Sourcing (Battery and On Board Charger)

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

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