Responsibilities & Key Deliverables
• Devise long term and short term sourcing strategies considering current and future business needs and Industry dynamics.
• Carrying out negotiations with suppliers for own commodity.
• Achieve cost saving targets by driving negotiations.
• Empanelling vendors as per the targets.
• Vendor on board by identifying suitable supplier panel, techno commercial synthesis and negotiations.
• Bringing in industry intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends in own domain.
• Presenting key updates, issues to senior management and seek support for de bottlenecking wherever required.
• Anticipate business risk associated with own commodities and relevant industries and propose mitigation plan.
• Actively collaborating with multiple stakeholders
- SSU Leadership, Accounts, Business Excellence, Plant Heads, Spares Sourcing Head, Strategic Vendors, Government Agencies to resolve/anticipate issues and ensure smooth operations.
• Participating in various SSU forums to project business indicators, concerns, highlights of performance and give inputs to stakeholders /decision making.




• Being a role model for Ethics and Integrity as well as demonstration of Sourcing behaviours.
• To be amiable, qualified and approachable at all times. Preferred Industries Automobile Farm Sector Education Qualification MBA / Bachelor of Engineering General Experience 10-15 yrs experience, preferably in Strategic Sourcing Critical Experience
• Commodity buyer for Proprietary Commodities like Sunroof, Side Door Latches, Window Regulators, Power Operated Tailgate etc….
• Having Achieved cost saving targets by driving negotiations.
• 10+ Years of Experience, largely in Sourcing industry.
• Intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends.
• Exposure to Carry out negotiations with suppliers for own commodity and facilitating own team System Generated Core Skills Analytical Thinking Communication Skills Influencing Skills Project Planning & Execution Risk Analysis Supplier Selection Pricing Price Optimization Supplier Risk Management Sourcing Strategic Sourcing Benchmarking System Generated Secondary Skills Negotiation Project Management Supplier Management

📌 Manager-Mechanisms, SSU AD (Mumbai)
🏢 Mahindra and Mahindra
📍 Mumbai