Engineer - Buyer

1. Interface with NPD/Engg. teams to prioritize supplier development needs by component to improve cost competitiveness or supply constraints.

2. Research external market information and entrepreneurial companies to identify potential sources and suppliers.

3. Assess new and existing supplier capabilities to meet product, cost, quality, capacity and fulfillment ensuring suppliers are able to meet requirements for performance, quality, cost and delivery of components and requirements for TS 16949, ISO 14001 and other applicable customer and internal system and reputation requirements.

4. Track the supplier's performance indicators, based on their scorecards and rankings, to facilitate and develop the supply base's ability to consistently meet or exceed defined expectations.

5. Develop positive relationships and work closely with sourcing leaders to manage, implement and track supplier/engineering, design changes, capacity studies and New Product Introductions.

6. Specify and develop product acceptance/test procedures that relate to a complex process (state-of-the-art) or highly complex product.

7. Act as consultant to communicate and coach the Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering and procurement organizations to drive cost effective improvements to Quality and Manufacturing processes, minimising waste, introduce new products and improve product design.

8. Provide technical expertise and leadership to sourcing and development of suppliers with respect to technology, performance, quality, cost, logistics and delivery

9. Carry out new supplier validation audits, with supplier support and supplier Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).

10. Work with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing Engineers) team to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirements.

11. Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends.

12. Order release through SAP/Ariba, monitor pending orders, GRN processing and ensure on time payments to suppliers.