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Job title:
Procurement Engineer (Manager Level)

Your role:

Job Responsibilities:

• Management of supplier facing projects and changes (cost / schedule / technical scope) – Interface between cross-functional teams; key point of contact for procurement issues
• Develop, communicate, and manage detailed procurement activity schedules that support higher level program schedules, ensuring communication within procurement function and cross-functional stakeholders
• Drives supplier selection process in conjunction with commodity management partners
• Drives early supplier involvement in development projects
• Drives value/cost engineering activities within DFX conventions and Value Engineering workshops
• Drives supply chain risk assessment and mitigation strategies
• Partners with supplier quality and executes factory related supplier improvement actions
• Contributes to the execution of the productivity funnel – collaborating with R&D, supplier quality, operations, etc. to execute cost downs
• Execute Request For Quote (RFQs) and issue technical documentation to Suppliers during NPI projects and subsequent lifecycle changes
• Manage / maintain part setup and cost updates
• Execute and support Phase In – Phase Out (PIPO) planning related to new product introductions and sustaining changes
• Participate in supplier assessments & site visits
• Aligns Ultrasound business procurement needs with competitive landscape and technology roadmaps
• Support commodity management teams with specific product knowledge and opportunities to drive negotiation savings to drive short-term and long-term product cost reductions.

Minimum Education / Skills:

• BS or comparable degree in mechanical, industrial, or electrical engineering (or similar equivalent)
• 5+ years experience in hardware design and/or matrixed manufacturing with a focus on supply chain and/or procurement related function
• Ability to organize and lead cross functional teams
• Excellent presentation, communication and negotiation skills, across functions and organizational layers

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