Purchase Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Interface with component teams to prioritize supplier development needs by component to improve cost competitiveness or supply constraints
• Research external market information and entrepreneurial companies to identify potential sources and suppliers
• Drive supplier selection through robust qualification processes
• Assess new and existing supplier capabilities to meet product, cost, quality, capacity and fulfilment ensuring suppliers are able to meet requirements for performance, quality, cost and delivery of components and requirements for ISO 14001 & ISO 9001:2015 and other applicable customer and internal system and reputation requirements
• Based on screening, prioritise preferred suppliers
• Drive improvements utilizing Lean methodologies, supplier scorecards and own supplier audit, ensuring supplier compliance, whilst driving systematic problem solving and process improvement plans to deliver value
• Track the suppliers performance indicators, based on their scorecards and rankings, to facilitate and develop the supply base’s ability to consistently meet or exceed defined expectations
• Develop positive relationships and work closely with sourcing leaders to manage, implement, and track supplier/engineering, design changes, capacity studies and New Product Introductions, and transfers
• Deliver results as measured by key metrics, such as supplier yield, field cost, field defect rate, supplier quality plan engagement/effectiveness, and corrective & preventative action closure
• Specify, develop, and validate advanced technology, quality information and test equipment
• Specify and develop product acceptance/test procedures that relate to a complex process (state-of-the-art) or highly complex product
• Provide correlation with company facilities
• Act as consultant to communicate and coach the Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering and procurement organizations to drive cost effective improvements to Quality and Manufacturing processes, minimising waste, introduce new products and improve product design
• Provide leadership during investigations of major problems and or special projects focusing on developing working relationships with suppliers and the supply chain regarding product development and procurement of parts
• Responsible for leading the solution for supplier component concerns, driving Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), customer interaction, supplier interaction, Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) support, supplier component development and approval and supplier cost improvements
• Carry out new supplier validation audits, with supplier support and supplier Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Knowledge of VMI, MILK RUN, JIT etc.
• Assist with new product launch by working with suppliers to ensure that key milestones are achieved
• Work with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing Engineers) team to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirements
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
• Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance

Qualification: BCOM / B.Tech/B.E. in Any Specialization

Work Experience: Experience in consumer durable Manufacturing unit will be preferable

Job Location: Changodar Transportation Facility is not available