Buyer, Img E&pi Purchasing - Chennai, India - Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

Verified Company

Chennai, India

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Deepika Kaur

beBee Recuiter

Description

Work Closely as an effective team that optimizes delivering business results with employee development and fulfillment; including people development plan and career coaching

Support Program Control and Commodity team with Commodity Segmentation process
Support the team in developing and executing commodity sourcing strategies, program targets and sourcing status
Support the team in cascading program information to Commodity Purchasing
Review program milestone papers, providing appropriate feedback to Program Control, and cascade critical items that may impact commercial performance to commodity leadership team
Support the team to verify and track Long-Lead Funding (LLF) that is booked in program communicate to commodity team
Support / Lead regular program status reviews with Commodity Management for status
Program Execution Integration/Program Review Meetings
Support PD program meetings as required as the voice of Commodity Purchasing
Eensuring ontime completion of purchase orders and tool orders in support of program deliverables
Manage routing / signing of Supplier On-Board Agreement (SOBA) / Program Communication Package (PCP) / Commercial and Program Agreement (CPA)
Support Sourcing/Tooling Program Attribute Team (PAT) meetings to communicate buyer status as required
Support the team in managing, scheduling and facilitating CPA escalations in support of delivering program timeliness
Driving achievement to Quote Verification Coverage (QVC) 70% at

and 90% at
Communicate Program Direction Letter (PDL) changes to buyers and suppliers as required

Support
Align with Cross Functional team (Program, Finance, Cost Estimating) on surrogate and control model selection
Participate in Best of Best (BoB) / Best of Process (BoP) ( support Program Control with commodity selection and scheduling)
Validate purchasing alignment with Commercial Impact/PTI in financials (with support from TVM/CBP Finance to get initial commodity level Business Plan Targets)
Confirm localization percentage for each region
Support

priority supplier selection process / identify high risk suppliers

Facilitate Commodity Planning process
Maintain PMT level Target Setting Tracker through
Develop supporting SharePoint structure
Ensure MP alignment and approval of Targets
Communicate Structured Assumption Language Template (SALT) file to Commodity Team to support preliminary sourcing approach planning
Communicate Commodity Sourcing Approach plan to Program Control
Obtain Buyer/Manager concurrence on waterfalls in support of
Obtain Global Purchasing Director approval on waterfalls in support of
Support

Manufacturing Cost Studies along with Buyer as required

Support

Make/Buy studies, along with Buyer as required.

Participate and coordinate buyer attendance in program related workshops
Design to Target (D2T), Target Setting, etc.
Support

ILVS studies as required

Support

commodity team with vetting and analysis of capacity study requests

Build positive relationships with Product Development (PD), Commodity Purchasing, Purchasing Program Control and PD Program Management by:
Acting like an engaged business partner
Trusting and being trustworthy
Communication with consistency
Being fact based
Thinking value not just price
Commercial business acumen
Bachelor's degree required: (Supply Chain, Business, Liberal Arts (Suggested))
Technical or engineering degree, desirable
Advanced English Language skills, if job role entails global responsibility

Buyer Role