Senior Manager/Deputy General Manager - Strategic Sourcing (Electrical & Electronics 1)

Job Description

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables The role of Strategic Sourcing Manager is within the Electrical and Electronics (E/E1) group at Strategic Support Unit (SSU) at M&M. E/E1 group is central sourcing organization within SSU catering to Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Farm, Trucks/Buses, Construction, Two-wheeler, and Powerol businesses. The commodities sourced within E/E include Sensors, Controllers, Chargers, Switches Digital Cockpit, Acoustic technologies, ADAS, Telematics, AR-HUD, HMI, Software, etc. The candidate will report to the Commodity Head - Electrical and Electronics 1 and will be responsible for sourcing some of the above commodities. The identified candidate will play a critical role in the launch of M&M s future EV brands XUV and the Born Electric BE, and multiple new programs in other businesses. The candidate will be responsible for managing the assigned commodities from RFI/RFQ stage, business award, and prototype through serial production. The position has high visibility within the organization and offers a chance to make large scale impact on the future of Electric Mobility within India. This role is a vital in keeping M&M abreast of all technology disruptions and maintaining technology pre-eminence of our platforms in our strategic markets.What you ll be doing: Develop and maintain a sourcing strategy for the assigned commodities in coordination with Product Planning, Product Development, CDMM, etc. to meet product requirements. Keep abreast of technology trends, monitor industry dynamics, and understand the technology roadmap of critical suppliers and communicate it within org via. Commodity Strategy, DSS, and Tech-Shows Negotiate and structure commercial contracts with suppliers to ensure competitiveness in parts, development, and software costs, data ownership, localization plans, etc. Manage the strategic supplier relationship with domestic and international suppliers within E/E domain Manage sourcing team and develop competencies such as component demystification, etc. Track the BOM cost for assigned commodities pre- and post - SOP Partners with internal stakeholders such as PD, IMCR, CDMM etc to ensure suppliers meet program milestones, delivering material on-time and quality, and implement cost savings opportunities via VA/VE Anticipate business risk associated with own commodities and relevant industries and propose mitigation plan Manage and resolve supply chain issues for critical commodities Be a role model for Ethics and Integrity as well as demonstration of Sourcing behaviours Preferred Industries AutomobileAutomotive IndustryFarm Sector Education Qualification Bachelors: Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation or Mechanical Engineering PGP / Masters / MBA General Experience Experience: 10-15 yrs. experience in Strategic Sourcing - Electronics domain in Automotive industry or Broad range of exposure across various high-tech commodities Strong business acumen, negotiation skills, keen analytical mind-set, critical thinking, sharp influencing ability, strategic planning & drive execution Critical Experience System Generated Core Skills Analytical ThinkingService OrientationInfluencing SkillsProject ManagementProject Planning & ExecutionRisk AnalysisConflict ManagementSourcingIndustry AnalysisNegotiationTeam ManagementCost ManagementCost OptimizationVendor EmpanelmentVendor On-boardingCost Benefit AnalysisTechno-Commercial NegotiationsIndustry IntelligenceTrend AnalysisCapability DevelopmentStrategic SourcingCapability BuildingRisk ManagementStakeholder ManagementPerformance Analysis System Generated Secondary Skills Relationship ManagementSupply Chain Management (SCM)Vendor ManagementJob Segment: Electronics Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical, Instrumentation, Engineering, Automotive ,

Keyskills :
salesmarketingbusiness developmentmanagementbudgeting