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 recent 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 (Chennai)
🏢 Flender
📍 Chennai