Responsibilities &

- Key Deliverables

Develop and implement sourcing strategies for Plastic Parts, Systems, and Tooling to achieve business objectives related to cost, supply continuity, technology, and risk management. Build a competitive and resilient supplier ecosystem through strategic partnerships, localization, and commercial optimization.

Key Result Areas

- Develop and execute commodity sourcing strategies for plastics.

- Manage and strengthen the supplier base, including alternate source development.

- Achieve cost reduction targets through negotiation, value engineering, localization, and benchmarking.

- Mitigate raw material price impact and supply chain risks.

- Identify and adopt competitive product and process technologies.

- Ensure timely supplier onboarding and readiness for current projects.

- Drive supplier capacity planning to support business growth.

- Improve sourcing efficiencies through process improvements, digitization, and DWM.

- Increase common sourcing opportunities across businesses.

- Drive sustainability, compliance, and responsible sourcing initiatives.

- Lead commodity budgeting, forecasting, and spend management.

- Leverage market intelligence and spend analytics to improve sourcing decisions.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.

- Manage supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, capacity, and innovation parameters.

- Enhance internal customer and supplier experience through effective stakeholder management.





- Build a high-performing team through capability development and employee engagement.

- Act as the subject matter expert for plastics and advise on sourcing, localization, capacity expansion, and technology adoption

Preferred Industries

AutomobileFarm Sector

Education Qualification

Engineering Graduate (Plastics/ Mechanical/ Production) + MBA (preferred)

General Experience

4 to 7 yrs experience (for smaller commodity we do consider GET/GATs with 1 yrs exp

Critical Experience

- Supplier Assessment &
- Evaluation on cost, quality, delivery parameters

- Suppliers Risk assessment on Finance, Safety &

- Labor relations

- Process knowledge &

- Commercial acumen,

- Automotive Plastic Supplier Base &

- Networking with plastic part &
- RM suppliers

- Spend Analytics and digitization

Skill Set

- Excellent Interpersonal Communication & networking skill with suppliers and internal customers

- Sound Decision Making, Execution excellence

- Leadership skills, People management, Negotiation, Cultural Sensitivity

- Relationship building with suppliers, internal customers

- Taking initiatives

System Generated Core Skills

Analytical ThinkingCommunication SkillsInfluencing SkillsProject Planning &

- ExecutionRisk AnalysisSupplier SelectionPricingPrice OptimizationSupplier Risk ManagementSourcingStrategic SourcingBenchmarking

System Generated Secondary Skills

NegotiationProject ManagementSupplier Management

📌 Commodity Lead - SSU TRIMS (Mumbai)
🏢 Mahindra u0026 Mahindra
📍 Mumbai