Strategic Sourcing includes technical evaluation and commercial negotiation
Define Commodity Strategy for aggregates and components.
Identify best in class supplier to meet Quality/Cost/Delivery deliverables.
New Product Development (APQP/PPAP) to fulfill Project timelines
Achievement of Yearly Material cost targets set for joint material cost efficiency
Achievement of Yearly Raw material Forecast based on commodity experts planning outlook
Participation in Stakeholder/Partner Management meetings.
Supplier Development through strategic engagement of suppliers & drive transformation
Review of Supplier performance & drive strategic actions to establish a stable supplier base
Drive quality excellence by ensuring robust production processes
Align new product development with production needs & foster continuous improvement to scale supplier capabilities while sustaining high standards.
Main task | Time (%) | |
1. | To set goals, objectives and priorities for Sourcing and Parts development team members & ensure both financial & non-financial KPIs are on closely tracked and surpassed. Supplier Development drive as per framework & transform suppliers Coach, consult & Mentor suppliers & guide through 7 step process until Supplier certification. Monitor supplier performance & conduct sustenance check to drive continuous improvement | 20% |
2. | Establish mid to long term Procurement strategy for Key commodities. Preparation of blue print for Supplier Development, road map & framework. Prepare guide book for Supplier Development for providing transparency to suppliers Supplier Engagement through conclave model, conclave planning, execution & documentation of outcomes | 10% |
3.
| Close monitoring of material cost targets (weekly), identify opportunities & mitigate risks timely and ensure achievement of joint material cost efficiency targets set for the year Coordinate and drive process flow definition, R&R, KPI setting & implementation of Daily Work Management for Procurement & Supply Chain function. | 10% |
4. | Provide raw material forecasts (monthly), track plan Vs actuals, report deviations from time to time and help steer RM management inline with Global RM management guidelines Supplier Development Essentials : Rollout of Supplier Development Essentials (focused on quality and delivery performance for all Suppliers) , analyze performance past data, drive strategy definition & implementation for complete supplier base coverage.
| 10% |
5. | Review adequacy of techno-commercial agreements, awarding plan, proto parts ordering, timely release of Tooling POs, series contracts for New Product Projects & Change requests Assurance of Material quality of components and process of purchased parts and drive defects to ZERO. Establish permanent closure of series concerns and field quality concerns. Standardization and horizontal deployment of initiatives & effectiveness monitoring | 5% |
6. | On Time Order - to - delivery for C/D Sample, PPAP completion and Ramp-up support (including timely escalations to key stake holders) for all New Product Projects Periodical audit of purchased products process in adherence to the PPAP requirement, Execution of Reppap as per the IATF Guidelines; |
10% |
7. | APQP/PPAP documentation for all new part awarding, IMCS, FQM, ECN, Supplier Relocation, Tool Modification, Relocation & Resourcing projects as per agreed timelines Evaluation of usability in case of deviation of quality of purchased products; Evaluation of supplier process change requests and change implementation topics pertaining to process | 10% |
8. | Maintain high level of engagement with Suppliers partners and leverage supplier network to realize competitive advantage for internal trucks network (local and global) Engage suppliers for compliance related topics (Quality & Sustainability) & drive to achieve to central team targets. Implement Industry Best Practices - Lean approach, Digitalization Initiatives Implementation | 5% |
9. | Enhance Best Cost Country Sourcing opportunities for respective commodities and create win-win opportunities for internal Truck entities and also fro Suppliers | 5% |
10. | Maintain high standard of Integrity & Compliance, ensure strict adherence to defined internal Truck, Procurement & Supplier Management policies, guideline and processes | 5% |
11. | Develop High performing Team – Coach & mentor team members to realize full potential ,Identify training needs, encourage continuous learning & conduct performance reviews | 10% |
Graduate/Post Graduate in any Engineering Discipline , preferably additional qualification in Business Administration
Experience
15-20 years of Procurement & Supply Chain Experience in reputed Automotive OEMs (or) Tier1s
Specific knowledge
- Result Oriented leadership, communication , interpersonal , influencing and negotiation skills
- Manage and guide teams to ensure healthy relationship at all levels and stakeholders
- Good Understanding of Procurement and APQP/Part development systems and process
- Advance Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Experience in Automotive industry & handling Automotive Suppliers
- Supplier Development & Supplier Management
- Commodity specific process knowledge & working experience
- Knowledge on Quality Systems & International Standards
- Experience in Business Operating Systems
- People Management
