Strategic Buyer

Make your mark on the future. Accelerate your career with Trelleborg and start shaping industry from the inside.

**Who are we?**

Trelleborg Industrial Solutions (TIS) is a global leader in innovative polymer-based solutions for key industries and critical infrastructure. We are one of three Business Areas within the Trelleborg Group, with a total of about 6 200 employees around the world.

Trelleborg India Pvt. Ltd (Business Unit: Antivibration Solutions) established in the year 2012, headquartered at Bangalore. Company is active presence in the Rail, Off Highway, Marine, Telecom, Electro-technical & General Industry markets. Since its inception Trelleborg India Pvt. Ltd Bangalore has been growing rapidly & is today among the top 3 in all major market segments in India.

**About the Job**
- The Strategic buyer need to identify / scout suppliers for different commodities
- Coordinates with Engineering from early stage of project and suggest suitable process that can be adopted
- Manage New product development until parts are released to serial production.
- Ensure the best possible fulfillment of the project requirements by controlling the supplier-relevant processes
- Responsibility for compliance with project-specific milestones and target costs in the assigned projects
- Purchase order placement and order follow-up towards suppliers for components and materials to secure prototype build and production ramp-up
- Define MOQ / LT and update in system
- Ensuring organizational targets & objectives (price, delivery, and quality) are met through the structuring of efficient operating procedures, and close supplier collaboration
- Negotiates the contractual conditions for projects, ensures compliance with contracts, monitors the purchasing budget and guarantees project margins
- Carrying out quotation analysis and selection of suppliers in accordance with the category/supplier strategy and nomination of suppliers within the agreed supplier list
- Organize, coordinate and optimize all procurement-related activities to ensure the success of each project
- Track the purchasing status in projects, as well as escalations in the event of an imminent threat to the success of the project
- Ensure that project quotes are prepared in a timely manner
- Review and estimate BOM (Bill Of Material) in terms of costs and multi-source alternatives
- Purchase order placement and order follow-up towards suppliers for components and materials to secure prototype build and production ramp-up
- Ensure MRP systems are set accurately and at optimum levels to ensure availability of supply
- Work with Sales/Operations/Engineering/R&D to determine “fit for purpose” specification or performance requirements
- Working on inquiries and offers for new projects activities and ensure the project results are delivered on time in full
- Independent management of quality, price and framework contract negotiations with suppliers on new projects

Supplier Management
- Ensure the implementation of supplier strategy and development programs
- Ensure good supplier relationships are maintained
- Secure supply continuity by managing risks in a structured way

Ensure Purchasing Excellence
- Drive and manage RFQs and negotiation for new projects in co-operation with relevant stakeholders
- Identification and implementation of material cost reduction potentials in the project phase
- Implement cost savings initiatives together with the Category Management
- Provide input into the development and implementation of sourcing/supplier strategies

**Education and Experience**:

- B.E Mechanical
- 10 - 12 years of working experience in strategic purchasing role from reputed companies
- Experience in project management

**Competences**:

- Knowledge of manufacturing process include Castings / Forgings / Sheet metals / Machined parts.
- Knowledge on material grades
- Techno Commercial aware of total cost
- Analytical, should be good at interpreting data & drawing conclusions.
- Ability to prepare & present to senior management an overview of budgeted vs actual costs trends including Variance analysis

**Key Interfaces and stakeholders**:

- Close collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Sales, and Suppliers.
- Close collaboration with other purchasing functions.
- Close collaboration with supply chain team from operations

**Geography to cover and travel requirement**:

- Travel within India

**Behavioral characteristics**:

- Desire to learn from others and adapt
- Confidence in putting forward their own ideas and initiative
- Goal orientated
- Team working and cross functional activity is essential
- Very good communication skills
- Works well under pressure
- Results orientated with the ability to meet targets and deadlines
- Get the job done attitude
- Motivated
- Self-Driven

**Application Process**

Once we receive your CV, we will review the CV and contact you for telephonic interview followed by direct f2f interview.
- “Don’t delay We’re hiring