Manager-Mechanisms, SSU AD

• *Responsibilities \& Key Deliverables**
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• Devise long term and short term sourcing strategies considering current and future business needs and Industry dynamics.
• Carrying out negotiations with suppliers for own commodity.
• Achieve cost saving targets by driving negotiations.
• Empanelling vendors as per the targets.
• Vendor on board by identifying suitable supplier panel, techno commercial synthesis and negotiations.
• Bringing in industry intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends in own domain.
• Presenting key updates, issues to senior management and seek support for de bottlenecking wherever required.
• Anticipate business risk associated with own commodities and relevant industries and propose mitigation plan.
• Actively collaborating with multiple stakeholders \- SSU Leadership, Accounts, Business Excellence, Plant Heads, Spares Sourcing Head, Strategic Vendors, Government Agencies to resolve/anticipate issues and ensure smooth operations.
• Participating in various SSU forums to project business indicators, concerns, highlights of performance and give inputs to stakeholders /decision making.
• Being a role model for Ethics and Integrity as well as demonstration of Sourcing behaviours.
• To be amiable, professional and approachable at all times.
• *Preferred Industries**
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• *Automobile**
• *Farm Sector**
• *Education Qualification**
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MBA / Bachelor of Engineering

• *General Experience**
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10\-15 yrs experience, preferably in Strategic Sourcing

• *Critical Experience**
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• Commodity buyer for Proprietary Commodities like Sunroof, Side Door Latches, Window Regulators, Power Operated Tailgate etc….
• Having Achieved cost saving targets by driving negotiations.
• 10\+ Years of Experience, largely in Sourcing industry.
• Intelligence in own domain and keep up with the technology trends.
• Exposure to Carry out negotiations with suppliers for own commodity and facilitating own team
• *System Generated Core Skills**
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Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Influencing Skills

Project Planning \& Execution

Risk Analysis

Supplier Selection

Pricing

Price Optimization

Supplier Risk Management

Sourcing

Strategic Sourcing

Benchmarking

• *System Generated Secondary Skills**
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Negotiation

Project Management

Supplier Management

• *Job Segment:** Engineer, Engineering