Advanced Procurement Engineering Specialist

Overview

Advanced Procurement Engineering Specialist driving sourcing strategies into New Product Development early in the design phase. Owns long-lead-time analysis, identifies sourcing options, performs risk-buys, and coordinates implementation across teams.

What you'll do

• Perform long-lead-time (LLT) analysis of the Bill-of-Material (BOM) during the design phase.
• Identify and manage single-source and sole-source components in the developing BOM.
• Create and maintain approved component and vendor lists with Category Managers and Product Engineering.
• Perform risk-buy analysis to avoid delays in product launch.
• Identify second source components for components in the BOM.
• Develop and drive sourcing strategies for new product developments with Category Managers.
• Support design-to-cost by selecting economical components via techno-commercial benchmarking.
• Coordinate approvals for on-time documentation and release of components to ensure on-time release of POs.
• Participate in weekly PET meetings to update procurement & supply-chain actions and coordinate cross-functional support.
• Create and drive cost-reduction opportunities for products in mass production.

What you'll need

• Experience performing LLT analysis of BOMs during new product development design phases.
• Experience managing single-source and sole-source components in a BOM.
• Experience maintaining approved component and vendor lists with category and engineering stakeholders.
• Experience performing risk-buy analysis for product launch delay avoidance.
• Experience coordinating on-time release of documentation and component releases for PO timing.