Purchase Engineer

Key Responsibilities Direct Procurement

• Manage end-to-end procurement of production materials and components for manufacturing requirements.
• Handle sourcing of automotive parts, raw materials, assemblies and other production-related categories.
• Conduct RFQs, cost analysis, price benchmarking and commercial negotiations with suppliers.
• Identify, evaluate and develop competitive suppliers in line with quality, cost and delivery requirements.
• Drive cost reduction, localisation, VA/VE and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality, R&D, Engineering and Supply Chain for material and supplier requirements.
• Ensure timely supplier nomination, PO placement and material availability as per production plans.
• Monitor supplier performance on cost, quality, delivery and capacity.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, commercial controls and supplier development standards.