Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing

FORVIA HELLA; Dera Bassi; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

FORVIA HELLA, a leading automotive electronics group in India, seeks a Manager / Senior Manager for Mass Production Purchase & Strategic Sourcing. You will lead end-to-end procurement for mass production components, ensure material availability, cost-competitiveness and on-time delivery.

You will develop category strategies, lead supplier development, negotiate contracts, and drive cost reductions while managing supplier performance and working capital.

Qualifications

• 15-22 years of experience in automotive / auto-electronics / manufacturing procurement.
• Strong exposure to Mass Production Purchase and Strategic Sourcing.
• Proven track record in cost reduction, supplier development and commercial negotiations.
• Experience handling large procurement spends and complex supplier ecosystems.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• SAP / ERP knowledge and sound understanding of procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Mass Production Procurement: Lead end-to-end procurement operations for mass production components, ensuring uninterrupted material availability, cost competitiveness and delivery performance.
• Strategic Sourcing: Develop and execute category-wise sourcing strategies, supplier rationalisation, competitive bidding, localisation and alternate supplier development.
• Cost Optimisation: Drive annual cost reduction through VA/VE, should-costing, commodity price benchmarking, commercial negotiations and productivity initiatives.
• Commodity Management: Manage automotive commodities including Electronics, PCB/PCBA, Semiconductors, Wiring Harness, Plastics, Rubber, Sheet Metal, Aluminium, Die Casting, Machining.
• Supplier Management: Develop strategic supplier partnerships, improve supplier performance, manage capacity constraints and ensure supply chain continuity.
• Commercial Governance: Manage PPI, price agreements, annual cost reduction targets, raw material price movements and commercial contracts.
• Inventory & Working Capital: Optimise inventory, MOQ, lead times and working capital with SCM, PPC and manufacturing teams.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop procurement professionals, establish KPI-driven performance management and strengthen procurement processes.

Skills

Mass Production Purchase

Strategic Sourcing

Cost Optimisation

Supplier Management

Team Leadership

Negotiation

SAP/ERP knowledge

Tools

SAP/ERP

Job description

MANAGER / SENIOR MANAGER – MASS PRODUCTION PURCHASE & STRATEGIC SOURCING

We are looking for an experienced and result‑oriented procurement professional to strengthen our Mass Production Purchase & Strategic Sourcing function in the automotive manufacturing industry.

Position: Manager / Senior Manager
Experience: 15-22 Years
Function: Procurement – Mass Production & Strategic Sourcing
Reporting: HOD

Key Responsibilities:

• Mass Production Procurement: Lead end-to-end procurement operations for mass production components, ensuring uninterrupted material availability, cost competitiveness and delivery performance.
• Strategic Sourcing: Develop and execute category‑wise sourcing strategies, supplier rationalisation, competitive bidding, localisation and alternate supplier development.
• Cost Optimisation: Drive annual cost reduction through VA/VE, should‑costing, commodity price benchmarking, commercial negotiations and productivity initiatives.
• Commodity Management: Strong understanding of automotive commodities including Electronics, PCB/PCBA, Semiconductors, Wiring Harness, Plastics, Rubber, Sheet Metal, Aluminium, Die Casting, Machining and other mechanical components.
• Supplier Management: Develop strategic supplier partnerships, improve supplier performance, manage capacity constraints and ensure supply chain continuity.
• Commercial Governance: Manage purchase price index (PPI), price agreements, annual cost reduction targets, raw material price movements and commercial contracts.
• Inventory & Working Capital: Work closely with SCM, PPC and manufacturing teams to optimise inventory, MOQ, lead times and working capital.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop procurement professionals, establish KPI‑driven performance management and strengthen procurement processes.

Candidate Profile:

• 15-22 years of experience in automotive / auto‑electronics / manufacturing procurement.
• Strong exposure to Mass Production Purchase and Strategic Sourcing.
• Proven track record in cost reduction, supplier development and commercial negotiations.
• Experience handling large procurement spends and complex supplier ecosystems.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• SAP / ERP knowledge and sound understanding of procurement processes.