Responsibilities & Key Deliverables
Lead Capacity Planning of DAC, Mechanism and Chasis commodities for the Automotive Division for by ensuring long-term supply chain readiness, mitigating supplier capacity risks, enabling capacity creation, and strengthening business continuity for current and future programs. Act as the central interface between Sourcing, SCM, SQE, CDMM, Product Development, and suppliers for capacity planning and risk management.
1. Capacity Planning & Readiness
- Drive long-term capacity planning of DAC, Mechanism and Chasis commodities aligned with production and business growth plans.
- Establish supplier capacity mapping and readiness assessment across critical commodities and platforms.
- Identify capacity constraints, risks, and bottlenecks; develop and execute mitigation plans.
- Lead supplier capacity enhancement projects and monitor execution through launch and stabilization phases.
- Govern capacity readiness for new product programs and growth initiatives.
2. New Project Capacity & Industrialization
- Lead capacity assessments for new and carry-over parts during sourcing and project approval stages.
- Ensure supplier manufacturing readiness, investment adequacy, and capacity feasibility.
- Drive cross-functional reviews and track industrialization and capacity commissioning plans.
3. Supply Chain Risk Management & Business Continuity
- Develop capacity risk dashboards and early warning mechanisms.
- Identify vulnerable and single-source supply situations and drive alternate sourcing strategies.
- Lead contingency planning and proactively manage supply chain risks to ensure business continuity.
4. Supply Disruption & Capacity Challenge Resolution
- Support resolution of critical supply issues arising from capacity constraints.
- Drive debottlenecking and capacity improvement initiatives at supplier locations.
- Lead reviews and closure of key supply chain and capacity-related issues.
5. Supplier Development & Stakeholder Management
- Build strong partnerships with key suppliers and influence capacity investment decisions.
- Support supplier evaluation from a scalability and capacity perspective.
- Promote best practices in capacity planning, productivity, and manufacturing excellence.
6. Governance & Functional Leadership
- Establish standard processes, tools, and governance mechanisms for capacity planning.
- Drive leadership reviews on capacity readiness, risks, and mitigation plans.
- Mentor teams and strengthen organizational capability in supplier capacity assessment and risk evaluation.
Key Deliverables
- Capacity readiness for current and future business requirements.
- Early identification and mitigation of supplier capacity risks.
- Successful execution of supplier capacity enhancement initiatives.
- Improved supply chain resilience and business continuity.
- Effective governance of capacity planning across commodities and platforms.
- Capacity readiness for new product launches and growth programs.
Preferred Industries
Automobile
Farm Sector
Education Qualification
B. Tech Mechanical Engineering / Production Engineering
MBA Preferred
General Experience
15 - 20 years of experience of DAC, Chasis & Mechanism Commodities in Automotive Sourcing, Supply Chain, Supplier Development, Manufacturing Excellence, Industrial Engineering, or Capacity Planning.
Critical Experience
- Proven experience in leading supplier capacity creation and supply chain risk mitigation initiatives.
- Experience in managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Exposure to new program management, supplier industrialization, and business continuity planning.
System Generated Core Skills
Analytical Thinking
Communication Skills
Influencing Skills
Project Planning & Execution
Risk Analysis
Supplier Selection
Pricing
Price Optimization
Supplier Risk Management
Sourcing
Strategic Sourcing
Benchmarking
System Generated Secondary Skills
Negotiation
Project Management
Supplier Management