Job Description

Our solutions are a key part of most industries - electronics, medical research, renewable energy, food production, infrastructure and many more. Working with us means working with the latest technologies and groundbreaking, sustainable innovations.

Join us on our journey for a better tomorrow.

Your Role

Mission of Excellence in Sourcing commodity, meaning Buyer

Stable Best Quality

On-time Delivery & Shortest Lead-time

Cost leadership

Volume Agility vs workload fluctuation needs

Innovative partnership (NPD & CC7)

Lean sourcing process

in respect of laws & company guidelines, for a superior customer experience for the commodities portfolio responsibility

Report to

Business Unit Sourcing Managers (APE/PAL)

Vision:

Product differentiation, Innovation, VA/VE ideas, cost optimization, reduce wastages, to add value for customer in product

Estimate capacity available, implement measures to ensure sufficient capacity is available at supplier base, if needed establish alternate sources.

Supplier agreements: Commodity variation agreements, supply agreements, service level agreements, quality agreements.

Warranty costs : Safeguard and minimize warranty costs by agreements, best quality parts and other measures.

Benchmark your modules/part categories with other PC as well as suppliers

Represent on behalf of team say key user.e.g.Be2Net, BPCS key user, CC7 projects leader

Reduce the lead times for parts development, part deliveries to reduce time to market and complete projects in shorter time period.

Set up and improve cost norms for part costings for suppliers.

Main responsibilities

Define a sourcing strategy for the assigned commodity portfolio

Solve risks from critical suppliers link to its financial health, or its specific knowhow, dominant position, volume capacity flexibility, by developing alternative supply.

Define Proactive activities with suppliers like \'fabrication without measurement\', \'Design for Lean Manufacturing\', Poka-Yoke, Automation \xe2\x80\xa6 that will significantly enhance the supplier processes & performance.

Track supplier action plans to reach their QDC continuous improvements.

Improve supplier QCD to next level by having agreements on supplier KPIs

Visit actual suppliers or potential new ones to check their processes, but also to audit their signed compliance of our \xe2\x80\x9c10-criteria letter\xe2\x80\x9d.

Formalize the 3 years Strategy commodity portfolio, with measurable targets, and related tactic & yearly action plans.

Negotiate with suppliers to achieve manufacturing & aftermarket goals

Commodity and tooling equipment must be in line with specifications, striving to use Standard parts from the market (except marketing needs).

Best Quality (150 ppm), including warranty and aftersales support, but also Stability of the Quality, meaning supplier processes not man dependent. The Quality agreement includes Q-Penalties for supplier Q commitment.

On-time Delivery 97% (100% call-off, 95% Kanban), with D-Penalties.

Shortest Lead-time (below production frozen zone).

Make clear agreements on supply chain agility & flexibility, to face up/down sales workload.

Cost leadership in-Full, vs local market and other PCs, including all terms

90 days Payment or 120 days SCF.

Supplier Stock adapted to the supplier delivery actual performance, meaning that bad ones need an additional safety stock on their cost.

Supplier support on-site to fix NOK parts when needed on its cost.

Transport cost and timing

With a close monitoring of the supplier cost structure (-3% annual) and its raw material market cost trend.

Setting targets to suppliers is also managing expectations.

Make ZBC Calculations (0 Base cost)

must adopt scientific calculation for MOQ and EOQ (batch quantity)

Lean Sourcing Process

Use of appropriated SRM tools like B2Net, to avoid emails in the ordering process & delivery follow-up, drawings, rejection NCN, forecast, KPI \xe2\x80\xa6

Use Standard contract, including NDA business confidentiality maintained at all times (for at least motors, inverters, controllers, coolers, fans, bearings, oil, filtration and castings), compliance of Business Code of Practice, Penalties, Improvements annual action plan, \xe2\x80\xa6

Clear agreements make good partners, a multi-year commitment can help in realizing annual cost reduction targets.

Ensure bug free orders (price at \'0\', \'Non-negotiated prices\', wrong price\xe2\x80\xa6)

New Product Development Projects

Develop an adapted key supplier base for the specific NPD needs.

Support the Project team in pre-study cost commitment.

Monitor closely cost impact due to DN, and NPD Master Specs.

Strive for reduction in the number of similar parts, and for assembly kits.

As concurrent engineering, bring the suppliers knowledge & capabilities upfront of the projects to allow the best cost & innovation with at least 5 ideas / year for the total sourcing team.

Involve 2 suppliers till end of production prototype for at least inverters, motors, coolers & fans. This double assessment, is the balance between co-engineering and market competition.

General responsibilities

Respect & Contribute actively to the SHE procedures (Safety, Health, Environment)

Promote ideas for continuous improvement & innovation

Interact on-time, with transparency & commitment with colleagues & managers

Maintain respectful and polite relationship with all contacts.

Promotes Group Core values: Interaction, Commitment, and Innovation in order to reach the vision \xe2\x80\x9cFirst in Mind - First in Choice\xe2\x80\x9d.

To succeed, you will need

Experience / Educational requirements

• Graduate Mechanical Engineer, post-graduation degree in Management would be advantage.
• 6-12 years\' experience in Purchasing
• Background of Automotive,compressor,Engineering goods industry is Preferred
• Able to read a technical drawing with tolerances & specifications, with experience in Fabrication commodity.
• Knowledge and experience in commodities like- Sheet metal fabrication (canopy, frames), hoses, gears, fan guards, mufflers, pipes
• Knowledge in supply chain processes and Manufacturing is a plus
• Use of IT tools like ERP (BPCS), MS-Excel, SRM (Be2Net, Power BI \xe2\x80\xa6)
• Fluent in English is a must.

Personality requirements

• Excellent communication & Multicultural vision
• Negotiation & mediation skills, having the sound of judgment during negotiation of where is the dead lock point.
• Able to deal with deadlines, being Customer Oriented
• High ability to work in teams
• Problem solving capability, ownership, never give-up attitude
• Reliable & organized in your work
• Positive attitude, constantly raising the performance bar
• Undisputed business ethics vs supplier & adhere to \xe2\x80\x9cBusiness Code of Practice\xe2\x80\x9d.
• Willing to travel

In return, we offer you

• A Friendly Family- like atmosphere
• New Challenges and new things to learn every day
• A culture known for respectful interaction , ethical behaviour and integrity
• Continuous Learning

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City
Chakan, Pune

Last Day to Apply

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