Job Purpose

We are looking for an experienced Program Buyer to manage purchasing activities for new automotive programs within the Clean Mobility business. The role involves strategic sourcing, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, cost optimization and ensuring purchasing deliverables are met throughout the program lifecycle, from RFQ to SOP.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage end-to-end purchasing activities for new automotive programs, from RFQ and sourcing through production launch.
- Identify, evaluate and select suppliers in coordination with Commodity Buyers and cross-functional teams.
- Lead commercial negotiations to achieve program cost targets and purchasing objectives.
- Manage supplier nominations, sourcing decisions and commercial agreements.
- Ensure adherence to program budgets, cost targets, timelines and purchasing milestones.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Program Management, Quality, Manufacturing and Commodity Purchasing teams.
- Manage supplier quotations for new projects, engineering changes and product modifications.
- Drive cost-reduction initiatives through VA/VE, resourcing and supplier negotiations.
- Monitor supplier readiness, capacity, quality and delivery to ensure successful program launches.
- Coordinate tooling procurement, tooling cost negotiations and supplier development activities.
- Ensure timely completion of purchasing deliverables during prototype, validation and production phases.
- Identify and mitigate commercial and supply-chain risks throughout the program lifecycle.
- Track purchasing performance, cost changes and savings against program targets.

Candidate Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business or a related discipline.
- Relevant experience in automotive purchasing, program purchasing or project purchasing.
- Experience in recent product development (NPD) and automotive program launches.
- Strong knowledge of RFQ management,



strategic sourcing, supplier selection and commercial negotiations.
- Experience in cost analysis, cost reduction, VA/VE and achieving target costs.
- Knowledge of automotive manufacturing processes and supplier management.
- Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, tooling procurement and production launch activities.
- Strong stakeholder management, analytical and communication skills.
- Proficiency in MS Excel and SAP is preferred.

Preferred Experience

- Experience with automotive OEMs or Tier-1 automotive suppliers.
- Exposure to Clean Mobility, exhaust systems, emission control systems or related automotive components.
- Experience managing multiple automotive programs simultaneously.
- Ability to independently manage suppliers and deliver purchasing targets with minimal supervision.

Key Skills

Program Purchasing | Strategic Sourcing | Automotive Procurement | RFQ | Supplier Selection | Cost Negotiation | Cost Reduction | VA/VE | NPD | APQP | PPAP | Tooling | Supplier Management | Automotive

. Skillset Required: Program Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Automotive Procurement, RFQ, Supplier Selection, Cost Negotiation, Cost Reduction, VA/VE, NPD, APQP, PPAP, Tooling, Supplier Management, Automotive, Commercial negotiations, Cost optimization, Supplier nominations, Sourcing decisions, Commercial agreements, Budget adherence, Program budgets, Purchasing milestones, Engineering coordination, Program management, Quality management, Manufacturing coordination, Commodity purchasing, Supplier quotations, Engineering changes, Product modifications, Resourcing, Supplier readiness, Supplier capacity, Supplier quality, Delivery management, Tooling procurement, Tooling cost negotiations, Supplier development, Prototype phase, Validation phase, Production phase, Commercial risk mitigation, Supply-chain risk mitigation, Purchasing performance tracking, Cost changes tracking, Savings tracking, Stakeholder management, Analytical skills, Communication skills, MS Excel, SAP

📌 Program Buyer (India)
🏢 Antal International
📍 India