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Buyer - Seating System, Interiors Trims (IP, Console, Door trim) & Plastic RM

Date:  2 Apr 2025
Location: 

Mumbai A.O, MUM-KND-AFS(AD), IN

Company:  Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Manage commercial settlements for plastic parts, seating systems, and tooling, while developing sourcing strategies to mitigate cost, supply, and technology risks. Oversee supplier management, drive cost optimization, enable technology advancements, and ensure agile supply chains aligned with business objectives.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Cost management and supplier risk mitigation
  • Capacity planning and new product development support
  • Technology facilitation and sustainability initiatives
  • Supplier base optimization and sourcing synergies
  • Vendor onboarding, process improvement, and value engineering

Scope:
Enhance supplier and customer experiences, align sourcing strategies with manufacturing goals, leverage analytics and digitization, and ensure compliance while collaborating with stakeholders to achieve business objectives. .

Preferred Industries

Automobile
Farm Sector

Education Qualification

Engineering Graduate (Plastics/ Mechanical/ Production) + MBA (preferred)

General Experience

4 to 5 yrs relevant experience

Critical Experience

Experience in Automotive ICE & EV Vehicle program sourcing of Plastics parts.

 

“Hands on” on process technologies & cost estimation for Seating System, Inj. Molding, Plastic Part joining & assy. assy. processes, Plastic RM price dynamics, Inj. Molding tools, Fixtures & Testing. Industry Networking with suppliers & Toolmakers

 

  • Supplier Assessment & Evaluation on cost, quality & delivery
  • Suppliers Risk Assessment on Finance, Safety & Labor Relations
  • Commercial acumen, Process & Product knowledge
  • Automotive Seating and plastic parts supplier base & Networking with Plastic & RM Suppliers
  • Spend Analytics & Purchasing Digitization
  • Efficient use of ERP / SAP

System Generated Core Skills

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

Negotiation
Project Management
Supplier Management


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