Deputy General Manager- Procurement & Supplier Management

Job Description – L4 Procurement & Supplier Management - MP/EI

Job Purpose

As Procurement & Supplier Management L4 in MP India you will be responsible for establishing, developing and strengthening the MP (Mercedes-Benz Procurement & Supplier Management) procurement function within the MP India organization in alignment with the global MP strategy, governance as well as standards. The role focuses on operational excellence, MP process and tool deployment, the supplier landscape development in India, supplier quality management incl. local industrialization processes as well as capability building of the local buyer organization, while ensuring strong integration with MP headquarters in Germany.

In addition, you will ensure that all procurement & supplier quality management processes fully comply with company policies and legal requirements. Through your strategic and operational expertise, you will make a significant contribution to strengthening Mercedes-Benz’s global competitiveness and innovative capability.

Key Success Factors

· Strong leadership presence and cultural adaptability

· Development and empowerment of the local team

· Ability to lead, train and develop junior leadership level

· Strong network in the Indian automotive industry

· Excellent knowhow of the cost structure of the Indian tier-1 industry landscape

· Results-driven mindset with a focus on quality, compliance, and cost

· Strong collaboration within the global team and local stakeholders to build and scale MP procurement functions in India.

· Establish Operational Excellence and MP process/tool adoption

· Train and develop the team in Pune

· Expand and develop the Indian supplier landscape

· Collaborate closely with MP Germany

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Further develop a growing Procurement & Supplier Quality Team

· Strengthen and scale the MP buyer and supplier quality organization

· Define roles, responsibilities, and interfaces in line with MP governance

· Support recruitment, onboarding, and stabilization of the new team

· Establish effective collaboration models with HQ and cross-functional stakeholders

Supplier Strategy & Supplier Management (Local & Global)

· Develop and implement local and global supplier strategies in alignment with MP objectives

· Promote concept competitions and supplier strategies to further develop the global supplier base

· Analyze procurement markets and derive sourcing strategies in coordination with project management

· Ensure early integration of supplier know-how into product development

· Nominate and align development suppliers for new scopes with all relevant stakeholders

Supplier Management / Supplier Quality & Operational Excellence

· Suppliers, maturity level, sampling and complaint processing:

· Supporting internal and external suppliers using preventive quality methods to ensure high parts quality and continuous improvement of supplier performance.

· Ensuring the QM method and process capability at the supplier.

· Planning, organizing and conducting supplier audits.

· Requesting, controlling and creating a report on measures.

· Identifying design concepts and new developments with regard to Q aspects and manufacturability.

· Initiating and monitoring the creation of process requirement specifications and FMEAs.

· Integrate Q requirements into the requirement specifications.

· Check component requirement specifications with regard to the quality aspects and correct and release if necessary.

· Ensure all measures for maturity level validation for the assigned parts scope.

· Develop and implement fault remedy process in prevention and series production together with the supplier, check the effectiveness of the measures introduced and, if necessary, initiate suitable escalation measures in a timely manner. Provide proactive information to Procurement regarding possible recourse topics.

Procurement & Operational Excellence

· Establish and develop procurement processes in line with global MP standards and policies