Qualification & Job Description.

BE (Mechanical) with 7–10 years of relevant experience in commodity management, procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier commercial management.

1. Strategic Sourcing: Develop and execute commodity strategies for sheet metal, machined parts, and mechanical components, including RFQ/eRFQ and e-Auction through Purchase portal.

2. Cost Optimization: Drive cost savings through should-cost analysis, competitive benchmarking, price negotiations, value engineering, and supplier consolidation.

3. Contract Management: Negotiate and manage annual frame agreements, price lists, raw material escalation clauses, and commercial terms.

4. Supplier Development: Evaluate, audit, qualify, and develop suppliers while monitoring performance through scorecards, KPIs, and corrective action plans.

5. NPD & PPAP:



Support current product sourcing, supplier involvement, PPAP readiness, and coordination with Engineering and SQE teams.

6. Supply Continuity: Monitor supplier deliveries, resolve critical shortages, implement recovery plans, and establish dual sourcing to minimize supply risks.

7. Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with Engineering, Planning, OPR, SQE, and Global Commodity teams to support localization and global sourcing requirements. 8. Performance & Reporting: Track supplier OTD, cost savings, PPC, PPAP status, and contract coverage using SAP MM, Jaggaer, Teamcenter, and SharePoint.

📌 Senior Engineer - Commodity (Chennai)
🏢 Flender
📍 Chennai