Oben Electric is an Indian electric two-wheeler company focused on designing, engineering and manufacturing high-performance electric motorcycles. As we scale our products and manufacturing operations, we are strengthening our strategic sourcing organisation to build a competitive and scalable supplier ecosystem.

About the Role
-We are looking for a senior Strategic Sourcing leader with 10–15 years of Automotive OEM experience to own the Aluminium Casting commodity – HPDC & GDC . The role will lead commodity strategy, supplier onboarding, cost competitiveness, strategic negotiations and sourcing for current and upcoming product programs.
Mandatory Requirement-Automotive OEM experience is mandatory.
-The candidate must have significant experience in Strategic Sourcing / Commodity Procurement within an Automotive OEM, with hands-on responsibility for Aluminium HPDC and GDC Candidates from Tier-1/Tier-2 suppliers, generic procurement, indirect procurement or nonautomotive industries will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities-
*Own the commodity strategy for Aluminium HPDC & GDC,



including supplier selection, development, capacity planning.
*Build a competitive and scalable supplier ecosystem and develop alternate/dual sources for critical components.
* Lead RFQ, supplier evaluation, techno-commercial negotiations and supplier nomination.
* Drive Should-Costing, Target Costing, Zero-Based Costing, VA/VE and annual cost reduction initiatives.
* Own commercial negotiations for part pricing, tooling/die investment, payment terms and logistics
* Develop and manage strategic suppliers across Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD)
* Partner with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance and Program teams for NPD, localisation, tooling, trials, PPAP and production readiness
* Provide sourcing inputs on DFM, casting feasibility, cost and supplier capability
* Monitor aluminium/raw-material trends and supplier-market dynamics to identify cost and sourcing opportunities.
* Lead

📌 Strategic Sourcing Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 Oben Electric
📍 Bengaluru