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Buyer - Vehicle Proprietary

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Job Description - Buyer - Vehicle Proprietary


Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

























1) Commodity Management - Developing Sourcing Strategies, Supply Market / Industry study, Understanding Commodity/  RM market cycles, Supplier Selection & Assessment, Supplier negotiation, Build Strong Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Driving Supplier Innovations and VA/VE ideas, Capex/investment settlement
2) Managing Total Cost of ownership (TCO) through Cost Saving & Value Engineering, Product / Component costing, Managing RFQ evaluation and price settlements & New Business Awards
3) Material Analysis, Budgeting & cost containment
4) Demand mapping, Capacity planning, Performance monitoring & de-bottleneck issues
5) Identification, Benchmarking & Sourcing of Technology Items
6) Identifying Supplier Risk & its Mitigation strategy (Associated with commodity, conversion, fire & safety, Cyber security etc)
7) Digitization, Spend / Data Analytics & Leverage technology tools for effective analysis

 

Preferred Industries

Automobile
Farm Sector

Education Qualification

B.E./B. Tech (Mechanical/Production/Automobile), M.B.A Desirable


Excellent Academic Performance / Graduation from Tier 1 College

General Experience

A) 6 to 12 yrs. experience 
B) Preferred experience in handling sourcing of multiple component categories ie. Primely Proprietary components with additional exposures to Sheet metal / Casting / Forging / Elastomers process in the automotive domain.

Critical Experience

1) Integrity
2) Financial Acumen
3) Negotiation & Influencing skills
4) Analytical thinking & market analysis
5) Effective collaboration & interpersonal skills
6) Good Communication Skills                                                                                                                                          
7) Good knowledge of SAP System & Digital Tools


8) Passion for a Techno-Commercial Profile

System Generated Core Skills

Analytical Thinking
Communication Skills
Influencing Skills
Project Planning & Execution
Risk Analysis
Supplier Selection
Pricing
Price Optimization
Supplier Risk Management
Sourcing
Strategic Sourcing
Benchmarking

System Generated Secondary Skills

Negotiation
Project Management
Supplier Management

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