Strategic Sourcing Engineer

Department

Supply Chain / Strategic Sourcing

Reporting Structure

Sourcing & NPD Execution Lead

Experience Range

4–5 years

Location

Telangana (hub), open to South/Central India-based candidates willing to relocate

Positions Open

1

Role Objective

Own the end-to-end sourcing process — supplier identification, RFQ, costing, commercial negotiation, and supplier nomination — for the BOM cost-reduction and redesign program, and be the single point of accountability for savings realized.

Key Responsibilities

- Identify and shortlist suppliers per commodity (sheet metal, plastics, rubber, casting/forging, EV-specific components) in coordination with NPD and the engaged consultant.
- Run the RFQ process end-to-end: technical package release, quotation collection, and structured comparison against should-cost/benchmark.
- Perform should-costing and cost-breakup analysis to identify cost drivers (material, process, tooling) for negotiation leverage.
- Lead commercial negotiations and close supplier nominations jointly with NPD (technical) and Quality (capability) sign-off.
- Drive VA/VE and design-to-cost initiatives jointly with Design/NPD engineers.
- Identify and develop alternate sources and localization opportunities to reduce import dependency and single-source risk.
- Maintain a commodity cost database and track cost-reduction savings against the target BOM.
- Support the engaged cost-reduction consultant — execute recommendations, absorb knowledge transfer, and continue the process independently.
- Hand off nominated suppliers cleanly to Purchase for recurring production supply.

Technical Requirements

- Should-costing, cost-breakup analysis, and basic commodity costing models (material + process + tooling amortization).
- VA/VE methodology and design-to-cost principles.
- Working knowledge of cost drivers for sheet metal, plastics injection molding,



die casting, and forging.
- Basic drawing/GD&T; reading to sanity-check supplier quotes against tolerance requirements.
- RFQ management and structured commercial negotiation.

Educational Qualifications B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Automobile, Production, or Industrial Engineering. MBA in Operations/Supply Chain is a plus, not mandatory.

Preferred Industry Background

Two-wheeler or passenger-vehicle OEM, or a Tier-1 supplier of sheet metal / plastics / casting components. EV component sourcing experience is a strong plus.

Preferred Manufacturing-Process Knowledge

Sheet-metal stamping, plastics injection molding, die casting; working familiarity with forging and tube-based structures is a plus.

ERP / Software Requirements

SAP MM/Ariba or equivalent sourcing/ERP module; advanced Excel for should-cost modeling; PowerPoint for management reporting.

Behavioral Competencies

- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to hold ground on cost while maintaining supplier relationships.
- Analytical rigor — comfortable building a cost model from first principles, not just comparing quotes.
- Cross-functional influence without formal authority over NPD/Quality.
- Ownership mindset and comfort operating with ambiguity typical of an early-stage manufacturing startup.
- High integrity in vendor dealings (commercial negotiations, confidentiality).

Key Performance Indicators

- BOM cost reduction (₹/vehicle) achieved against the vehicle target.
- Number of alternate/localized sources qualified per quarter.
- RFQ-to-nomination cycle time.
- Cost savings validated and “banked” (confirmed in production pricing, not just quoted).

Pay: From ₹300,000.00 per year

Perks

- Paid sick time
- Provident Fund

Application Question(s):
- Are willing to relocate?
- Are you comfortable working with start up?
- What is Notice period?
- Can you negotiate your Notice period ?

Work Location: In person

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