Global Category Buyer -M/PUR83.2 - Deputy Manager

Business Responsibilities Responsible Global Category buyer for Casting, Stamping, Metal sub assembly commodities. Mentorship of assigned suppliers, Support for localization activity Conducting market research for benchmarking Supplier selection and Business awarding Leading Negotiation (Yearly price negotiation, cost benchmarking knowledge) Defining and Execution of Supplier and Material field strategy Continuous improvement mindset to bring in better process and solutions Delivery Responsibilities Responsible for capacity planning and contracting at suppliers Alignment with Project Purchasing and Logistics team for capacity planning Managerial and Governance Responsibilities Supplier mentorship (Single point of contact for all commercial related topics Monitoring of Supplier performance (Nego results, NPD , Quality and delivery metrices) Monitoring of monthly KPIs, Data analytics and Management info sharing Support internal stakeholders and develop supplier / Material field strategy accordingly

Engineering (B.E. / B-Tech in Mechanical / Industrial), or MBA

Key Result Areas Overall Purchasing performance (Negotiation, RPP, Supplier Quality) Defining and execution of Supplier and Material field strategy Desired Experience Experience between 5 to 8 years in strategic purchasing along with Machined, Casting, Stamping Sub assembly parts process know-how. SAP (MM Module) knowledge Experience in dealing with Technical documents like BOMs, Drawings and Norms Functional Skills/Competencies Negotiation skills Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills Team player