Description
You’ll be working with the Strategic Sourcing & SCM team.
This team runs on supplier negotiations, spend analysis and coffee (with suppliers of course). The team has an infectious passion for building deep and engaging relationships with our supplier partners and developing capabilities to manufacture innovative products and components.

Our philosophy: Break. Believe. Build
Break stuff. Break assumptions. Break the thumb rule.
Believe in the team. Believe in the process. Believe through failures.
Build rapid. Build passionately. Build to simplify.

Responsibilities
- Supplier Identification & Evaluation
- Research and qualify suppliers specializing in plastics, elastomers, rubber compounds, and molded components.
- Conduct technical and commercial assessments, including factory audits and capability reviews.
- Cost Analysis & Negotiation
- Perform cost breakdown analysis for injection molding, extrusion and compounding processes.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and tooling costs with suppliers to achieve target cost objectives.
- Commodity Strategy Development




- Develop and implement sourcing strategies aligned with company goals for plastics and rubber categories.
- Monitor market trends, resin price fluctuations, and regulatory changes affecting material availability or cost.
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with design, NPD, quality, and manufacturing teams to influence material selection and supplier decisions.
- Support engineering change management and ensure timely supplier readiness for new product introductions.
- Quality & Compliance Assurance
- Ensure suppliers meet quality standards (e.g., ISO, IATF) and comply with environmental regulations.
- Address non-conformances and lead root cause analysis and corrective actions with suppliers.
- Risk Management & Sustainability
- Identify supply risks and develop mitigation plans.
- Promote sustainable sourcing practices.
- Documentation & Process Management
- Manage RFQs, NDAs, su

📌 Sourcing Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Exponent Energy
📍 Bengaluru