Senior Sourcing Manager

Job Description

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position will mainly entail, but not be limited to the following tasks:

· Coordinate all sourcing activities at Mahindra Agriculture North America and Automotive division

· Evaluate the supply base for Direct Material Supplier Capacity.

· Create Dual source for Direct Material to de-risk the supply base capacity issues

· Working with Suppliers on Commodity Index Adjustment

· Working with Supplier on Price Increases and Freight Management

· Establish Cost Reduction Engineering goals with supplier and delivering the results.

· Supervise and lead all negotiations and prepare appropriate documents for same.

· Monitor all sourcing strategies and policies and ensure achievement of all business objectives and perform appropriate negotiations with all suppliers

· Collaborate with Product Planning team and initiate appropriate changes to engineering team and manage all research and development process.

· Work with India team on Cost Reduction Engineering activities.

· Work with Supplier Freight Cost Reduction

· Work collaboratively with product development, quality, and finance to manage performance and capabilities of suppliers to ensure quality, delivery and price commitment.

Requirement and Skills:

· Proven work experience as a Sourcing Manager or Procurement Manager

· Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management for Direct and Indirect Material & Services.

· Thorough understanding of global commodity indices for Raw material

· Thorough experience in Mechanical / Steel Fabrication category.

· Good experience in conducting zero based costing with supplier

· Thorough engineering knowledge on evaluating VA / VE activities.

· Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement

· Strong project management and leadership skills

· Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships

· Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data

· Solid judgement with ability to make good decisions

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Bachelor’s Degree in engineering and preferably MBA

· Professional certification in Purchasing and negotiation techniques

· 7-10 years of experience in sourcing and procurement with a proven track record.

· 3 years of experience in business strategy and project management a plus.

· 5+ Years of experience in sourcing leadership role.

· Experienced SAP user is required with proficiency in procurement and materials planning.

· Proven change management process experience with the ability to drive positive change.

· Proven track record of driving cost improvement through Cost Reduction Engineering activities.

· Possess strategic thought leadership with ability to look ahead and respond proactively – bias for action.

· Strong negotiation and communication skills, and ability to converse with both domestic and foreign suppliers.

· Must possess solid judgement and work autonomously from established goals and strategic direction.

· Proficiency in Microsoft products including Excel, Powerpoint and Word. Familiarity with Office 365 is a plus (advanced Excel a plus).

· Ability to travel up to 20-25% of the time to domestic and international partners.

· Strong process-oriented skills leveraging systems, data and business process to drive sustainable improvements.

· Must speak and write fluent English.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Industry

Machinery Manufacturing

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Functions

Purchasing

Supply Chain

Manageme

Full-time