Techno Commercial Profile for Proprietary Commodity<br /> Major responsibilities include:<br />  End to End responsibility related to Supplier actions<br />  Supplier relationship management<br />  New source identification, techno-commercial assessment & Introduction<br />  General Purchase agreement & Tooling agreement sign off with suppliers<br />  Technical review sign off with suppliers including Warranty agreement<br />  Collaborate with Design & Supplier team for Defining the design philosophy of<br /> vehicle<br />  Cost optimization during design phase<br />  Proto planning for ensuring timely validation<br />  Commercials: hands on experience for ZBC, Cost negotiations, Benchmarking, Cost<br /> avoidance & other levers for cost settlement<br />  Tooling & Part cost optimization<br />  Packaging & Transportation cost optimization<br />  Development of Proprietary parts, hands on experience related to APQP with special<br /> focus on PPAP & Quality maturation<br />  Understanding of Tooling & Gauges<br />  New model introduction & ramp up<br />  Cost optimization inline with GM & MM project targets, which will help the project<br /> to be cost competitive in the market<br />  Defining supplier capacity as per Annual Plan with an eye on the long term volume<br /> projections, this will help in phase wise development & ramp up. Seasonal demands<br /> need to be ensured as part of Capacity planning<br />  Engineering change management with keen focus on all defined deliverables<br /> including Obsolescence<br />  Scientific Scheduling & Procurement of parts from supplier as per Annual plan<br />  Monitoring supplier performance & related dashboards<br />  Working knowledge on SAP<br />  Inventory management<br />  PPM monitoring & ensuring necessary Quality gates at supplier end for supply of<br /> defined quality product<br />  Warranty reduction<br />  Contingency plans for critical sources<br /> Working knowledge with a wide range of Proprietary suppliers & not limited to a single<br /> category supplier. Requirement is from automobile industry with exposure to 4W segment<br /> Communication skills should be good as the candidate will be representing our Org with the<br /> best in industry Suppliers. They would be required to interact with the Sr Management of<br /> these suppliers<br /> Team work should be part of the persons working culture as the interaction with internal &<br /> external agencies will be high