Senior Manager - Procurement Shop Made Parts - Spares (Pantnagar)

Purpose of the Role This position is responsible for executing material procurement strategies based on production requirements of the organization. It involves lowering the costs of inputs, improving quality of inputs and reducing risks of inputs for the production of engines, component, DTC/NON-DTC products for the Profile business. Job Responsibility 1. Execution and Implementation: Execute material planning in terms of scheduling and procurement to ensure that at aggregate levels material are available as per the plan. Coordinate with the vendors for stock procurement and create part wise and vendor wise schedule for procurement Coordinate with the plant for timely stock transfers to prevent delays in production Review the quality of the products and in case of any rejections or issues in production, highlight to vendor and ensure corrective measure taken Review and monitor inventory and parts at all levels to ensure they are within the prescribed limit. Review and understand the scope of new part production and its procurement requirements and accordingly provide the material inputs. Identify new vendors for procurement of parts as per the organization standard vendor development process. 2. Financial Management: Review and analyse monthly report on direct material cost and in case of any deviations suggest corrective measures. Coordinate and monitor on-time and cost effective methods for delivery of parts by transportation vendors. Coordinate and facilitate Vendor Payment, Global delivery and Finance management for respective vendors Drive and Salvage timely cost reduction initiative. Coordinate with Vendors for issuance of debit note for rejected parts. 3. Relationship Management: Work collaboratively with vendors to understand their issues and be an integral part in providing solutions at various level Drive new initiatives, schemes for vendor to achieve the targets Collaborate and maintain vendor communication and share best practices Stakeholder Profiles & Nature of Interactions Internal: Sales and marketing plan/forecasts Production & Plants Usage % age of parts /service supply Quality Quality issues, feedback for new parts development Finance Vendor queries/payments NPI & Proc. Planning Recent parts and products procurements Logistics Freight contracts Pune Shared Service/Global Delivery Vendor payments/New vendor registration Strategic Sourcing Critical supply support Material Pricing Committee Parts pricing Spare parts Vendor information, system assistance External: Vendors Schedules, Parts procurement, Service procurement, Rejection report, Vendor evaluation report on regular basis. Transporter Freight management Desired Candidate Profile - Education : B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical) preferably MBA in Operations/Supply Chain Management. - Relevant Experience : 4-8 years - Experience in Automobile Industry - Experience in Vendor Management, Supply Chain Processes, Inventory Management, SAP Module would be added advantage. Skills & Competencies - Excellent Sales and Marketing Skills - Excellent Interpersonal and Relationship building skills - Negotiation and Influencing Skills - Networking Skills

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