Assistant Manager - purchase

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Seasons Greetings!! from Team Amor India, the only Talent Acquisition Firm dedicated to servicing Talents from the Auto OEM and Tier -1 Domain.With over 20+ years of experience,100+ Leadership/CxOs placements spread across the Automotive, Energy, and Manufacturing Domain partnering with the very best of Indian Conglomerates and Fortune 500 Companies PAN India.Team Amor has a successful track record of completing 60+ Greenfield Projects & atleast 10+ Technology Centres/ R&D/Product Engineering Verticals partnering with Automotive leaders and global clients over the years for Ford, Renault Nissan, General Electric (GE), Asia Motor Works, Daimler Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors, Suzuki Motors Gujarat, M&M, Magna Group, Faurecia, Valeo and many more.

Position: AM Purchase (Plastic Injection molding Experience)

Exp: 8+ years

Location : Chennai - Vallam

Job Description:

• Manage procurement of stamping, sheet metal, fabricated, machined, and purchased components.
• Identify, develop, and evaluate new suppliers for stamping and sheet metal parts.
• Handle end-to-end sourcing activities including RFQ, quotation analysis, negotiation, supplier selection, and purchase order release.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, annual cost reduction, and long-term supply agreements.
• Ensure timely procurement to meet production schedules and avoid line stoppages.
• Coordinate with Production, Planning, Quality, Engineering, and Finance teams for procurement requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance on quality, delivery, cost, and service levels.
• Lead supplier audits, vendor development, localization, and capacity assessments.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives through value engineering, alternate sourcing, and process improvements.
• Resolve supplier-related quality and delivery issues through corrective and preventive actions.
• Track inventory levels and optimize procurement to reduce excess stock while ensuring material availability.
• Ensure compliance with company procurement policies, contractual obligations, and statutory requirements.
• Prepare MIS reports, procurement dashboards, and purchasing KPIs for management review.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of stamping processes, sheet metal manufacturing, tooling, and fabrication.
• Experience in sourcing automotive stamping components and direct materials.
• Excellent negotiation, vendor management, and cost analysis skills.
• Knowledge of PPAP, APQP, IATF 16949, and automotive quality standards.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP/Oracle/BAAN/Infor) and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualification

• Education: B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical/Production/Automobile) or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience: 612 years in direct procurement/purchase of stamping or sheet metal components within the automotive or auto component industry

If anyone is interested in this opportunity. kindly share your updated CV to the given mail id: [email protected]