BUYER III
Job Overview
Responsibilities
• New Projects Sourcing for Raw Materials, Parts & Tools & Follow TE’s sourcing process for all new spend (pre/post RFQ approvals).
• Collaborate with CFT to decide make or buy strategy.
• Independent handling of series and prototype requests taking into account the requirements of drawings, specifications, deadlines, quality, cost of materials & capex taking into account the global and regional purchasing strategy,
• Decide suppliers in line with commodity strategy for floating RFQs.
• Prepare internal zero-based cost estimates & Evaluate the supplier offers before we share the most appropriate offer for costing consideration.
• Present the business case to Sourcing Committee for all the proposals & getting it approved.
• Ensure all the material is as per technical specifications & all the requirements are met – get this approved from PE/Quality team.
• Material ordering & tool after contractual biding to safeguard TE’s commitment to customer/product functionality. .
• Complete legal requirements, price benchmarking & initial assessment of the new suppliers.
• Prepare detailed project timeline & align project timing with core team to allow sufficient lead time for start of mass production.
• Creation of quotation packages for the awarding scope of the new projects, negotiations with suppliers and creation of benchmarks in cooperation with the Lead Buyers
• Proactive analysis of gaps and opportunities and conduct of project specific negotiations in alignment with the commodity managers.
• Cost structure analysis, control of quotes in relation to total cost
Required Skills
• BE/ B. Tech in Mechanical / Production / Mechatronics Engineering
• Knowledge about various phases of product realization and product development & information on local/regional/global supplier base for cable assembly components or electronics
• SAP knowledge
CRITICAL EXPERIENCE
• 10 to 14 years’ experience as Strategic Sourcing Engineer or new program buyer or Commodity Buyer within automotive or Electronics industry.
• Experience in supplier selection, development of components/parts/tools as per Automotive standards, experience in preparing cost estimations and negotiations for price agreement is must.
• Previous experience in working with multi-disciplinary cross functional engineering teams and coordination with affiliate local/regional and global procurement teams.
Competencies
PUNE, MH, IN, 412801
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Strategic Sourcing, Engineer, Procurement, Supply, Operations, Automotive, Engineering