Role & Responsibilities

- Lead current vendor development for castings, forgings, fabricated parts, machined components, and electrical components.
- Coordinate cross-functionally to qualify new components, resolve production issues, and develop suppliers for cost reduction and capacity enhancement.
- Manage customer-specific requirements and provide technical support across multiple project phases.
- Drive supplier quality initiatives including APQP, PPAP, audits, and process conformance.Handle cost estimation, negotiation with suppliers, and support Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) activities.
- Support new product launches by ensuring supplier readiness and milestone adherence.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to define process parameters and ensure supplier capability meets design and manufacturing requirements.
- Monitor supplier performance, ensure adherence to timelines, and manage end-to-end procurement cycle (P2P).




- Provide technical expertise to customers and resolve product-related issues, including testing and validation support.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and stay updated with evolving manufacturing and quality trends.

Key Skills Required

- Diploma/BE/B Tech Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics
- Minimum 5-8 Years experience of Vendor Development for New Projects/NPD
- Should have good skills of costing and negotiate cost with supplier along with required quality level.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes, engineering discipline, and quality processes.
- Technical background, with ability to read/interpret engineering drawings and 3D CAD Models.
- Proven experience as a vendor development personnel
- Excellent interpersonal skills

📌 Assistant Manager Vendor Development (Ulhasnagar)
🏢 SAINI
📍 Ulhasnagar