Supplier Manager - Plastic & Rubber

You’ll be our: Supplier Manager - Plastic & Rubber You’ll be based at: IBC Knowledge Park, Bengaluru You’ll be Aligned with: Supplier Management Lead- Plastic, Rubber, Paint You’ll be a member of: Supply Chain What you’ll do at Ather:

• Be resident supplier manager to design and execute sourcing strategies for the built to print commodity majorly on plastic & rubber parts, both short and long term plans.
• Identify the new potential suppliers as per the drawing requirements, latest technology trends and shifts, competition risks et al. Assess supply chain risks and ensure having mitigation strategies in place.
• Drive and Monitor the selection processes for new suppliers, from identification of potential suppliers to qualification, audits, assessments & contracting and up to the validation of processes.
• Involve in the initial technical review meetings with potential suppliers along with the manufacturing engineering team.
• Collaborate with the engineering team, finance to understand the should-cost reports, and identify levers to bridge the gaps between should cost and quotes
• Identify and establish Part Cost/NRE cost/Lead Time structures for your commodity and sub commodity parts & meet cost, quality, and timeline targets for the Program.
• Execute contracts with suppliers to secure commitment on cost, quality and delivery and mitigate potential risks associated with SLAs
• Align to the organisational long term forecast and business plan to secure capacities at each supplier partners manufacturing lines.
• Communicate with suppliers monthly requirement plan and ensure adherence to released MRP
• Track capacity at suppliers and their sub suppliers to have a smooth supply chain.
• Ensure the sustenance of established processes and plan for periodic audit & score card reviews.
• Devise mechanisms to track commodity price fluctuations impacting the commodity and share impact of these fluctuations to the relevant stakeholders on product prices
• Ensure seamless implementation of engineering changes & obsolete management at supplier end and ensure price revisions for the same if any.
• Ensure timely material disposition for non conformance parts and align with suppliers for the next course of actions.
• Establish cadence with the engineering & MQA team to evaluate current performance of the supply base and devise a course of action for improvement, and support implementation
• Monitor timely payment to all supplier partners as per the agreed credit terms.

• Prior experience in supplier development of plastic and rubber parts, preferably automotive parts.
• Experience in developing parts with different processes such as injection moulding, compression & vacuum moulding
• Strong knowledge on 4S ; Scouting , selecting, securing & supplier relation management.
• Good experience on understanding of supplier landscape, value chain mapping & understanding Zero based costing.
• Ability to work on Spend analysis, negotiations, and good understanding of commercials & INCO terms.
• Prior experience on understanding service level agreements, contract analysis and negotiation with suppliers.
• Good understanding of AIAG manuals such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA & quality certifications such as IATF16949 & ISO9001.
• Product development life cycle experience and strong problem solving skills are must
• Ability to work well within a team – enjoys collaborating, persuading, and influencing
• Ability to thrive under pressure – to manage challenging deadlines
• Strong planning, process management, and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

• B.E/M.E in Industrial engineering or Mechanical engineering.
• 7-10 years of hands-on experience on strategic sourcing & material handling on built to spec parts.