Commodity Leader for Plastic

Job description

The candidate will be responsible for strategic purchasing of Plastic commodities in terms of cost, negotiation, business share allocation, alternate sourcing, supplier management to achieve maximum benefits thru proper utilization of system resources and effective control.

Job Overview:

· Finalize price agreements with percentage share allocation based on merits; Maintains them systematically to ensure maximum utilization, effectivenesrealization of business contracts with suppliers / manufacturers per agreed terms on continuous basis
· Negotiates prices per monthly, quarterly, bi-annually or annual basis to achieve cost benefits per management targets; Strategizes Cost Down, Localization, Sourcing efforts per defined targets
· Responsible for Vendor management thru consolidation activity to streamline supply chain gaps for effective parts procurement and quantity scale merit benefits; Works on parts and tooling developments with preferred suppliers based on capacity & capability analysis in close coordination with Qualification Engineering Team.
· Plans routine work thru effective utilization of supply chain tools; Achieve defined quarterly & yearly Key Performance Indicators (KPI) targets per management guidelines.
· Resolve critical issues on regular basis without effecting manufacturing / production operations; Define quarterly and yearly Key Performance Indicators (KPI) targets per management guidelines.
· Accomplishe purchasing data set up such as sourcing rules, sourcing assignments, processing leadtime, fix lot multiple, approved supplier lists.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Who are we looking for:

·  Bachelor's or College Degree in Engineering (Mechanical), Engineering (Metal Fabrication/Tool & Die/Welding) or any related field is preferred.
·  Minimum two (2) year work experience in Purchasing with expertise in plastic injected parts prefrably from large manufacturing sector & capable to manage high purchasing spend.
·  Experience and knowledge in evaluating & analysing costing of metal parts using Stamping,progressive process.
·  Should have adequte knowledge on Raw Materials trends & process cost models.
·  Hands on experience on ERP (ORACLE, SAP etc) is an added advantage.