NPI Procurement Engineer  

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We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally. Sound interesting? 

Then come and join our global team as NPI Procurement Engineer, based at our manufacturing location in Swords, Dublin. You will act as the primary link between R&D, Supply Chain Management (SCM) and our global supply base, to develop and launch new products.   

Working within a dynamic engineering change environment, this is an exciting time to join our onsite team, as we embark on a number of new product developments and expand our R&D capabilities. 

This role will be well suited to an ambitious professional who is looking for the next career step!  

An overall ability to combine technical skills, with a keen interest in new product development and supply chain processes will be key to the success of this crucial role! 

Find out more about our manufacturing site: Siemens Healthineers - Swords - Siemens Healthineers Ireland

This role reports to the Procurement Engineering Manager. 

Your role: 

• Actively support New Product Introductions, to ensure optimization in terms of part design/manufacturing technology/supplier selection decisions. 
• Promote the use of supplier innovation and Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DfMA) into product designs through an active Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) programme.
• Lead Design to Cost (DtC) and Value Engineering (VE) with suppliers and internal engineering and drive cost optimization. 
• Conduct RfQ competitive exercises, to identify lowest Total Cost of Ownership (ToCO) sources, and achieve the target costs for materials and products, based on defined commodity strategies.
• Manage Tooling costing, build scheduling through to validation, and part approvals with selected suppliers, to defined project schedules. 
• Colloborate with internal teams; procurement, R&D, manufacturing operations, quality & engineering to achieve new product development milestones and overall product launch and volume targets. 

 Your Expertise: 

• Engineering or related Science Degree - QQI level 8 preferable. 
• Professional experience within new product development environment.
• Experience within an electro-mechanical manufacturing environment is preferable. 
• Understanding of supplier manufacturing technologies and commodities, such as metal fabrication, metal machining, plastic molding, PCBA, cables, optics, and fluidics. 
• Ability to influence supplier selection decisions at a Site and Strategic Procurement level. 
• Proven direct supplier negotiation and influencing skills. Ability to lead supplier selection decisions on a cross-functional basis. 
• Team player with ability to build strong and influential relationships, with both internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Strong problem solving, planning and analytical skills. Ability to collate and analyze large amounts of data to influence decision making.

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