Job TitleSenior Supply Chain Engineer

Job Description

Your role​

• Manage the sourcing, planning and on time delivery process for development/realization demand in projects for Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems (MMS), involving mono parts, assemblies or equipment;

• Proactively collect development needs from the project team, review technical drawings on feasibility internally/externally.

• Act as bridge between Development and suppliers, facilitate supplier input in early design phases;

• Support/execute supplier selection according to the Procurement Commodity policies;

• Request for quotes according to the procurement guidelines, perform price comparisons, negotiate conditions;

• Actively follow up requested materials and deliver according to project requirements and project planning;

• Backwards parts planning: create and maintain a parts and logistics planning for NPI projects and agree this planning with relevant stakeholders (Project Manager, external partner);

• Secure overall supply reliability and quality, incl. support identification of supply risk, drive supply risk mitigation actions, manage rejections, SCARs and supplier performance;

• Monitor actual materials spend throughout the project to stay within project budget;

• Provide process transparency to the project team and proactively report status of our activities and deliverables;

• Support/lead project logistic (transport, goods receipt, kitting) process and alignment with realization.

• Participate in improvement teams and continuous improvement activities.

You are right fit if

• You have at least a Bachelor degree in technical engineering, or equivalent technical background and knowledge through work experience.

• Experience with procurement or technical sourcing in one-off or low volume development and realization projects.

• Affinity with technology and innovation.

• Good communication and (supplier) relation management skills.

• Project management capabilities and experience is a pre.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.

• You have a proactive and transparent way of working and are reliable in fulfilling your agreements.

• You are a self-starter profile and capable of independent decision-making.

• Accurate but also pragmatic.

• You are motivated to continuously improve our processes and ways of working.

• The ability to not only signal issues but also generate alternative solutions.

• Fluent in Dutch and English both written and spoken.

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