Asst Manager Purchase
Location:
Bengaluru, IN, 560022
Date:
Jan 7, 2026
Posting Date:
Job Area:
Purchasing
Job Level:
Experienced
Role Summary
The Commodity Buyer is the purchasing specialist for mainly one in exceptional cases more - defined material groups / Commodity like Media, Chemical. Plastic and Stamping , He/she manages all tactical sourcing activities with the suppliers in his/her responsibility (One voice to supplier). /she reports functionally to the Commodity Leader and Regional MGM( Material Group management)
Main Tasks
- Executes MGM strategies and initiatives and applies defined supplier panels in alignment with Regional MGM
- Supports Regional MGM and reports regarding negotiations, supplier selection in projects, supplier panel optimization, ratio projects(Saving Project), KPI 11 development(Purchase Saving), supplier development, initiated sourcing decisions, etc.
- Supports planning and forecasting in agreement with Regional/Global MGM (Global commodity manager)
- Manages RFQs and price estimations in customer or market projects and in serial production for his/her commodity within the Hub and for prototypes if prototype supplier will be serial supplier.
- Conducts RFQs also for defined global projects (across Hubs) in alignment with the Regional MGM.
- Initiates and manages re-sourcing, dual sourcing and continuous improvement activities (KPI 11(Purchasing Saving ) and supports Ratio Project Management, e.g. “BCC” or VA/VE
- Actively supports and acts in close collaboration with PMPs (Project management Purchase)by providing “in-time” price- and other project relevant information, e.g. sourcing status, supplier feedback on timing and specification
- Negotiations & agreements about purchase price and supplier commercial contracts (KPI 11) incl. sourcing decision preparation
- Contract management over supplier / parts life time for all contracts in his responsibility
- Organizes Technical Reviews in close collaboration with ASQ and R&D
- Initiates target price / cost analysis calculation (pre- and post SOP)
- Overall responsibility for internal releases and changes of supplied material / parts / tools in projects and in serial production
- Manages escalation issues in alignment with Regional MGM
- Maintains commercial material / supplier relevant data in SAP R3 and eCONN
- Supports supplier quality assurance (KPI 41/42) , complaint management and "top focus" supplier meetings in cooperation with ASQ, SQA and SQD
- Monitoring of tool life time and capacity; negotiation and purchasing of follow-up tooling
- Interface Management to local Supply Chain.
- Ensure that all the requirements of IATF 16949, ISO 14001 & 45001.
Experience
Education and work experience:
• Bachelor’s in engineering/Tooling or related Tool and Die making
• 10-20 years