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Buyer - Strategic Sourcing Unit

Date:  13 Jul 2025
Location: 

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

Company:  Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Primary Purpose: -

  • Commercial settlement of Merchandise ,Accessories & VAP parts & tooling viz.  BIW/EE/Trims/Plastic, Customization of applications and Merchandise
  • Work on sourcing strategies to support & de-risk AFS Businesses on Cost, Supply & Technology disruption
  • Propose Strategic Supplier Basket and recommend Master Supplier Panels for AFS projects
  • Implement strategies with Business Vision & Promise by creating agile & flexible supply chain

 

Objectives: -

  • Cost Management
  • Support new product development.
  • Technology facilitation
  • Leverage sourcing synergies

 

Key Result Areas: -

 

  • Cost Optimization: Manage cost-effective sourcing and supplier risk assessment.
  • Strategic Sourcing: Develop sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.
  • Compliance & Efficiency: Drive policy compliance and process digitization.
  • Innovation Integration: Anticipate trends and adopt new technologies.

 

Scope & Dimension of Job:-

  • Improve internal customer and supplier experience
  • Anticipate & evaluate industry trend & recommend appropriate Sourcing Strategies
  • Develop/ Align Sourcing Strategies to meet Business Targets
  • Use unconventional levers like spend analytics, digitization etc. Total Cost of Acquisition & improve efficiency of Business.
  • Interact with other Stake holders in the business-like Accessories,VAP, Mktg, PD, SCM, CDMM   to achieve Business goal.
  • Planning, Organizing, Review & Control
  • Meet Compliance requirements as per department policy

Preferred Industries

Automobile
Farm Sector

Education Qualification

Engineering Graduate (Automobile/ Mechanical)

General Experience

4 - 5 Years: Worked in Automotive ICE & EV Vehicle program Sourcing Preferred Accessories,VAP & Merchandise. 
“Hands on” on process technologies & cost estimation for parts Inj. Molding, Plastic Part joining & assy. processes, Plastic RM price dynamics, Inj. Molding tools, Fixtures & Testing. Industry Networking with suppliers & Toolm

Critical Experience

Personality Traits: -
•    Committed 
•    Integrity
•    Agile, Bold, Collaborative
•    Fairness in dealing
•    Striking balance    
    
Knowledge
    Supplier Assessment & Evaluation on cost, quality & delivery 
•    Suppliers Risk Assessment on Finance, Safety & Labor Relations 
•    Commercial acumen, Process & Product knowledge 
•    Automotive plastic parts supplier base & Networking with Plastic & RM Suppliers 
•    Spend Analytics & Purchasing Digitization 
•    Efficient use of ERP / SAP 
•    Use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) 
    
Skill Set
     Excellent Interpersonal Communication & networking skills with suppliers and internal customers
•    Analytics Skill to analyze complex parts on techno-commercial front 
•    Negotiation Skill
•    Cultural Sensitivity & working in team
•    Taking Initiatives & capturing technology Needs 
•    Decision Making 

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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