Job Description:

Position: Sr. Manager – Purchase & Vendor Development

Location: Wada - Mumbai

Experience: 15 - 18 Years

Industries: Engineering

Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end purchase and vendor development activities for engineering/manufacturing requirements.
- Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans for direct and indirect materials.
- Identify, evaluate, and develop recent suppliers based on quality, cost, capacity, and delivery capability.
- Handle technical sourcing, RFQ, techno-commercial evaluation, negotiation, and finalization of suppliers.
- Drive cost reduction through price negotiation, value engineering, localization, and alternate sourcing.
- Assess supplier capacity, capability, infrastructure, quality systems, and manufacturing processes.
- Conduct supplier visits and shopfloor assessments to evaluate production and process capabilities.
- Develop alternate/local suppliers to reduce dependency and improve supply continuity.
- Negotiate commercial terms, payment conditions, lead time, MOQ, and long-term supply agreements.




- Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Production, and R&D; teams for technical and sourcing requirements.
- Monitor supplier performance related to quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness.
- Drive supplier improvement, corrective actions, and development plans for critical vendors.
- Support new product development through supplier identification, localization, and component development.
- Maintain purchase MIS, supplier performance reports, cost-saving data, and sourcing documentation.
- Lead the Purchase & Vendor Development team and ensure timely material availability as per production requirements.

Required Skills:
- Purchase, Vendor Development & Technical Sourcing
- Supplier Evaluation, Development & Negotiation
- Cost Reduction, Localization & Alternate Sourcing
- Supplier Capacity/Capability & Shopfloor Assessment
- NPD Sourcing, Costing & ERP Knowledge
- Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Coordination

📌 Sr. Manager – Purchase (Mumbai)
🏢 Quality HR India
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