Purchase Engineer - Mechanical

Job Description:

Job description: 

• Develop, lead, and implement business cost reduction strategies through Sourcing to improve our cost position without sacrificing quality
• Evaluate, coordinate, and support sourcing opportunities in the US and low-cost regions
• Support product development and improvement teams by sourcing new technologies from qualified suppliers while leading the qualification process
• Challenge existing suppliers to recommend more cost-effective and/or more reliable products that will improve our competitive position. Assist in the evaluation and coordination of these recommendations
• Lead vendor initial qualification through the First Article Process, ensuring vendor products meet legislative, customer, and  Company Engineering requirements
• Once qualified, drive supplier actions to verify part and process quality at the supplier’s location to reduce the need for incoming inspection
• Work with Sourcing, Engineering, and Quality to develop procedures and processes to qualify potential suppliers
• Assist ABC Company Continuous Improvement Manager on Corporate Lean Strategies and Daily Management
  Required skills : 
• Have exposure / experience of handling  manufactured items  (i.e.  as per drg ) , laser cut items , machining items & fabrication items
• Have  exposure / experience of handling   castings , forging
• Have  exposure / experience of handling subcontracting items
• Preferably candidate should be from manufacturing company .