Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Primary Purpose: -

- Commercial settlement of TRIMS components such as Plastic parts, Seating part cost & tooling viz. Instrument Panel, Door Trims, Floor Console etc, along with tooling, SPM & Fixture
- Work on sourcing strategies to de-risk AFS Businesses on Cost, Supply & Technology disruption
- Propose Strategic Supplier Basket and recommend Master Supplier Panels for AFS projects
- Implement strategies with Business Vision & Promise by creating agile & flexible supply chain

Objectives: -

- Cost Management
- Capacity Planning
- Support new product development.
- Technology facilitation
- Supplier Risk Management
- Leverage sourcing synergies
- Optimize supplier base,

Key Result Areas: -

- Supplier management of Interior Plastic parts family for Auto businesses
- Work to meet Org. Cost saving targets through various levers.
- Facilitate Cost competitive Process /Product technology/ alternate source
- Containment of Raw Material increases.
- Vendor on Board for recent project meeting Business needs of Time / Cost & Capex
- Capacity planning at supplier’s end to meet AFS Budget plan

- Identify & implement new Process Technology across Sectors

- Increase Common source across sectors
- Work on Process Improvement & DWM
- Implementation of Sustainability initiatives.
- Value Engineering initiatives to save cost

Scope & Dimension of Job:-

- Improve internal customer and supplier experience
- Differential sourcing strategy of part Family




- Anticipate & evaluate industry trend & recommend appropriate Sourcing Strategies
- Develop/ Align Sourcing Strategies to meet Manufacturing strategy of the Business,
- Use unconventional levers like spend analytics, digitization etc. Total Cost of Acquisition & improve efficiency of Business.

- Budgeting & Forecasting for commodity
- Interact with other Stake holders in the business-like Business Partnering, PD, SCM, CDMM to achieve Business goal.
- Planning, Organizing, Review & Control
- Meet Compliance requirements as per department policy

Preferred Industries

AutomobileFarm Sector

Education Qualification

B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering / Production Engineering

MBA Preferred

General Experience

4 to 8 yrs experience

Critical Experience

- Supplier Assessment & Evaluation on cost, quality & delivery
- Suppliers Risk Assessment on Finance, Safety & Labor Relations
- Commercial acumen, Process & Product knowledge
- Automotive plastic parts supplier base & Networking with Plastic & RM Suppliers
- Seating System technology & costing
- Spend Analytics & Purchasing Digitization
- Efficient use of ERP / SAP
- Use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)

System Generated Core Skills

Analytical ThinkingCommunication SkillsInfluencing SkillsProject Planning & ExecutionRisk AnalysisSupplier SelectionPricingPrice OptimizationSupplier Risk ManagementSourcingStrategic SourcingBenchmarking

System Generated Secondary Skills

NegotiationProject ManagementSupplier Management

📌 Buyer - Strategic Sourcing - TRIMS (Mumbai)
🏢 Mahindra u0026 Mahindra
📍 Mumbai