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Position Summary: Position Title: Global Resin Commodity / Strategic Sourcing Leader, Reporting To: Regional Resin Commodity Head Asia, Location: Pune, India, Experience Required: 8 to 15 Years, Industry Focus: Tier-1 Automotive Manufacturing / Industrial Polymer Sourcing
Job Responsibility
Analyze direct raw material data available on internal corporate portals to architect, deploy, and govern the overall global resin and polymer category strategy
Take direct ownership of design, alignment, and structured negotiation for group-level global framework sourcing agreements and enterprise contracts
Maintain complete accountability for global pricing performance, tracking raw material market indices, and projecting cost variances to mitigate commercial risks
Drive global supplier consolidation and champion Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VA/VE) frameworks across different group companies to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Practice Advanced Cost Modeling, Should Costing / Zero-Based Costing to rigorously evaluate vendor cost structures, review price adjustment requests, and back supplier negotiations with empirical data
Actively collaborate with internal cross-functional teams (R&D, Design, Manufacturing, Quality) and automotive OEMs to implement design-level improvements and support New Product Development (NPD)
Oversee full-lifecycle supplier onboarding, performance evaluations, and routine compliance tracking in strict accordance with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 quality management standards
Establish business continuity and risk mitigation playbooks to safeguard plant operations during force majeure instances or supply chain bottlenecks
Requirements
B.Tech / B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Chemical/Polymer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
A minimum of 8 to 15 years of strategic procurement experience within a high-volume Tier-1 Automotive Manufacturing setup
Deep commercial subject matter expertise in sourcing raw chemical indices, explicitly including resins, engineered polymers, plastics, and industrial paint/coatings
In-depth exposure to handling complex global contract frameworks, international container costing, and complex logistics Incoterms
Hands-on proficiency operating with enterprise tools, specifically SAP MM / SAP S/4HANA, Ariba, or equivalent global ERP procurement modules
Advanced Data Analytics
Executive Presentation & Communication
Advanced Analytical Thinking
Nice to have
Post-Graduate certifications or an MBA in Supply Chain Management or Operations from a reputable institute