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About this Sourcing engineer role at Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval · Onsite · Jiangyin

Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping.

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too

 

 

Who you are:

  • Be responsible for part of direct purchase and all purchasing activities of indirect purchase.
  • Ensure compliance to purchasing process and purchasing objective.
  • Lead the factory handshake process and follow up implementation to secure supplier Quality, Delivery, Cost and Sustainability.

About the job:

Direct purchase:

  • Work as team member in handshake process, cooperate with commodity sourcing, region sourcing.
  • Drive project to improve supplier sustainability, quality, delivery, cost.
  • Complete cost reduction target by negotiation skill or bidding process.
  • Work with supplier to create idea to optimize design to decrease price and shorten lead time.
  • Keep material availability to meet customer special requirement.

Indirect purchase:

  • Conduct purchasing activities and order handling& follow up.
  • Be responsible for supplier sourcing, evaluating, negotiating & cost analysis.
  • Continually update and maintain supplier profile for China supply base.
  • Contract management, including contract initiatingimplementing and filing etc.
  • Ensure all purchasing initiatives are transparent and carefully evaluated related to Quality, Delivery and Cost.
  • Seek the possibility for cost reduction.
  • Improve and increase efficiency of purchasing daily business process.

What you know:

  • Bachelor degree or above and major in Engineering
  • Good mechanical design & mfg. theory and practice
  • 5 years purchasing related experience and 3 years purchasing management experience in multinational companies, with preferable in mechanical design and manufacturing expertise
  • Experience from change management, project management and Six Sigma
  • Strongly personal computer skills-Windows, Excel, PowerPoint etc. Independent, teamwork, hard work, self-discipline and proactive attitude

We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

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About Alfa Laval

Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping. As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.​

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