Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Category Other Posted Date 07/22/2025 Job Id P-101009
Job Requirements
Job Purpose:
The Sourcing is responsible to develop vendors ensuring adequate supply of components for existing/New products as per design changes, / capacity enhancements/ replacements within the cost, quantity and quality targets. The incumbent will lead the team and monitor vendor management, vendor payment processing and vendor performance evaluation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with various teams to understand product requirements and parts specifications
- Identify potential suppliers and send RFQ to them based on part design and bill of materials received from current engineering team
- Liaise with vendors/ suppliers on a regular basis for sourcing of components and parts
- Gauge capability of suppliers by conducting design for manufacturing (DFM) discussions with suppliers
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify modifications/ changes required and work towards reducing rejection rates of incoming parts
- Review order status and ensure adherence to Direct on line targets and business plan targets/vehicle
- Calculate target costing for components in collaboration with the Cost Management team and ensure that proposed suppliers meet the target band
- Evaluate performance and propose suppliers based on suitable evaluation in collaboration with the Quality Assurance team
- Provide technical guidance (mechanical and engineering feedback) to shortlisted suppliers in order to meet component reliability, supply chain efficiency and overall cost reduction
- Supervise supplier quality engineers responsible for component release; conduct component inspection audits
- Resolve quality issues and monitor corrective procedures as per guidelines specified by quality assurance
- Ensure completion of the Product Part Approval process in collaboration with Current Engineering and Quality assurance team
- Ensure a smooth handover to procurement team for sourcing material for start of production runs
Battery & On Board Charger:
- Should have experience in development of Cells, Battery Packs and other Battery Pack child parts, Chargers, DC-DC Converters
- Experience in eBOM and cell sourcing, Price settlements & RM indexing of cells is added advantage
- Should have experience in EV Parts Sourcing, Vendor Development, Costing, Negotiation and Price Settlement
- Should have the exposure in Cost estimation for the Battery Pack & Chargers, DC-DC Converters
- Technical understanding on Battery Pack assembly / Manufacturing, BMS and OBC assy, Hardware and Software.
- Ability to understand the Battery engineering & BMS, draws and performance curves
- E- Component , TIM, connectors & contactors knowledge
- Should have the knowledge on Supplier base on EV components (Proto & Mass Production)
- Awareness of Market Trends, Domestic & Global gov’t policies, Impact analysis, Competitive
- Benchmark data, Market Intelligence
- Awareness on Automotive standards / Testing related to Chargers, Cells, Battery Packs, BMS, Thermals etc.,
- Working knowledge of manufacturing and system processes (PPAP, APQP)
- SAP MM & PLM user experience.
Work Experience
Education:
Bachelor’s Engineering degree Electrical & Electronics / Power Electronics / ECE.
Experience:
- 5 + years’ experience in the vendor development function in the automobile industry (OEMs, ancillaries)
- Working knowledge of manufacturing and system processes (PPAP, APQP)
- SAP MM & PLM user experience
