Advance Purchasing Engineer

About the Position

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Responsibilities

• Control the supplier-related milestones during the product development phase with on-time component sourcings
• Ensure involvement of suppliers at an early development phase (e.g. ESI) if requested (concept phase)
• Maintain and document supplier and material status (e.g. for Gate Reviews)
• Drive and control the change management process for components towards the suppliers, categories and SQM until SOP
• Lead the sourcing team in accordance to the automotive sourcing process, tracking of sourcing planning and execution from kick-off to supplier nomination
• Drive the sourcing to achieve best cost and quality (capacity), meeting all project milestones, to guarantee supplier nomination at PLC gate 55
• Send request for quotation to select suppliers, order B/C component samples, support category purchasing in negotiations
• Safeguard supplier risk exposure related to well-known risk clusters (geo-hazard, geo-political, financial, technical, supply)
• Create and maintain sourcing documentation until official nomination (eSign)
• Track component development and validation together with SQM until successful SOP
• Ensure a smooth and comprehensive hand-over to plant purchasing latest at PLC gate 80
• Commercial responsibility for the material costs of the BA products, generate and maintain bill of material (BOM) view
• Actively participate in design-to-cost activities during product concept/development phase to achieve material cost targets during acquisition phase (PCIS -> customer award)
• Calculate and control BOM during acquisition and project phase to meet target cost of the BA product
• Responsible for sourcing after SOP, e.g. capacity extensions
• Initiate or support redesign-to-cost (ReDTC) or cost reduction programs (CRP) for BA products after SOP
• Evaluate cost optimization ideas together with Engineering and prepare decision paper
• Tracking of introduction of material-related ReDTC measures
• Translate BA product/technology roadmap into component/technology roadmap
• Conduct strategy reviews with main categories to identify needs for actions, white spots and supplier development activities.
• Initiate scouting activities together with category management (to close white spots)

Requirements

• University degree in Economics/Technical studies or relevant professional experience
• Experience in working with international teams on purchasing issues
• Understanding and capability to collaborate with different foreign cultures
• Management skills, tools and techniques which ensures a strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling (Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, etc.)
• Collaboration skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking)
• Communication skills, including Presentation and Negotiation techniques to operate in different cultures
• Problem solving and decision-making tools and techniques
• Project management skills, tools and techniques
• Sourcing Process and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge
• Purchasing Management (including standards of Quality system requirements, policies and norms. Risk Management)
• Technical understanding of specific components
• Commercial knowledge, includes contract law etc.

We Offer

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About the Company

2025 年 9 月，AUMOVIO 财年，AUMOVIO 实现销售额 185 亿欧元。AUMOVIO 总部设于德国美因河畔法兰克福，在全球设有 80 余处办公地点，员工总数约 8.2 万人。

Key Facts

• Job ID: REF11683Z
• Location: Shanghai, China
• Leadership Level: Leading Self
• Legal Entity: AUMOVIO Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
• Employment Type: FULL_TIME
• Experience Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor
• Experience Years: >5
• Work Location Type: On-site

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