Sourcing Manager: Plastics Job in Karkhana.io

We are working on making manufacturing simple and accessible for everyone and we are looking for passionate engineers to join us in building a strong supply network.

Responsibilities:

• Developing the sourcing strategy (Local & Import) and conduct sourcing operation analysis, analyzing/identifying critical sourcing commodities/parts, spending, vendor business allocation and market supply situation with related internal and external inputs.
• Work alongside our Sales team to review and align on deliverables of project opportunities.
• Calculate part prices and tooling costs, both in new projects and as a support to running projects. You will perform should-cost analysis & cost breakdowns of new and existing projects based on drawings or physical parts
• Lead project sourcing team to achieve project goals and overall performance of material and services productivities.

• Support supplier development team in analyzing the marketplace to find the broadest set of capable manufactures globally who provide the best product cost, quality and delivery objectives ensuring maximum bottom-line impact.
• Choosing a final supplier(s) including negotiating the best cost and contract terms.
• Managing the supplier relationship on an ongoing basis including holding the supplier to quality and compliance requirements.
• To keep a track of the global supply chain for all the raw materials being used in the multiple projects.
• Developing negotiation and risk mitigation strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers.
• Partnering closely with cross functional teams including the sales, business development, legal, tax, product engineering, trade compliance, finance, transportation, and global suppliers to deliver on revenue targets and customer satisfaction.
• Cash flow and knowledge management.
• Accountable for data management, reporting & analysis.
• Participate in all project reviews and meetings related to sourcing, pricing, and supplier management issues.
• To support in supplier audits, releasing supplier ratings and doing timely visits (25 - 40 % roughly travel per month) to the facilities of the suppliers across India along with the supplier development team.
• Responsible for project delivery (Local & Export) in the required quality, timeline and cost.
• Knowledge of Problem-solving techniques/Lean methodologies.

You Enjoy

• High Accountability & Visibility role.
• The growth phase of the organization and an opportunity to set up world-class processes.
• Developing a deep understanding of manufacturing processes, costing and adopting new ways to solve operational challenges
• Dealing with uncertainty in a fast-paced target focused environment.
• Gaining an understanding of the manufacturing supply chain and associated technologies
• Working with people across diverse teams - from clients to Suppliers

Eligibility

Bachelor s Degree in: Plastics/Polymer/Mechanical/Production/Automotive/Aerospace Engineering or CIPET trained with minimum 7 to 12 years of industry experience in Plastics (PC, PE, PP, PET, PVC, ABS, PMMA etc.), Additive Manufacturing & Polymer products, in estimation, costing, sourcing or procurement operations. Candidates having wide knowledge in Plastic commodities & Additive Manufacturing are given preference.

• MBA from Tier 1/Tier 2/Tier 3 colleges (Good to have, not mandatory)
• Experience in Cost Engineering along with Product development experience is considered as a merit.
• Experience in purchase of raw material, import & export process, packaging material, contract manufacturing, engineering purchase etc.
• Specialist Knowledge: Polymers/Elastomers, Plastics Manufacturing, 3D Printing (FDM, SLS, SLA, DMLS, EBM, MJF, DLP, PolyJet), Vacuum Casting, Thermoforming, Injection Moulding (Cube, Die, Insert, Gas Assisted, Liquid Silicone Rubber, Metal, Micro, Reaction, Thin-wall), Tool development, Manufacturing and Machining.
• Knowledge in other fields such as CNC machining, Iron casting, Forging, Sheet metal Stamping and welding etc. are considered as a merit.
• Experience in managing projects, working with multiple suppliers to ensure quality and timely delivery
• Comfortably work through ambiguity.
• Location: Mumbai (Ready to relocate as per the business requirement)
• Immediate joining or Max notice period of 1 month with an option of a buyout