Manager-Mechanisms, SSU AD

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

• Devise long term and short term sourcing strategies considering current and future business needs and Industry dynamics.


• Carrying out negotiations with suppliers for own commodity.


• Achieve cost saving targets by driving negotiations.


• Empanelling vendors as per the targets.


• Vendor on board by identifying suitable supplier panel, techno commercial synthesis and negotiations.


• Bringing in industry intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends in own domain.


• Presenting key updates, issues to senior management and seek support for de bottlenecking wherever required.


• Anticipate business risk associated with own commodities and relevant industries and propose mitigation plan.


• Actively collaborating with multiple stakeholders - SSU Leadership, Accounts, Business Excellence, Plant Heads, Spares Sourcing Head, Strategic Vendors, Government Agencies to resolve/anticipate issues and ensure smooth operations.


• Participating in various SSU forums to project business indicators, concerns, highlights of performance and give inputs to stakeholders /decision making.


• Being a role model for Ethics and Integrity as well as demonstration of Sourcing behaviours.


• To be amiable, professional and approachable at all times.

Preferred Industries

Education Qualification

MBA / Bachelor of Engineering

General Experience

10-15 yrs experience, preferably in Strategic Sourcing

Critical Experience

• Commodity buyer for Proprietary Commodities like Sunroof, Side Door Latches, Window Regulators, Power Operated Tailgate etc….


• Having Achieved cost saving targets by driving negotiations.


• 10+ Years of Experience, largely in Sourcing industry.


• Intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends.


• Exposure to Carry out negotiations with suppliers for own commodity and facilitating own team

System Generated Core Skills

System Generated Secondary Skills