About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">About SKF</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">SKF started its operations in India in 1923. Today, SKF provides industry leading automotive and industrial engineered solutions through its five technology-centric platforms: bearings and units, seals, mechatronics, lubrication solutions and services. Over the years the company has evolved from being a pioneer ball bearing manufacturing company to a knowledge-driven engineering company helping customers achieve sustainable and competitive business excellence.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">SKF's solutions provide sustainable ways for companies across the automotive and industrial sectors to achieve breakthroughs in friction reduction, energy efficiency, and equipment longevity and reliability. With a strong commitment to research-based innovation, SKF India offers customized value-added solutions that integrate all its five technology platforms.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">To know more, please visit: <a title="https://www.skf.com/" href="https://www.skf.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>www.skf.com</em></a></span><span style="color:#0f58d6;text-decoration:underline"><em><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">/in</span></em></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">At SKF we are continuously looking to deliver competitive advantages for our customers. By building strong partnerships we better understand the needs of mechanics and end customers, this helps us engineer the right support and solutions around them.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">SKF Purpose Statement</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">Together, we re-imagine rotation for a better tomorrow. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><strong><u><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">JOB DESCRIPTION</span></u></strong></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%;color:windowtext"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">Position Title: </span></strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%;font-family:Cambria, serif">DM</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%"> Purchase</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">Reports To:</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%"> Factory Manager</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">Role Type:</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%"> People Manager role</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">Location:</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%"> Mysore</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%">Purpose of the role</span></strong><strong style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Lead and manage direct material purchase activities along with new product development.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Responsibilities</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">- </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:112%;color:windowtext">To manage purchase activities to ensure smooth transactions and availability of raw materials in plant on time with competitive cost and best in quality. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Strategic sourcing & Supplier Development</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers aligned with strategic sourcing goals.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Conduct supplier assessments and audits to ensure compliance with SKF standards.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Collaborate with suppliers to improve quality, cost, and delivery performance.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Day-to-day activities: PO Preparation, Suppliers follow ups, Call of based on production plan / Bill of Material, PO Database updation, Formats for all the reporting done</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Supplier Performance (Delivery & Quality Performance) sent to suppliers on monthly</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Prepare standard Cost for the upcoming year to be given</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Risk management: </span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Identify supply chain risks (single source, price volatility, geopolitical risks) and implement mitigation plans. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Develop backup suppliers and alternate materials to ensure business continuity. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Manage crisis situations related to shortages, logistics issues or shortages</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 18.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Procurement Planning & Cost Management</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Analyze material requirements in coordination with Production, Planning, and Engineering teams.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Ensure timely procurement of direct materials to meet production schedules.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Drive cost‑reduction initiatives through negotiations, value engineering, alternate sourcing, and market intelligence. Monitor price & commodity markets, and supply risks</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:'SKF Sans Office'">Negotiation & Contract Management</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Lead commercial negotiations on pricing, payment terms, and contract conditions.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Prepare and finalize purchase contracts, supply agreements, and rate contracts.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Ensure compliance with company policies, legal requirements, and ethical procurement </span></li> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:windowtext">Coordinate with planning/warehouse for material replenishment strategies (Kanban, VMI, JIT, etc.). </span></li> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:windowtext">Manage supplier delivery performance, logistics coordination, and lead‑time reduction initiatives.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Quality Assurance & Compliance</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure materials meet required specifications and standards.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Manage supplier corrective actions, quality non‑conformities, and preventive actions.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Ensure adherence to environmental, regulatory, and safety compliance requirements</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Data Analysis, Reporting & Systems Management</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Analyze procurement data, spend trends, supplier performance, and cost savings.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Prepare reports for management on procurement KPIs</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:windowtext">—</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">delivery, cost reduction, quality metrics, etc.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Support digitalization and automation of procurement processes.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Cross‑Functional Collaboration</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Coordinate closely with Operations, Finance, R&D, Engineering, Quality, SCM</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Support new product development (NPD) by managing end-to-end development of parts and Products from concept to launch.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Maintain documentation for product approvals, certifications, and audits.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 54.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Competencies</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Technical knowledge of Automotive components, sheet metal, Rubber and Polymers, packaging, and warehousing </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Supplier development and sourcing experience </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Problem-solving and analytical thinking </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Excellent communication and negotiation skills</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">Candidate Profile:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">7-13 years in supplier development, Product development, Purchase and supply chain management.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';color:black"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;line-height:150%;color:windowtext">BE Mechanical (Mechanical, Industrial, Production or equivalent) (Full time).</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'SKF Sans Office';line-height:112%;color:black"> </p>