1. Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for raw materials plastic, rubber, sheet metal, wiring harness and similar, automotive components, consumables, machines and related procurement categories.
- Manage both local/domestic and global procurement requirements.
- Identify, evaluate and develop reliable suppliers in India and overseas.
- Develop alternate / dual sources to ensure supply continuity and reduce supplier dependency.
- Manage RFQs, technical-commercial evaluations, supplier selection and commercial finalization.

2. Automotive & Supplier Management

- Build and maintain a strong automotive supplier network across India.
- Develop an understanding of the automotive OEM ecosystem and supplier requirements.
- Work with OEM / Tier-1 / Tier-2 suppliers and understand their quality, commercial and delivery expectations.
- Conduct supplier capability, capacity and commercial assessments.
- Drive supplier performance improvement in coordination with Quality, Engineering, Production and SCM teams.

3. Costing & Commercial Management

- Conduct detailed cost analysis / should-costing and supplier benchmarking.
- Evaluate cost elements including raw material, conversion, scrap/yield, tooling, logistics, packing and supplier margins.
- Lead commercial negotiations covering price, payment terms, MOQ, lead time, tooling, logistics and other commercial conditions.
- Monitor commodity movements, particularly Copper / Aluminium and other relevant raw materials, and assess their impact on purchase prices.
- Drive cost reduction, VA/VE, localization and alternate sourcing initiatives.

4. Project & New Product Procurement

- Handle procurement activities for new projects and product development from sourcing through SOP.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Project, Production and suppliers for prototypes, trials, tooling and commercialization.




- Ensure supplier readiness for project milestones and production requirements.
- Support APQP / PPAP and other automotive project-quality requirements.
- Participate in supplier selection and localization activities for new products.

5. Procurement Systems & Process Development

- Demonstrate working knowledge of IATF and ISO requirements relevant to the Purchase function.
- Ensure procurement processes and supplier-management practices are aligned with applicable quality-system requirements.
- Exposure to establishing, strengthening or developing procurement systems/processes will be preferred.
- Contribute to development of SOPs, supplier evaluation systems, procurement controls, documentation and process improvements.
- The candidate should be able to build and improve systems, rather than only operate within established processes.

6. Material Availability & Supply Chain

- Ensure uninterrupted availability of materials in line with production and project requirements.
- Coordinate supplier schedules, delivery commitments and shortage resolution.
- Proactively identify supply risks and implement contingency plans.
- Work closely with PPC, SCM, Production, Quality and suppliers to resolve material availability issues.
- Support inventory optimization while maintaining required service levels.

7. Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Management

- Independently manage technical and commercial discussions with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Work closely with Engineering, Quality, Production, PPC, SCM,



Finance, Sales and Project teams.
- Handle escalations and resolve commercial / supply-related issues effectively.
- Manage interactions with senior management, Japanese engineers / management and other key stakeholders.
- Present procurement updates, cost movements, supplier issues, project status and action plans to top management.

8. Team Leadership & Functional Ownership

- Allocate responsibilities, monitor performance and build team capability.
- Establish appropriate procurement processes, controls and operating mechanisms.
- Take ownership of the department's objectives and performance.

Skills Required:

- Experience in Automotive / Auto Components, preferably Electrical, Electronics, Wiring Harness or Instrumentation.
- Strong experience in procurement of raw materials, consumables and machines/equipment, including local and global sourcing.
- Good understanding of the automotive OEM ecosystem and Indian automotive supply chain.
- Strong supplier base development and supplier-management experience in India.
- Hands-on experience in:
- RFQ & sourcing
- Costing / should-cost analysis
- Commercial negotiations
- Supplier development
- Alternate-source development
- Localization
- Cost reduction / VA-VE
- Project procurement
- Good understanding of technical and commercial aspects of procurement.
- Working knowledge of IATF 16949 and ISO requirements, particularly APQP and project-related quality processes.
- Experience in establishing / developing procurement systems and processes will be preferred.
- Exposure to APQP / PPAP / new product development / commercialization.
- Good knowledge of SAP / ERP and MS Excel.
- Robust analytical, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to independently manage multiple stakeholders and complex procurement requirements.

📌 Deputy Purchase Manager (Gurugram)
🏢 Proterial (india)
📍 Gurugram