Location - Padi, Chennai

Business Unit - Heavy Vehicle

Job Description:-

Purpose of the Role

To manage strategic and operational sourcing activities for pressed sheet metal components, ensuring cost competitiveness, quality, delivery performance, supplier development, and alignment with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing

- Identify, evaluate, and develop suppliers for sheet metal pressing and fabrication components.
- Execute supplier selection, RFQ processes, commercial negotiations, and source finalization.
- Drive cost reduction initiatives through VA/VE, process improvements, and localization projects.
- Analyze market trends, raw material movements, and supplier capabilities to support sourcing decisions.

Supplier Management

- Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers.
- Monitor supplier performance against Quality, Cost, Delivery (QCD) targets.
- Lead supplier capability assessments, audits, and capacity evaluations.
- Support supplier development programs to improve quality, productivity, and delivery performance.

Cost Management

- Perform cost analysis and should-costing for pressed parts.
- Lead commercial negotiations to achieve annual cost reduction targets.
- Track and manage savings projects and procurement KPIs.

New Product Development (NPD)

- Support new product sourcing activities from concept to SOP.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and suppliers for timely PPAP/APQP completion.
- Ensure tooling development, trial validation, and production readiness.

Quality & Delivery Assurance

- Work closely with Supplier Quality teams to resolve supplier quality issues.
- Ensure uninterrupted supply through effective planning, risk assessment, and mitigation.
- Monitor supplier lead times, inventory, and capacity planning.





Cross-Functional Coordination

- Collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, and Finance teams.
- Participate in product reviews, sourcing reviews, and cost optimization workshops.
- Support business continuity and dual-source development initiatives.

Compliance & Governance

- Ensure adherence to company procurement policies and ethical sourcing practices.
- Maintain sourcing documentation, contracts, and supplier records.
- Support ESG, sustainability, and regulatory compliance requirements where applicable.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Cost savings achievement
- Supplier OTD (On-Time Delivery)
- New supplier development
- Localization achievement
- Lead-time reductions in Recent part development
- Successful NPD project launches
- Contract and sourcing compliance

Candidate Profile

Educational Qualification

- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering
- MBA (Supply Chain / Operations) preferred.

Experience

- 5 to 8 years of experience in sourcing/procurement of pressed sheet metal components.
- Experience in automotive, industrial equipment, electrical, or manufacturing industries preferred.

Technical Competencies

- Sheet metal pressing processes and tooling knowledge.
- Cost analysis and should-costing.
- Supplier assessment and development.
- Negotiation and contract management.
- SAP procurement modules.
- Microsoft Excel and data analysis

Behavioral Competencies

- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management.
- Result-oriented and proactive approach.
- Team collaboration and leadership capability.

If the above description matches your profile, please share your updated CV to [email protected] with mail subject Pressing.

Thanks in advance!

📌 Brakes India is hiring - Assistant Manager - Pressing - Padi, Chennai
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