Senior Officer - Purchase (JOST India) Chennai

About Us

JOST India Auto Component Pvt. Ltd incorporated in July 2006 is a wholly owned subsidiary of JOST Werke SE (Germany). JW has offices, plants, and business centres all over the world. In India JOST has established plants in Jamshedpur and Chennai. The company manufactures auto components of proprietary nature for commercial vehicles and agriculture tractors. The companys major customers include Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Daimler, Mahindra, Volvo Eicher etc. apart from Major Trailer builders like Satrac, Black Diamond Motors, Jupiter Wagons etc. The company also engages in exports to intercompany locations as well as third party customers across the world employing around 4,052 people in more than 37 production and sales locations across continents. There are four strong product brands:

JOST, ROCKINGER, TRIDEC, QUICKE

Your key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Commodity knowledge Steel, sheet metal fabricated parts and/or Hydraulics & Rubber & forging components
• Research potential vendors, identification and assessment
• New product development process with suppliers including Non-disclosure agreement, RFQ, Zero-based costing (ZBC), Negotiation and price finalization
• Negotiate contract terms of agreement and pricing
• Part development process following supplier audit with QA team, APQP, PPAP and production regularization
• Schedule and track orders ensuring timely delivery to suppliers
• Review supply quality of purchased products through Suppliers score cards (Quality, Cost, Delivery and other attributes)
• Supplier master management (e.g. vendors, quantities, prices) in ERP
• Maintain updated records of purchased products, delivery information and invoices
• Prepare reports on purchases, including cost analyses
• Prepare and monitor SOB (Share of Business) file and schedule to suppliers.
• Delivery Follow up & monitoring with Supplier
• Monitor stock levels (Min and Max, Re-ordering quantity and ABC analysis) and place orders as needed
• Coordinate with warehouse/stores staff to ensure proper stocks

Preferred candidate profile

• BE / B. Tech in Mechanical Engg. / Degree + PGDBA in Materials Management.
• Good scores (average 60%) throughout the career
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to create financial reports and conduct cost analyses
• Fluency in MS- Office and ERP Software knowledge
• Expertise in advance Excel and Power point
• Fluency and command over spoken and written English
• Experience working in an International organization in the last 5 years
• Working knowledge on ERP in Supply Chain

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to mentor and coach the team and lead from the front.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required to deal with sensitive issues, develop market or influence others inside and outside the organization to take specific actions.
• Sound analytical skills
• Willingness to travel extensively both in India and abroad

Additional Information:

JOST is regarded as the best in brand and quality in its business segment, worldwide. Needless to say, shouldering the responsibility of maintaining and increasing the brand value lies with the candidate. Co-ordination is required with internal departments like production, logistics, accounts etc. The position often involves complex issues or problems that require careful analysis and diagnosis especially involving OE customers. The incumbent sets priorities and establishes a work plan to complete broadly defined assignments and achieve desired results.

The position requires thorough knowledge of company products, and product applications on which intense training would be provided. The position is required to travel frequently to keep in touch with the customer base and generate regular business.