Position Description
• This position is responsible for sourcing of production materials for strategic workgroups , cost estimation , capacity planning, evaluate change request , release of contracts , releasing Purchase orders (Tooling &
• Components) , part development and tracking , support and guide the buyers in business topics.
• Ensure execution of activities as per group purchasing processes. Primary Responsibilities Series activities
• Ensure capacity planning in order to achieve production targets for respective responsible
• parts , alignment with group for allocation of common parts including imported child parts
• Series price settlements / claim settlements / Force-majeure
• Yearly price negotiations to achieve cost reduction targets as per agreed Business Plan.
• Annual purchase order release / contracts
• Facilitate supplier related escalations topics (R&D; , Logistics ,Quality and related functions)
• Scout for new potential suppliers and bring them on board with handholding
• Explore new technologies, alternate raw material , Value Engg. proposals for cost reduction (FMK , Q –gene , P-gene , complexity reduction )
• Do global sourcing and evaluate saving potentials for material cost reduction
• Monitor raw material & Forex trends
• Annual asset verification for tooling at suppliers end
• QMS / EMS :



Provide necessary support for the implementation / sustenance of Quality,
• Energy, Workplace and Information Security Management Systems within the Commodity.
• Representation in material group meetings for regional sourcing strategies for high value parts Sourcing Activities
• Supplier identification and preparation of bidder list
• Registration of suppliers on Group purchase platform
• Gather inputs for releasing enquiry , Create and Release RFQs in system
• Follow-up offers from bidder, check completeness of offers (CBD’s )
• Request for Targets for part price and investments.
• Do a plausibility check of offers based on cost estimation
• Price negotiation and get final offers from suppliers.
• Facilitate and ensure technical review , QTR , quality and R&D; audits
• Preparation of cost comparison based on agreed technical proposals
• Gather Market information / Group benchmark overview for the parts under sourcing Required Skills
• Critical, Technical & Behavioral Skills (As required for the role)
• Knowledge of supplier base , material price trends & manufacturing processes , product technical information.
• Knowledge for purchasing processes and systems , commercial-legal terms and their implication , QMS , EnMS.
• Communication ,Negotiation ,Analytical , Assertiveness skills ,Knowledge of MS office

📌 Buyer- Metal Commodity (Pune)
🏢 ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private
📍 Pune