Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager Purchase

Job Role Summary:

You will be responsible for planning and purchasing the assigned commodities (electrical & electronics) to support production demand and sustain a robust supply chain. Your role will entail coordinating with team to ensure timely replenishments of materials as per the needs of the internal stakeholders.




Key Deliverables:




• Review bid proposals from vendors and recommend or enter contracts within limits of delegated authority

• Maintaining multi line product replenishment from vendors and suppliers at competitive market prices.

• Support SCM team in maintaining adequate inventory levels to ensure superior service levels to customers and sales force through use of Best Practices and standard procedures.

• Ensuring that the established gross profit levels are achieved while maintaining a competitive cost through negotiation and relationship development.

• Support SCM team in planning the transportation schedules along with quantities to reduce vehicle costs

• Effective inflation mapping and counter measures

• Maintain records of purchased items, cost, delivery, performance, and inventory and approve bills for payments within limits of delegated authority

• Discussing defects with quality control/inspection personnel to determine source of defect and initiate corrective action

• Carrying out commercial settlement of new project parts within defined deliverables of project platform.

• Identifying the VAVE activities in the defined area for maximizing efficiency

• Mapping of commodities and making counter action plans to minimize the impact of Inflation.

• Participate in the Annual Budgeting activity with a focus on efficiency and inflation.

• Defining the target prices in accordance with the budget and undertake negotiation and price settlement with suppliers to meet the cost targets

• Carrying out zero base costing for all the new/existing parts.

• Timely settlement of New part pricing and Raw material prices with the suppliers

• Facilitate and support in various improvement projects for quality, cost, and delivery




Core & Functional competencies:




• Must have strong interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate across key functions in the organization and across other country locations and influence them positively

• Must possess business acumen with strong knowledge in procurement processes and tools, MS Excel and other reporting tools

• Should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Should demonstrate high standard of ethics and professionalism in his/her approach

• Should possess effective planning skills with ability to identify priorities or key issues in a complex situation

• Ability to sense customer needs with customer service-oriented approach in delivery

• Ability to negotiate, making sound decisions in a timely and confident manner

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects/resources simultaneously

• Ability to recognize merits of different approaches and use them in accomplishing work activities.




Key Success Factors:




• Purchase Order Cycle Time

• Average Cost of Processing a Purchase Order

• Total cost savings accumulated while serving each of the business function’s requirements

• 100% Compliance to procedures and process defined

• Supplier Capacity

• Supplier Compliance Rate




Desired Qualification:

• Procurement and Supply diploma courses

• Product knowledge of various Electricals parts of vehicle On-Board Computer, ECU, Fuse Box,

• Relays, Combination Switch, Peripherals, wiring, Alternator




Preferred Technical Skills and Certification:

• Six Sigma belt /Lean management practices

• ISO standard

• SAP PP and related modules

• Zero based costing Variance analysis

• MS Excel and other reporting tools.




Work Experience:

Over 10 years of experience in the industry




Preferred Industry Experience:

Automotive or Auto Ancillary companies