Head - Purchase - Automotive

Looking for Purchase Head:

Key Responsibilities

- Responsible for Plant purchase for both direct and indirect (material and service).

- Monthly Purchasing Performance reporting.

- Daily FRTS meeting and issues review from purchasing and SCM perspective.

- Responsible for preparation and maintaining purchasing budget within company guidelines.

- Work with SQD and advance purchasing for flawless launches of new products working

- Negotiation with suppliers for all complex components.

- Achieve cost saving target set by MPT India.

- Coordinate with material planning/operation and ensure availability of material in time and also meet inventory target set by plant.

- Develop and Implement line feeding system for direct parts and packaging for all assembly lines.

- Identify and manage high risk suppliers and work on backup plan.

- Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.

- Ensures that contracts, quote proposals, and supplier agreements for production materials/components follow legal correctness and contain pricing and delivery information that is necessary to conduct business per the requirements outlined by MPT Purchasing

- Support developing purchasing strategy in conjunction with MPT India and Global commodity teams

- Ensure EHS Legal compliances in purchasing and SCM function.

- Ensure zero accidents / incident in the division

The above is intended to describe the general content of the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties or responsibilities.

Customers and Business Interfaces:

- Externally: All Direct & Indirect Material Suppliers & Service Providers.

- Internally: All Functions of Magna Rico & Magna Powertrain.

The above is intended to describe the key internal/external customers and supplier groups of this position.

Authorities:

- Selection of Supplier & Service Providers. .

- Approval of department purchase request.

Fair Enterprise Culture:

- Apply and execute a leadership/corporate culture according to the Employee's Charter and maintain all related Human Resources management processes

Health, Safety and Environment:

- Follow all Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) requirements that are defined on work instructions or communicated in training

- Follow required emergency prevention and operational controls

- Report all accidents, occupational illnesses and emergencies

Quality:

- Apply, execute and maintain Magna's Quality Management standards and Operational Principles, deviation from quality standard must be reported to the direct manager

- In addition to the above mentioned tasks other activities and responsibilities may be individually defined

Requirements, Qualifications & Competencies:

- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

- Over 15 years- experience in purchase, Supplier Quality Management & Supply Chain Management in the automotive industry

- Strong knowledge of vendor base.

- Strong Knowledge in Development of components in Commodities Aluminium die casting,

- Powder Metallurgy, Stampings, Machining, Plastic, Rubber, proprietary items

- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications along with GD&T

- Knowledge of world-class quality techniques such as: SPC, DOE, QFD, Kaizen, 8D, APQP, PPPA, TPM, Statistical techniques.

- Thorough knowledge of Costing, vendor development, global sourcing, Procurement, Contract Management, Product & project costing & Import Export Management.

- Experience in implementing and managing QMS, EMS & OHSAS.

- Ability to prepare quality plan for new product development

- Experience working Multinational Companies environment.

- Costing. PPAP, APQP, Problem solving techniques, SPC, GD & T, IATF, Negotiation Skill, Import Export Management