Buyer - TRIMS, Plastics

Date: 17 Dec 2025

Location:

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

Company: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Primary Purpose: -

Commercial settlement of Plastic parts, Seating part cost & tooling viz. Instrument Panel, Door Trims, Floor Console along with tooling, SPM & Fixture
Work on sourcing strategies to 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
Capacity Planning
Support new product development.
Technology facilitation
Supplier Risk Management
Leverage sourcing synergies
Optimize supplier base,

Key Result Areas: -

Supplier management of Interior Plastic parts family for Auto businesses
Work to meet Org. Cost saving targets through various levers.
Facilitate Cost competitive Process /Product technology/ alternate source
Containment of Raw Material increases.
Vendor on Board for new project meeting Business needs of Time / Cost & Capex
Capacity planning at supplier’s end to meet AFS Budget plan

Identify & implement new Process Technology across Sectors

Increase Common source across sectors
Work on Process Improvement & DWM
Implementation of Sustainability initiatives.

Value Engineering initiatives to save cost

Scope & Dimension of Job:-

Improve internal customer and supplier experience
Differential sourcing strategy of part Family
Anticipate & evaluate industry trend & recommend appropriate Sourcing Strategies
Develop/ Align Sourcing Strategies to meet Manufacturing strategy of the Business,
Use unconventional levers like spend analytics, digitization etc. Total Cost of Acquisition & improve efficiency of Business.

Budgeting & Forecasting for commodity
Interact with other Stake holders in the business-like Business Partnering, PD, SCM, CDMM to achieve Business goal.
Planning, Organizing, Review & Control

Meet Compliance requirements as per department policy

Scope & Dimension of Job:-

Improve internal customer and supplier experience
Differential sourcing strategy of part Family
Anticipate & evaluate industry trend & recommend appropriate Sourcing Strategies
Develop/ Align Sourcing Strategies to meet Manufacturing strategy of the Business,
Use unconventional levers like spend analytics, digitization etc. Total Cost of Acquisition & improve efficiency of Business.

Budgeting & Forecasting for commodity
Interact with other Stake holders in the business-like Business Partnering, 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 (Plastics/ Mechanical/ Production/Automobile) + MBA (preferred)

General Experience

Min 4 ~ 5 Years: Worked in Automotive ICE & EV Vehicle program sourcing of Plastics parts, Seating system parts.

“Hands on” on process technologies & cost estimation for Inj. Molding, Plastic Part joining & assy. assy. processes, Plastic RM price dynamics, Inj. Molding tools, Fixtures & Testing.

Stamping Process know – how, Industry Networking with suppliers & Toolmakers

Critical Experience

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
Seating System technology & costing
Spend Analytics & Purchasing Digitization
Efficient use of ERP / SAP
Use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)

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