In Automotive world there are three major Business Areas ,one is Dealers who are in direct contact with customers,OEM who take care of Assembling and Distribution of Vehicles to Dealer end and big number of Suppliers who supply the raw materials.Normally dealers engaged in selling and servicing of the vehicles and they don’t have huge departments and manpower. There can be slight variation of OEM’s and Supplier organisations.

OEM’s have two major departments of Product Development and Procurement and Supply Chain.There can be subdivision of the Product Development in terms of Chassis, cab, suspension,Engine team etc and Procurement and Supply chain have sub division in terms of Forging,Casting,Plastic ,Rubber and Supplier Designed parts.Product & Supply chain are mainly responsible for Quality,Delivery,Cost and right features required as per the customers and accordingly work to achieve the objectives.Product Development is engaged in designing ,development and the testing of individual parts provided by the supplier and the overall vehicle.There is more Departments also considering the efficiency of the organisation.

At the supplier end ,They also have Product Development Department but their Marketing Department mainly deals with Procurement and Supply chain Department of OEM’s.If Procurement and Supply chain Professionals are given the job of Marketing Department at Supplier end they can do a very good job as they know what OEM’s want.Manufacturing is another major department as they need to have very good Quality Control along with Procurement and Supply Chain Department.