Engineer - Product Purchasing (Technical Sourcing)

• Responsible and leading related Purchasing related activities in Product Innovation Framework [PIF]; ensuring Time To Market [TTM].
• Support and executing related Purchasing Strategy, Quality and Target Cost responsibility and accountability for the related PDP process to ensure TTM.
• Take charge as one of main contact interface to PIF team (Commercial, Supplier Quality) / Assure aligned decision between PIF and excellent team and Material Field Purchasing.
• Prepare aligned responsibility in Sourcing Strategy for each responsible product in PIF.
• Coordinate Cross Regional Cost Reduction Projects.

• Definition & Maintenance of a Product Group Purchasing Strategy considering TTM.
• As main contact personnel for related Product Group interface among PIF team - Value Stream-Global Purchasing to Business Unit.
• Coordinate cross regional RPP activities in the respective new Product (responsibility in creation, implementation, cooperation cross-functionally).
• Early Supplier involvement in TTM to support Product Innovation and Target Cost Achievement (PILUM, GENESIS, TOMAS).
• Support Annual Price Negotiation by providing new potential business opportunities of Product Group in pipe-line.
• Challenge and support Material Field buyers to achieve Target Costing.
• Support Material Field Buyers for contracting (e.g. SE-contracts, NDA, Concept Competition etc.).
• Create transparency of costs of Product Group by benchmarking (support the Global Product Champion).
• Responsible for achievement of Best Costs in Product Group (Benchmarking, TCO, RPP) before/after SOP.
• Responsible for Product Group related quality activities & target achievement (e.g. ISIR, 8D, VQS, etc.).
• Takes proactive action & care of purchasing related topics/tasks in PIF.
• Will be taking charge of plastic and other mechanical commodities.

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering with minimum 5 years working experience in projects and procurement management (Bachelor Degree in Commercial with mechanical knowledge will be consider).
• Knowledge and experience of new product development [NPI] as added advantage.
• Plastic injection moulding knowledge and plastic tooling knowhow will be an advantage.
• High level of result oriented and target achievement attitude.
• Strong interpersonal communication leadership skills and negotiation skills required.
• High ability to manage complex and difficult situation with full courage and accountability.
• Strategic thinking with high analytical skills.
• Always Committed and motivated.
• Quick hands on due to limited time to train up
• Multitasking , ability to handle multiple expectation from various project team members/ cross functional team.
• Independent , ability to handle project & face multiple stakeholder's request at the same time.
• Experience in handling conflict.
• Ability to bring value from other company's good practice to Bosch.
• Ability to lead others even without reporting line.

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