The sourcing lens — steel & aluminium (the key cost & margin driver), auto parts & CKD, chemicals, electronics & logistics spend, terms and supply risk, with the cash and continuity move for each input.
Stretching to terms frees ₹59 Cr of cash at no cost to profit — DPO sits at 40d vs the 45-day target. Capture it, secure the 5 at-risk inputs (steel & aluminium the key cost & margin driver), and consolidate the top tier before prices spike.
3 of 4 headline metrics improving vs prior · still off target: DPO (Days Payable) 40d vs 45d, Trading Margin 4.8% vs 5.4%, Total Revenue ₹4,529 Cr vs ₹4,800 Cr
Steel & metals producers (domestic + import) & Toyota-group / Japanese parts principals (JIT / CKD) & Chemicals & materials principals & Electronics / semiconductor principals (NEXTY) & Machinery / equipment & energy OEMs carry medium+ supply risk and softer delivery — a single shortfall can stall an OEM assembly line.
₹59 Cr of cash stays in the business by moving DPO from 40d to the 45-day target on ₹4,310 Cr of spend — no hit to margin.
Steel & metals producers (domestic + import) (₹1,700 Cr) and Toyota-group / Japanese parts principals (JIT / CKD) (₹1,150 Cr) are 66% of spend — concentrating volume earns rebates and priority allocation.
₹4,310 Cr of steel & aluminium, auto parts, chemicals, electronics & logistics runs through 6 principal lines — steel & metals the single biggest line and the key margin driver (commodity-price-linked on a thin trading spread). This view turns that into two moves: a ₹59 Cr cash release from stretching to terms, and a secure-supply plan for the 5 inputs whose risk could stall an OEM line.
Two lines are 66% of spend — the negotiation priorities.
Each card: spend, reliability and the specific move.
Spend, score, delivery, terms and risk.
| Supplier | Category | Spend | Score | OTIF | Reject % | DPO | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel & metals producers (domestic + import) | Steel & metals | ₹1,700 Cr | 86 | 95% | 0.6% | 45d | High |
| Toyota-group / Japanese parts principals (JIT / CKD) | Auto parts & CKD | ₹1,150 Cr | 90 | 97% | 0.4% | 40d | Medium |
| Chemicals & materials principals | Chemicals & materials | ₹550 Cr | 85 | 93% | 0.9% | 50d | Medium |
| Electronics / semiconductor principals (NEXTY) | Electronics & semiconductors | ₹380 Cr | 84 | 92% | 1.1% | 55d | High |
| Logistics & freight partners (TTBIL / TVSTTS) | Logistics & freight | ₹300 Cr | 87 | 96% | 0.5% | 42d | Low |
| Machinery / equipment & energy OEMs | Machinery & equipment | ₹230 Cr | 83 | 91% | 0.8% | 48d | Medium |