Purchase Lead

We are looking for the candidate who are having experience in Sourcing or Purchasing the Plastic Commodity, Plastic Moulded Components, Tooling, and Rubber Components.

Role & responsibilities

Position: Assistant/Deputy Manager Purchase (D1/D2)

Role: Purchase Buyer

Experience:

• B.E. (Mechanical) with 5-10 years of experience in purchasing/sourcing, preferably in the Automotive Industry in an SAP environment
• Proven experience in sourcing, supplier management, cost reduction, and procurement operations.
• Prior exposure to Plastic Commodity, Plastic Moulded Components, Tooling, and Rubber Components is preferred.

Required Competencies: Knowledge and Skills (Functional Only)

• Strategic thinking and business acumen.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives.
• Strong supplier development and supplier relationship management capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Good understanding of Automotive Industry.
• Experience in handling Plastic Raw Material, Plastic Moulding Components, Injection Moulds / Tools, and Trim Parts.
• Good knowledge of:
• Plastic Injection Moulding, Blow Moulding and Rubber Parts manufacturing processes.
• Injection Moulding Tooling, Part Painting and Plating Processes.
• Part Costing, Cost Drivers, Commodity Trends and Cost Reduction Levers.
• Domestic and Global Supplier Base for Plastic & Rubber Commodities.
• Supplier Assessment and Supplier Onboarding Processes.
• Excel, Analytical Tools and PowerPoint Presentations.
• Hands-on experience in Supply Chain Management, Capacity Planning, and Volume Ramp-up.
• Strong Techno-Commercial knowledge of Plastic Commodity

Position Description and Key Responsibilities:

Candidate will be responsible for:

• Handling a global annual spend portfolio of approximately 200500 Cr for Plastic & Rubber commodities.
• Driving global sourcing activities, supplier development and procurement strategies for assigned commodity categories.
• Identifying and developing competitive and sustainable supplier sources.
• Supporting Make-vs-Buy evaluations and sourcing decisions.
• Leading supplier negotiations and commercial discussions to achieve cost, quality, and delivery objectives.
• Supporting annual cost reduction, value engineering, productivity improvement, and localization initiatives.
• Working closely with Business Unit CFTs (Purchase, Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Finance Teams) for sourcing and supplier development activities.
• Responsible for commodity benchmarking, commodity trend monitoring, RFQ management, cost analysis, and market intelligence activities.
• Driving supplier performance improvement initiatives related to Cost, Quality, Delivery, and Capacity.
• Ensuring supplier readiness for new program launches and volume ramp-up requirements.
• Providing periodic updates to Senior Management regarding sourcing initiatives, supplier performance, and cost reduction achievements.
• Supporting implementation of procurement best practices, digitalization initiatives, and analytical tools.
• Travelling within Pune and across India for Business Unit locations, supplier locations, and sourcing activities.
• Readiness to work in UK/EU shift timings (11.00 am to 8.00 pm IST)
• Fluency in spoken and written English

Location: Pune, India