The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services, in the areas of automotive technology, industrial technology, consumer goods, energy and building technology. In India, the Group operates through six subsidiaries with a combined associate strength of around 26,000 and a group turnover of around Rs. 13,200 crores in 2013. In India Bosch Limited is the flagship company of the Bosch Group. Over and above a strong presence in the India Automotive services sector, Bosch in India has a vast service network that spans across 1,000 towns and cities with over 3000 service outlets. As the largest auto component supplier in the country, setting a benchmark in the sectors it operates in, the company has to its credit several laurels. We invite promising and dynamic professionals for a long-term and rewarding career with Bosch.

Business Responsibilities

• Responsible Global Category buyer for plastic components.
• Mentorship of assigned suppliers, Support for localization activity
• Conducting market research for benchmarking
• Supplier selection and Business awarding
• Leading Negotiation (Yearly price negotiation, cost benchmarking knowledge)
• Defining and Execution of Supplier and Material field strategy
• Continuous improvement mindset to bring in better process and solutions

Delivery Responsibilities

• Responsible for capacity planning and contracting at suppliers
• Alignment with Project Purchasing  and Logistics team for capacity planning   

Managerial and Governance Responsibilities

• Supplier mentorship (Single point of contact for all commercial related topics)
• Monitoring of Supplier performance (Nego results, NPD , Quality and delivery metrices)

• Monitoring of monthly KPIs, Data analytics and Management info sharing
• Support internal stakeholders and develop supplier / Material field strategy accordingly

Additional Information:

Key Result Areas

• Overall Purchasing performance (Negotiation, RPP, Supplier Quality)
• Defining and execution of Supplier and Material field strategy

Desired Experience

• Experience between 5 to 8 years in strategic purchasing along with plastic parts process know-how.
• SAP (MM Module) knowledge
• Experience in dealing with Technical documents like BOMs, Drawings and Norms

Functional Skills/Competencies

• Negotiation skills
• Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player

 Behavioral Competencies:              

•         Result Orientation
•         Future Orientation         
•         Leading myself               
•         Communication               
•         Cooperation                   
•         Business Acumen           
•         Customer Centricity       

• Engineering (B.E. / B-Tech in Mechanical / Industrial), or
• MBA