Job Description

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Develop and implement sourcing strategies for Plastic Parts, Systems, and Tooling to achieve business objectives related to cost, supply continuity, technology, and risk management. Build a competitive and resilient supplier ecosystem through strategic partnerships, localization, and commercial optimization.

Key Result Areas

• Develop and execute commodity sourcing strategies for plastics.
• Manage and strengthen the supplier base, including alternate source development.
• Achieve cost reduction targets through negotiation, value engineering, localization, and benchmarking.
• Mitigate raw material price impact and supply chain risks.
• Identify and adopt competitive product and process technologies.
• Ensure timely supplier onboarding and readiness for new projects.
• Drive supplier capacity planning to support business growth.
• Improve sourcing efficiencies through process improvements, digitization, and DWM.
• Increase common sourcing opportunities across businesses.
• Drive sustainability, compliance, and responsible sourcing initiatives.
• Lead commodity budgeting, forecasting, and spend management.
• Leverage market intelligence and spend analytics to improve sourcing decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.
• Manage supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, capacity, and innovation parameters.
• Enhance internal customer and supplier experience through effective stakeholder management.
• Build a high-performing team through capability development and employee engagement.
• Act as the subject matter expert for plastics and advise on sourcing, localization, capacity expansion, and technology adoption

Preferred Industries

Automobile

Farm Sector

Education Qualification

Engineering Graduate (Plastics/ Mechanical/ Production) + MBA (preferred)

General Experience

4 to 7 yrs experience (for smaller commodity we do consider GET/GATs with 1 yrs exp

Critical Experience

• Supplier Assessment & Evaluation on cost, quality, delivery parameters
• Suppliers Risk assessment on Finance, Safety & Labor relations
• Process knowledge & Commercial acumen,
• Automotive Plastic Supplier Base & Networking with plastic part & RM suppliers
• Spend Analytics and digitization

Skill Set

• Excellent Interpersonal Communication & networking skill with suppliers and internal customers
• Sound Decision Making, Execution excellence
• Leadership skills, People management, Negotiation, Cultural Sensitivity
• Relationship building with suppliers, internal customers
• Taking initiatives

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