Job Description
Role Summary:
We are seeking an accomplished sourcing execution leader to lead long-term sourcing initiatives, supplier consolidation, and localization programs to optimize supply chain. This role is pivotal in driving deflation/PPV, operational efficiency, reducing complexity, and ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives.
The ideal candidate must have a strong background in commodity sourcing (Machining/Fabrication/Casting/Engineering Systems & Forging), supplier capability development & risk mitigation, with a proven track record of driving supplier development, simplification of supply chain, total cost of value chain and supply base rationalization and localization.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Commodity Management & Strategic Sourcing Execution: (Casting, Machining, Fabrication, Engineering Systems & Forging) management
- Executing sourcing strategies for Casting, Machining, Fabrication, Engineering Systems, and Forging components.
- Achieve annual cost deflation targets through negotiations, value engineering, and alternate sourcing.
- Collaborate with engineering and suppliers for timely development of new parts.
- Ensure localization initiatives to reduce dependency on imports and optimize lead times.
- Assess and improve supplier capacity to meet current and future demand.
- Implement capacity-building programs and monitor progress against agreed timelines.
- Conduct regular supplier audits covering quality, delivery, and compliance.
- Maintain supplier scorecards and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard recent suppliers to strengthen the supply chain.
- Ensure risk mitigation by developing alternate sources for critical components.
- Track and report KPIs such as cost deflation, part development timelines, supplier capacity utilization, and supplier performance metrics.
- Use data-driven insights to support decision-making and strategic planning.
- Collaborate with Central Sourcing team to es
📌 Sourcing Execution-Leader (Hosur)
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