Responsibilities & Key DeliverablesResponsibilities: 1. Establish the team and competency for software and engineering services sourcing 2. Define the sourcing landscape and strategy for system wise software sourcing for Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) 3. Provide innovative, proactive inputs to product development team at the product concept phase for enabling SDV development 4. Define the sourcing landscape and strategy for engineering services sourcing 5. Provide strategic inputs to product development team at the product concept phase 6. Benchmarking and providing target cost for software elements and related design and development efforts 7. At Technical sign off stage with prospective suppliers validate the engineering efforts for software development or engineering services quoted by the suppliers 8. Develop standard quotation templates for software elements and engineering services 9. Define a matrix of system wise, platform wise, geography wise manhour costs for software development and engineering services efforts 10. Define service level agreements with suppliers 11. Achieve cost targets defined at the business case level and provide a plan for year-on-year reduction strategy 12. Maintain and foster supplier relationshipsPreferred IndustriesAutomobileFarm SectorEducation QualificationBE in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ E&EMBA is a mustGeneral Experience15+ years of management experience in automotive software sourcing or sellingGlobal client experienceTravelling required - India and abroadCritical ExperienceSystem Generated Core SkillsAnalytical ThinkingCommunication SkillsInfluencing SkillsProject Planning & ExecutionRisk AnalysisSupplier SelectionPricingPrice OptimizationSupplier Risk ManagementSourcingStrategic SourcingBenchmarkingSystem Generated Secondary SkillsNegotiationProject ManagementSupplier Management
