Manager - Spares Sourcing
Mahindra Group · Posted Oct 27
Automotive, farm equipment, information technology, financial services, and hospitality services
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About the role
Mahindra Group's spares sourcing function supports new product launches and aftermarket spares readiness across engineering, sourcing, supply chain, logistics, warehousing, quality, sales, and suppliers. The role works within the automotive spares and supply chain domain, using SAP and related systems for material planning, procurement, inventory, and launch kits. This Manager - Spares Sourcing will lead end-to-end IDK/IWK readiness, packaging price closure, supplier performance, and on-time dispatch for new vehicle launches.
What you will do
- Lead end-to-end spares readiness for new product launches, including IDK (Initial Dealer Kit) and IWK (Initial Warehouse Kit).
- Coordinate across Engineering, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing, Quality, Sales, and Suppliers to ensure launch readiness.
- Plan and execute sourcing, procurement, inventory, and distribution of launch-related spares and kits.
- Ensure packaging price closure and material readiness before Start of Sales (SOS).
- Drive AD Kit planning, availability, and deployment as per business requirements.
- Monitor supplier performance, material availability, inventory levels, and launch KPIs to mitigate supply risks.
- Manage engineering changes, part switchovers, and aftermarket spares readiness.
- Ensure on-time dispatch of launch kits and spares to dealers and warehouses.
- Drive inventory optimization, logistics efficiency, cost reduction, and continuous process improvements.
- Support smooth development-to-sales transition for all new product launches.
- 100% IDK & IWK readiness for new product launches.
- Timely availability of launch spares, AD Kits, and aftermarket parts.
- On-time sourcing, procurement, and dispatch to dealers and warehouses.
- Supplier readiness and delivery performance.
- Packaging price closure before SOS.
- Launch shortage and supply risk mitigation.
- Inventory optimization and cost-effective logistics.
- Effective cross-functional coordination from development to sales.
- Continuous improvement in spares supply chain performance.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor of Engineering; Bachelors of Technology, General
- Experience 8 to 12 Years.
- Experience in the CDMM/component development, Product life cycle and hands of experience in the handling new project/ launch of vehicle.
- Managing packaging price finalization
- Strong understanding of SAP system and SCM flow.
- Excellent leadership and team management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Core Skills: End-to-End Supply Chain Management | IDK / IWK Management | New Product Launch | Aftermarket Spares | Strategic Sourcing | Procurement | Supplier Management | Inventory Planning | Logistics Management | Warehouse Coordination | SAP | Material Planning | Risk Management | Cost Optimization | Cross-Functional Coordination | Project Management | Lean Six Sigma | Continuous Improvement
- Systems/ SAP knowledge: MS Office & Hands on experience with SAP/SAP-EWM
Preferred qualifications
- Auto / Auto Equipment Auto Components
- Hands on experience on AI, Automation, Access, PowerBi, Qlik shall have added advantage
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Mahindra Group
The Mahindra Group is a multinational conglomerate federation of companies with a presence across more than 20 industries globally. The group holds leadership positions in utility vehicles, farm equipment, information technology, and financial services. Driven by its core purpose to enable people to Rise, Mahindra operates across over 100 countries.
- Industry
- Conglomerate
- Company size
- 327000+ employees
- Founded
- 1945-10-02
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman
Group CEO & Managing Director
Group Chief Financial Officer
Group Chief Technology Officer
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