Senior Engineer - Commodity Management

We are looking for an experienced and result-oriented Commodity Manager – Sheet Metal Parts & Machining to manage strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, commercial negotiations, and cost optimization for sheet metal stamping, machined parts, and other mechanical components.

Qualification & Experience
BE (Mechanical) with 7–10 years of relevant experience in commodity management, procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier commercial management.

1. Strategic Sourcing: Develop and execute commodity strategies for sheet metal, machined parts, and mechanical components, including RFQ/eRFQ and e-Auction through Purchase portal.
2. Cost Optimization: Drive cost savings through should-cost analysis, competitive benchmarking, price negotiations, value engineering, and supplier consolidation.
3. Contract Management: Negotiate and manage annual frame agreements, price lists, raw material escalation clauses, and commercial terms.
4. Supplier Development: Evaluate, audit, qualify, and develop suppliers while monitoring performance through scorecards, KPIs, and corrective action plans.
5. NPD & PPAP: Support new product sourcing, supplier involvement, PPAP readiness, and coordination with Engineering and SQE teams.
6. Supply Continuity: Monitor supplier deliveries, resolve critical shortages, implement recovery plans, and establish dual sourcing to minimize supply risks.
7. Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with Engineering, Planning, OPR, SQE, and Global Commodity teams to support localization and global sourcing requirements.
8. Performance & Reporting: Track supplier OTD, cost savings, PPC, PPAP status, and contract coverage using SAP MM, Jaggaer, Teamcenter, and SharePoint.

Your contact person(s) for this job posting is/are:
Thirumalai Kumar T
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