Advance Purchasing Engineer
Core
Control supplier milestones, drive sourcing strategy, and manage component costs throughout the automotive product development lifecycle from concept to SOP.
Role type
Senior Advance Purchasing Engineer (Automotive)
Builds
Component sourcing plans, supplier nominations, BOM views, and cost optimization programs for automotive products.
Domain
Automotive manufacturing / Supply chain management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier risk management, Sourcing process and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge, Purchasing Management, Cost calculation and control, Change management, Negotiation, Project management, Technical understanding of components, Commercial knowledge including contract law
Preferred skills
Experience with international teams, Cross-cultural collaboration, Design-to-cost activities, Redesign-to-cost (ReDTC) programs, Category management, Scouting activities
Technologies
eSign, Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking tools
Responsibilities
Control supplier-related milestones during product development, Lead the sourcing team from kick-off to supplier nomination, Drive change management for components towards suppliers, Safeguard supplier risk exposure, Calculate and control BOM to meet target costs, Initiate cost reduction programs after SOP, Translate product roadmap into component roadmap, Conduct strategy reviews with main categories
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC