Aditya Singh

Results-driven procurement and vendor management professional with 3+ years of experience across automotive OEM sourcing, supplier quality assurance and cost engineering. Proven track record in RFQ management, contract negotiation, and supplier capacity planning for chassis components at Tata Motors. Skilled in driving supplier sustainability, risk mitigation and manufacturing site assessments while delivering measurable cost savings.

Combines engineering rigor (M.Tech, three granted design patents) with commercial negotiation and cross-functional leadership.

Senior Manager – Purchase & Supplier Quality (Chassis) at Tata Motors, PVBU (2023-07 – Present)

• Led vendor development and strategic sourcing for chassis components (tailgate balancer, stabilizer link, brake controls, rubber hoses, sheet metal brackets), managing Statements of Requirements, indents and RFQs across the qualified supplier base.
• Evaluated supplier quotations against should-cost models, negotiated commercial terms and finalized supplier selection to optimize cost and delivery performance.
• Structured and processed approvals for supply agreements and purchase orders (one-time, regular and amortization), ensuring rate finalization stayed aligned with project timelines and cost norms.
• Conducted rate calculations across manufacturing processes and finalized costing for new and re-sourced components based on raw material indices and process inputs.
• Investigated supplier price-increase claims and ran comparative cost analyses to support alternate sourcing and risk mitigation decisions, achieved FY25 & FY26 cost reduction and savings targets.
• Partnered with vendors to ensure on-time part and tooling development, including cost estimation for new tools.
• Drove supplier sustainability initiatives across the Chassis Group — renewable energy adoption, circularity practices, water neutrality and zero-landfill targets — earning the Chassis Group FY25 Renewable Energy Achievement Award.
• Planned and executed Manufacturing Site Assessment (MSA) audits to ensure supplier process compliance and quality standards.

Trainee Engineer at Bharat Electronics Limited (2022-06 – 2022-08)

Graduate Apprenticeship Trainee at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (2020-12 – 2022-02)

M.Tech – National Institute of Technology (NIT), Bhopal

B.E. – Truba Institute of Engineering & I.T., Bhopal

Higher Secondary School – Queen Mary's H.S. School

High School – N Ed Merit H.S. School