Buyer - ePowertrain SSU, AFS

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

• Knowledge about electrical and electronics components in automobile firms.
• Experience in electrical vehicle projects in automotive firms.
• Experience in handling Li-ion battery components, including cells, modules, packs, BMS, wire harness, sensors, flexible PCB, BDU, and related materials.

Supplier Scouting and Industry Mapping:
• Conduct thorough scouting of potential suppliers for electric powertrain components.
• Perform detailed industry mapping to identify leading suppliers and emerging trends.

Supplier Selection and Price Negotiation:
• Identify and select suitable suppliers for electric powertrain components.
• Evaluate suppliers based on technical capabilities, cost, quality, and sustainability.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure quality, reliability, and innovation.
• Lead price negotiations, ensuring competitive pricing aligns with company standards and budget.

Costing and Product Cost Analysis:
• Develop cost estimates for electric powertrain components using predefined templates and methodologies.
• Regularly update costing models to reflect market conditions and supplier pricing.

Financial Analysis and Risk Assessment:
• Analyze suppliers' balance sheets for commercial negotiations.
• Assess financial health and risk indicators of suppliers to mitigate potential supply chain risks.
• Conduct budget control.

Cost Reduction and Negotiation Strategies:
• Identify and implement cost reduction ideas during negotiations.
• Develop plans for cost savings without compromising quality or delivery timelines.
• Collaborate with engineering and product development teams on value engineering opportunities.

Negotiation Skills:
• Exhibit strong negotiation skills for favorable terms and pricing from suppliers.
• Maintain robust relationships with suppliers for smooth negotiations and long-term partnerships.

Price Containment:
• Implement strategies for effective price containment aligned with cost management objectives.
• Devise sourcing strategies considering current and future business needs and industry dynamics.

Supplier Risk Management:
• Develop and execute supplier risk management plans.
• Proactively identify and mitigate geopolitical, environmental, and market-related risks.

Compliance and Ethical Conduct:
• Ensure compliance to processes and systems with a high degree of ethical conduct.

Benchmarking Technology and Prices:
• Conduct benchmarking studies to compare technology and prices across the industry.
• Use benchmarking data for informed decision-making to ensure competitiveness.

Cross-Functional Team Coordination:
• Demonstrate strong coordination and communication skills within cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate collaboration among stakeholders to achieve common goals.

Additional Areas of Expertise:
• Knowledge in handling development and supply agreements, including awareness of legal clauses.
• Engage with suppliers to ensure compliance with ESG guidelines.
• Conduct capacity planning and signoff with critical suppliers to ensure smooth supplies.
• Regularly update prices to ensure accuracy, considering RM and Forex indexing.

Support to Business Units:
• Provide support to other business units, including spares.
• Develop differential sourcing strategies.

Preferred Industries
Automobile Farm Sector Education Qualification

BE –Electrical & Electronics 

General Experience

2 to 5 yrs experience 

Critical Experience

"Data Analyst", MIS, Direct, Good Communication – buyer Electric Power Train components

Desirable Skills:

Handling Suppliers, both domestic and international

Knowledge on Automotive Electricals / Electronics :

Analytical skills of understanding of Financial Statements.

SAP, Advanced excel, Presentation skill

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

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