Buyer - Vehicle Proprietary

Date: 8 Jan 2026

Location:

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

Company: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

1) Commodity Management - Developing Sourcing Strategies, Supply Market / Industry study, Understanding Commodity/ RM market cycles, Supplier Selection & Assessment, Supplier negotiation, Build Strong Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Driving Supplier Innovations and VA/VE ideas, Capex/investment settlement

2) Managing Total Cost of ownership (TCO) through Cost Saving & Value Engineering, Product / Component costing, Managing RFQ evaluation and price settlements & New Business Awards

3) Material Analysis, Budgeting & cost containment

4) Demand mapping, Capacity planning, Performance monitoring & de-bottleneck issues

5) Identification, Benchmarking & Sourcing of Technology Items

6) Identifying Supplier Risk & its Mitigation strategy (Associated with commodity, conversion, fire & safety, Cyber security etc)

7) Digitization, Spend / Data Analytics & Leverage technology tools for effective analysis

Preferred Industries

Automobile

Farm Sector

Education Qualification

B.E./B. Tech (Mechanical/Production/Automobile), M.B.A Desirable

Excellent Academic Performance / Graduation from Tier 1 College

General Experience

A) 6 to 12 yrs. experience
B) Preferred experience in handling sourcing of multiple component categories ie. Primely Proprietary components with additional exposures to Sheet metal / Casting / Forging / Elastomers process in the automotive domain.

Critical Experience

1) Integrity
2) Financial Acumen
3) Negotiation & Influencing skills
4) Analytical thinking & market analysis
5) Effective collaboration & interpersonal skills
6) Good Communication Skills
7) Good knowledge of SAP System & Digital Tools

8) Passion for a Techno-Commercial Profile

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