Description

- Need to work as Exterior Buyer for commodities like Finished Trim, Spoiler, Running Board, Small Tonnage Plastic.
- Should have experience handling Exterior Commodities and Plastic Trim Parts.
- Work collaboratively with NA sourcing Buyer and Cross Functional Team.
- Need to support the Purchasing/Supply Chain activities post Commercial Purchasing Agreement sign off to End of Production.
- Place PO/TO on time.
- Execute the Multi Year/Calendar Year claim on time as per the agreement
- Do the cost analysis, Validate the right cost for any engineering changes.
- Go through the Cost Breakdown/Tooling Cost, develop zero based costing against this.
- Develop the right strategy and Negotiate with Supplier.
- Resolve commercial issues with supplier.
- Maintain valuable relationship with Supplier.
- Regular reporting to Management and asking help at the right time.
- Identify cost savings opportunities for the company.
- Support/Lead Capacity Uplift kick off to supplier on time.
- Need to take the lead for Resourcing Actions-Either Request from Supplier, De-Risking, Contingent Action or Cost Savings.

Responsibilities

- Need to work as Exterior Buyer for commodities like Finished Trim, Spoiler, Running Board, Small Tonnage Plastic.
- Should have experience handling Exterior Commodities and Plastic Trim Parts.




- Work collaboratively with NA sourcing Buyer and Cross Functional Team.
- Need to support the Purchasing/Supply Chain activities post Commercial Purchasing Agreement sign off to End of Production.
- Place PO/TO on time.
- Execute the Multi Year/Calendar Year claim on time as per the agreement
- Do the cost analysis, Validate the right cost for any engineering changes.
- Go through the Cost Breakdown/Tooling Cost, develop zero based costing against this.
- Develop the right strategy and Negotiate with Supplier.
- Resolve commercial issues with supplier.
- Maintain good relationship with Supplier.
- Regular reporting to Management and asking help at the right time.
- Identify cost savings opportunities for the company.
- Support/Lead Capacity Uplift kick off to supplier on time.
- Need to take the lead for Resourcing Actions-Either Request from Supplier, De-Risking, Contingent Action or Cost Savings.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
- Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills.
- Strong Commodity Purchasing/Procurement/Strategic Sourcing/Vendor Development and Supply Chain Knowledge.
- OEM Experinece.
- Must have 6-10 Years of Experience.
- Good Analytical and Problem solving Skill.
- Flexible to work in late evening shift ( 2-11:30 PM Time)

📌 Buyer -Exterior (Chennai)
🏢 Ford Motor
📍 Chennai