Senior Manager – Purchase Powertrain

TATA Marcopolo Motors Ltd. Dharwad; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

TATA Marcopolo Motors Ltd. Dharwad is seeking an experienced procurement professional to manage end-to-end purchasing for designated commodities in Pune, India.

The role focuses on onboarding strategic suppliers, achieving capex targets, and driving cost efficiencies through robust vendor negotiations and cost-reduction initiatives. The candidate will coordinate with Engineering, SQ, and SCM to analyze quotations, prepare cost estimates, and ensure supplier performance aligns with TMPV

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or MBA with relevant experience in procurement.
• Experience in purchase process, supplier negotiation and should costing.
• Understanding of cost reduction levers and TMPV audit guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end purchasing activities for the allocated commodity.
• On-board strategic vendor partners and align with capex targets.
• Prepare RFQ documents and evaluate quotations; sign off with SQ.
• Negotiate with suppliers and finalize SOB as per long-term sourcing strategy.
• Monitor supplier performance and financial health for sustainability.
• Collaborate with Engineering and SQ/SCM on cost reduction initiatives.

Skills

Costing

Negotiation

Supplier Mgmt

Financial Acumen

Cost Reduction

Vendor Onboarding

ERP Systems

Education

Bachelor of Eng.

MBA

Tools

Excel

SAP

ERP Systems

Job description

Date: Oct 11, 2026
Location: Pune, India

Purpose of the Role

This role is responsible to manage end-to-end purchasing activities for the allocated commodity. The position holder is responsible to on-board strategic vendor partners for part category within DMC and capex targets received from product line with a visibility of achieving cost efficiencies by deploying various cost reduction levers.

Job Responsibility

• Strategy Development
• Prepare DMC (Direct Material Cost) and Capex estimation for the upcoming models.
• Identify vendors with advance technology, prepare business plan and validation of vendors and initiate vendor empanelment process.
• Review SOR on Technical specifications to shortlist vendors.
• Review tech specification/ drawing shared by Product development for a particular commodity.
• Prepare RFQ document for floating to Vendors & ensure TRSO signoff from SQ.
• Analyse quotation received for RFQ.
• Prepare Cost Estimate for parts as per TMPV Standard Cost Estimation Process.
• Propose a shortlist of most suitable vendors after negotiation.
• Recommend SOB for vendors as per organizations long term sourcing strategy.
• Obtain internal approval for vendor finalization through sourcing council and release PO.
• Monitor and review financial health, operations, IR health, etc. of the suppliers for long-term sustainability.
• Identify vendors, which can be groomed as long-term partners for TMPV.
• Supplier negotiation – Assess the current situation (Business Environment- External) along with SQ and SCM and tactfully negotiate the terms and conditions with the suppliers.
• EVI (Early Vendor Involvement) – develop vendors for critical long lead time items.
• Process and Supply chain Optimization by localization of the component by resourcing or by introduction of alternate technologies with the help of vendors.
• Compare current part with the Proposed change and review the commercial impact.
• Release of RFQ for the shortlisted list of vendors.
• Ensure amendment of Purchase orders on the revised pricing.

Finance Management

• Collaborate with Engineering on cost reduction initiatives through VAVE (Value addition – value-engineering initiatives), change in design or process improvement & Work along with vendors to get optimal advantage.
• Evaluate vendors to track target cost, in case of cost escalation / quality issues initiate re-sourcing along with SQ and SCM for identified commodity.
• Drive cost reduction through Commercial reduction, VAVE, Resourcing & SOB mix.
• Track market commodity prices for costing references.
• Analysis of POGR and CR – CI reports.
• Analysis and resolution of audit queries.

People Management

• Effective communication and interaction with the stakeholders to ensure proper process and necessary improvements to achieve optimal performance.
• Effective networking with all the internal and external stake holders to ensure required support which is crucial to meet deadlines.

Stakeholder Profiles & Nature of Interactions

• Internal
• Product Lines
• Project status, Approvals
• Engineering
• Technical Specification
• SQ (AQ)
• Product/Process Quality Assurance
• SCM
• Supplier performance
• Finance
• Budgets, payments, and other finance related terms & conditions
• External
• Suppliers
• RFQ, Bidding, Price Settlement

Desired Candidate Profile

• Education: Bachelor of Eng., MBA, or other qualifications with relevant experience.
• Relevant Experience:
  • Experience of Purchase Process
  • Experience of Supplier Negotiation
  • Experience of Should Costing/Zero Based Costing
  • Understanding & experience of Cost reduction levers
  • Thorough knowledge of manufacturing and surface protection processes
  • Understanding of part validation and performance measures
  • Knowledge of various raw materials and commercial implications
  • Understanding of TMPV audit guidelines, purchasing agreements
• Skills & Competencies:
  • Functional Competencies:
    • Costing skills
    • Negotiation skills
    • Financial Acumen
    • Supplier Relationship Management
    • Performance Management.
  • Technical Competencies:
    • Understands technical specification of components and matches the technical side of production equipment / tools - cutting edges, such as drill bits, end mills, and inserts, that remove material through cutting, grinding, or other mechanical processes to produce the desired component.
    • Know-how of materials - metals, plastics, REM's, and aggregate level understanding
    • Uses know how of surface finish precision and tolerances to ensure components meet quality standards.
    • Negotiates agreements (including pricing, delivery, quality, payment terms etc.) with Suppliers.
    • Understands the properties of different types of plastics and tooling expertize needed.
    • Understands concepts of sheet metal fabrication processes, including cutting, stamping, bending, welding, and painting
    • Understands the technical specifications of sheet metal components and the tools used
    • Able to perform basic checks of precision and durability of tooled plastic components.
    • Understands the types of rubber like natural, synthetic, rubber compounds and production methods like molding, extrusion, and vulcanization.