pricing Committee
Parts pricing

Spare parts
Vendor information, system assistance

External

Vendors
Schedules, Parts procurement, Service procurement, Rejection report, Vendor evaluation report on regular basis.

Transporter
Freight management

Desired Candidate Profile

• Education : B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical) preferably MBA in Operations/Supply Chain Management.
• Relevant Experience : 4-8 years
• Experience in Automobile Industry
• Experience in Vendor Management, Supply Chain Processes, Inventory Management, SAP Module would be added advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent Sales and Marketing Skills
• Excellent Interpersonal and Relationship building skills
• Negotiation and Influencing Skills
• Networking Skills