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(Loading More Opportunities)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