Buyer - Strategic Sourcing - TRIMS 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 new 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 Automobile Farm 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 Productive use of ERP / SAP Use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) System Generated Core Skills Analytical Thinking Communication Skills Influencing Skills Project Planning &
- Execution Risk Analysis Supplier Selection Pricing Price Optimization Supplier Risk Management Sourcing Strategic Sourcing Benchmarking System Generated Secondary Skills Negotiation Project Management Supplier Management

📌 Strategic Sourcing Buyer - Automotive Trim Components (Mumbai)
🏢 Mahindra and Mahindra
📍 Mumbai