• Manage operational purchasing activities from purchase requisition and RFQ through commercial alignment, purchase/tool order approval and close-out.
• Engage with Component Suppliers, Internal stakeholders - Core Sourcing Buyer, Capacity Buyer, Supplier Technical Assurance (STA) Engineer, Product Development Engineer, Finance, Material Planning & Logistics, After sales (FCSD) Buyer and other skill teams to resolve commercial and supply issues while meeting purchasing controls and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets.

Responsibilities
• PO/TO Execution - Execute Purchase Order (PO) and Tool Order (TO), including purchase requisitions, supplier quote receipt, commercial negotiation and approvals. Also execute interim orders and lump-sum purchase orders as required.
• Job 1 Pricing - Reconcile and negotiate costs between program milestones (Program Approval to Job 1); determine interim, firm and final prices; verify commercial adjustments and complete required PO/TO amendments.




• Supplier Price Claims – Manage Raw-material price adjustments and other current-production commercial requirements. Prepare, negotiate and settle supplier claims relating to cancellations, expedites, obsolescence and schedule instability.
Manage supplier price claims through in-depth market research and data collection. Develop a negotiation strategy, align proposals with leadership, negotiate and conclude the agreement, and close the claim in the system
• Resourcing - Support current-production resourcing activities from supplier selection, portal registration, onboarding, supplier-code creation and freight and packaging cost studies through final implementation.
• Engineering Changes - Administer engineering and running changes, below-threshold Not To Exceed (NTE) concerns, Current Model Program Economics Level true-up, Raw Material Indexing (RMIP) maintenance and PO non-renewal resolution.
• Commercial Recoveries - Responsible for Engineering Design & Testing (ED&T;) overdue recovery, frei

📌 Purchasing Operations Buyer (India)
🏢 Ford Motor
📍 India