Role Objective:

The person will be responsible for managing end-to-end Purchase & Supplier Management activities for both plants, ensuring uninterrupted availability of wiring harness components & controlling commercial/cost-related aspects.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage procurement of complete wiring harness components

- Ensure 100% material availability as per customer production schedules and internal production plans.

- Strong experience in handling supplier shortages, line-stop risks, emergency requirements and recovery plans.

- Daily monitoring of critical shortages & coordination with suppliers for immediate recovery.

- Supplier development, evaluation & performance improvement.

- Develop alternate suppliers / sources for critical harness components.

- Negotiate price, MOQ, lead time, payment terms and commercial conditions with suppliers.

- Drive cost reduction, VA/VE, localization and productivity improvement initiatives.

- Monitor supplier capacity, tooling availability, lead time,



inventory & delivery performance.

- Coordinate with PPC, Engineering, Quality, Stores, Production and Logistics for material planning and availability.

- Support new product development, new supplier development and new project sourcing activities.

- Experience in managing engineering changes, BOM changes, current part development and supplier readiness.

- Coordinate with suppliers for PPAP/APQP requirements, sample development and approval in coordination with Quality/Engineering.

- Strong understanding of automotive customer requirements and production schedules.

- Handle critical customer escalations related to material shortages and supplier delivery failures.

- Prepare and review supplier MIS, shortage reports, delivery performance and recovery plans.

- Lead supplier meetings and ensure closure of pending commercial and supply-related actions.

📌 Senior Purchase Manager - Wiring Harness (Bhiwadi)
🏢 Lumax Industries
📍 Bhiwadi