We’re currently looking to hire a Procurement Engineer in our R&D department at our coastal office in Weymouth.
Responsibilities
* Work with project teams providing knowledge of material estimates, costs, and suppliers from MEM up to M300 to drive savings in the design.
* Ensure that manufacturing costs are understood and accurate.
* Provide the input for Business Case preparation and presentation.
* Use Drift Cost (1-5) methodology to steer, measure and report material and total manufacturing costs throughout the PLM process.
* Be responsible for the purchase and delivery of materials to support project timelines at Functional Sample (FuSa), Prototype and Pre-Series phases.
* Support Series phase with long‑lead time materials.
* Develop a quality plan with Supplier Quality to manage quality in Prototype and Pre‑Series build stages.
* Steer the sourcing of projects through Prototype and Pre‑Series stages according to process by developing BoMs and providing required documents (drawings, data sheets, STEP Data) for selected/suitable suppliers.
* Ensure the involvement of Engineers, Supplier Quality and Commodity Managers to achieve understanding and commitment from suppliers.
* Ability to cost designs at the concept/idea profile stage (M90 gate prior to QM200).
* Be involved in procurement management including vendor selection & strategy, enquiries, negotiations, price calculation and vendor nominations up to M245.
* Work with Engineers and Commodity Managers to manage and mitigate risk in the supply chain so that decisions and dependencies are considered.
Qualifications
* The ability to operate in a dynamic and agile working environment and contribute to good project management.
* A qualification in a business/commercial discipline. CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply or equivalent work experience.
* A qualification in an engineering discipline. Postgraduate in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics degree or lesser level with equivalent work experience.
* Experience in sourcing and managing relationships with suppliers in an engineering business, ideally NPI environment.
* Depth of technical knowledge and commercial experience as enablers for costing and sourcing.
* Experience demonstrating capability to internal and external parties.
* Experience in working to cost targets and with a track record of achievement.
* Leadership qualities to influence decisions (internal) and organise and empower suppliers.
* An understanding of value versus costs in product design across multiple material categories.
* An ability to interpret engineering specifications and understand design intent.
* An ability to analyse and use data at item & BoM level within an ERP system (ideally SAP).
* An ability to analyse and use data at item & BoM level within a PLM system (ideally Teamcenter).
Benefits
* Enhanced Family Leave (equal amounts of pay and leave for both parents)
* Hybrid Working
* Mental Health and Wellbeing support
* Annual Leave starting at 25 days.
* Financial Wellbeing Support
* Company Social Events – from twice a year company gathering, to walking groups, environmental groups, football, volleyball and sailing.
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