Material Sourcing

Purpose

Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) is a greenfield venture of the Tata Group with expertise in manufacturing precision components.

Tata Electronics (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd.) is building India’s first AI-enabled state-of-the-art Semiconductor Foundry. This facility will produce chips for applications such as power management IC, display drivers, microcontrollers (MCU) and high-performance computing logic, addressing the growing demand in markets such as automotive, computing and data storage, wireless communications and artificial intelligence.

Tata Electronics is a subsidiary of the Tata group. The Tata Group operates in more than 100 countries across six continents, with the mission 'To improve the quality of life of the communities we serve globally, through long term stakeholder value creation based on leadership with Trust.

Key Responsibility

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard global suppliers
• Lead RFQs/RFPs, supplier negotiations, and contract finalization
• Monitor market trends, pricing fluctuations, and technology advancements
  
  

Supplier Management & Qualification

• Establish vendor qualification processes in collaboration with quality and engineering teams.
• Drive supplier performance metrics (cost, quality, delivery, and technology roadmap alignment).
• Conduct supplier audits and ensure adherence to semiconductor industry standards.
  
  

Technical Collaboration

• Work closely with process engineers and R&D teams on material specifications, including:
• Evaluate and qualify new materials and second-source suppliers.
  
  

Supply Chain & Risk Management

• Ensure continuity of supply for critical materials and manage supply disruptions.
• Develop dual-sourcing strategies and buffer plans for high-risk items.
• Analyse supply-demand dynamics and maintain optimal inventory levels.
• Collaborate with planning teams to ensure alignment with production schedules.
  
  

Cost Optimization

• Drive cost reduction initiatives through negotiation, volume leverage, and process optimization.
• Conduct should-cost analysis
• Track cost trends and identify opportunities for savings.
  
  

Cross-functional Coordination

• Engineering (process/material specifications)
• Quality (incoming inspection, failure analysis)
• Manufacturing (usage, yield impact)
• Finance (budget and cost control)
  
  

Qualification

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in chemical engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Supply Chain, or related field.
  
  

Experience

• Young professionals within 5 years of experience ready to re-locate to Dholera/Ahmadabad
• Semiconductor experience ‘Good to have’. Supply-chain experience is ‘Must have’ in some form (ex: Planning & analysis roles; Procurement strategy roles; Technical SCM roles etc.)
  
  

Additional Technical Requirements

Competencies

• Teamwork
• Teamwork
• Agility
• Agility
• Customer Empathy
• Customer Empathy
• Purposeful Pursuit of Goals
• Purposeful Pursuit of Goals
• Pioneering
• Pioneering
• Deep Domain Knowledge
• Deep Domain Knowledge
• Future Ready
• Future Ready