Assistant Manager - Vendor Development Forging
Royal Enfield · Posted Oct 20
Classic mid-size motorcycle design, manufacturing, and global adventure riding services
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About the role
Royal Enfield’s Vendor Development – Forging (Sourcing & Logistics) function identifies, evaluates, and onboards component suppliers for new product development, engineering changes, capacity expansion, and component replacements. The role focuses on gear and engineered forging/machining components in the automobile industry, with responsibility for quality, cost, and delivery through SOP handover. This Assistant Manager position leads strategic sourcing, DFM, cost management, part qualification, supplier quality governance, and cross-functional production handover in Oragadam.
What you will do
- Strategic Sourcing & DFM Optimization Review engineering designs/BOMs, execute RFQs, and lead Design for Manufacturing (DFM) evaluations with suppliers to ensure technical feasibility, part reliability, and cost-efficient production especially for gear and engineered components.
- Cost Management & Commercial Compliance Collaborate with Cost Management to establish target pricing, evaluate vendor proposals to fit within target bands, and oversee overall vendor operations, performance tracking, and payment processing.
- Part Qualification & Quality Governance Manage the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), supervise Supplier Quality Engineers (SQEs), conduct audits, and resolve quality non-conformances to lower rejection rates and hit Direct-on-Line (DOL) targets.
- Cross-Functional Alignment & Production Handover Work closely with NPD, Current Engineering, and Quality Assurance to monitor lead times and facilitate a seamless operational handover to the mass-procurement team for the Start of Production (SOP).
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- B.E. / B. Tech in Mechanical /Automobile Engineering
- 8+ years’ experience in the Gear development process in the automobile industry (OEMs, ancillaries)
- Commodity - Forging & machining / Gear products
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Royal Enfield
Royal Enfield is the oldest motorcycle brand in continuous production, specializing in classic-styled mid-size motorcycles. Operating as a subsidiary of Eicher Motors, the company designs, manufactures, and distributes iconic models worldwide from its main production facilities in Chennai, India. Known for its rich heritage and robust engineering, Royal Enfield continues to expand its global footprint into new platforms and electric mobility.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Company size
- 5000-10000 employees
- Founded
- 1901
- Location
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
Leadership
B. Govindarajan
CEO, Royal Enfield & Managing Director, Eicher Motors
Siddhartha Lal
Executive Chairman, Eicher Motors
Umesh Krishnappa
Chief Technology Officer (Electric Vehicles)
Vidhya Srinivasan
Chief Financial Officer
Mahesh Tripathi
Chief Operating Officer
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