Global Resin Commodity Strategic Sourcing Leader

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

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.

/ B.E. in Mechanical Engineering Production Engineering Chemical/Polymer Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Post-Graduate certifications or an MBA in Supply Chain Management or Operations from a reputable institute is highly desirable.

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.