Job Description - Engineer - Sourcing
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE / FUNCTIONAL CONTEXT:
The position is responsible for procurement of Components and Indirect material for the site include scanning for vendors, negotiating prices for allocated commodities, by ensuring all reporting and Compliance requirements are met for the areas of responsibility.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Planning and procurement of allocated commodities
- Long term material and capacity planning for the commodity by getting inputs from S&OP and demand planning team
- Price negotiations basis commodity movement
- Releasing of Purchase Order and ensure the material availability
- Handling of supplier's rejections.
- Strategic Sourcing & Cost Reduction:
- Identify the source for quality, capabilities, consistence, Capacity and delivery New Supplier evaluation/Re-evaluation basis the criteria defined in IMS
- Interact with Design/Engineering/Production/Quality for quality assurance.
- Contract negotiations.
- Shortlisting of vendor based on evaluation findings.
- Productionize the vendor with due sample product approvals from CFT
- Drive cost saving projects in allocated commodities
- Review of payment terms with the suppliers for the optimum ease of cash flow
- Digital Platform usage
- Effective usage of Order Flow management through Pipe Chain EDI for Inventory purchases
- Effective usage of RFQ and Supplier Audit controls through Supplier Collaboration Portal (SCP) in co-ordination with global category manager
- Risk Assessment creation through Cirtuo Platform Cost saving project updating through Cirtuo Platform
- Effective usage of Quote approval portal.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
- Educational: B. Tech Mechanical / MBA
- Experiential: Preferably 5 years of relevant experience in Procurement Role, in a manufacturing set up.
Skills & Behavioural Competencies:
- Analytical thinking
- Meticulous Planning
- Contact Negotiations
- Supplier Sourcing Evaluation and development
- Solid experience in Cost structure analysis, Cost Control activities
- Continuous Improvement
Human relations and influencing:
- Collaboration
- Influencing
Health and Safety awareness for a Manufacturing environment:
- Assessment of Hazards and identification of Critical Elements.
- Participate in Planned workplace inspections, Risk Assessment, near miss reporting, accident investigations.
- Undertaking periodic training in safe work practices, system requirements to operating colleague and, where necessary, re-training.
REPORTING STRUCTURE:
- Reporting to: Sourcing Manager, Hyderabad PC
Direct subordinate: NA
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