Purchasing Manager

About Maxion Wheels

As the largest manufacturer of wheels for the global marketplace, Maxion Wheels is continually seeking motivated individuals who have what it takes to make a positive impact on our business and our customers. Our long history, and our products, internationally recognized for their quality and innovation, make us one of the most respected OEM suppliers in the automotive industry.

For our Supply Chain Department in Maxion Wheels Aluminum India Pvt. Ltd., Khed, Pune - India, we are looking for a

Purchasing Manager

Your future role

Sourcing for RM & BOM material, all capital purchases must meet corporate standards.
Monitoring & controlling of Purchases capital equipment, services, chemicals, Maintenance supplies, packaging materials and consumables as required by various departments
Packing must meet customer specifications. MRO & Construction must meet quality standards.
Ensure the correct level of quality materials are ordered and in stock to meet company requirements, while achieving aggressive and dynamic targeted inventory levels.
Establish and develop suppliers working towards long term relationships with suppliers. Perform supplier performance evaluations.
Work with regional Corporate Sourcing to ensure a unified effort is in place to achieve key objectives.
Manages online internal approval levels of requisitions.
Ensure compliance of all Maxion Wheels procurement policies and procedures, and respond to and correct, any audit finding, in the most effective and efficient manner.
Uses corporate standards, multi-plant volume and ISO/TS approved vendors.
Source new products and provide vendor technical support.
Negotiate blanket/contract agreements whenever possible. Provide purchasing related information and support to other departments as needed. Support continuous improvement activities.
Support in Kaizen, TPM, NWT, IATF, OHSAS, EMS, LPA, PRA, Tear Audits , Customer Audit points, Actions against routine tasks of Purchase. Ensure timely Supplier Audits
Ensure saving as per AOP Targets

Your profile

B.E. – Mechanical and master’s degree in business or equivalent is preferred
At least 15 years of experience in material management/strategic purchasing
5-6 years supervisory experience
Strong English communication skills
Ability to work in Matrix Organization
Strong negotiation skills
Advanced Excel skills
Strong analytical and quantitative competencies
Understands complex concepts and the relationships between issues or problems
Effectively communicates across organization and is confident in interacting with senior leadership team
Possesses intellectual agility; readily accepts the challenges of unfamiliar tasks

Equal Opportunity Statement

Maxion Wheels maintains a written and widely distributed policy on equal employment opportunity. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, administers policies, bases decisions and conducts all personnel activities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability (to the extent an undue hardship is not imposed), status as a covered veteran or other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.