Technical Purchasing Engineer (2 Year Ftc)

Rexroth; Glenrothes; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

On-site parking

Flexible working hours

Health and sports opportunities

Room for creativity

Job summary

Bosch Rexroth in the United Kingdom (Glenrothes, Scotland) seeks a purchasing engineer to drive a new development project around hydraulic radial piston motors.

You will develop Make/Buy strategies, coordinate supplier qualification, and manage risk from component development to serial production while collaborating with cross-functional teams on cost targets and price reduction initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in Industrial Engineering, Engineering or similar.
• Experience as a purchasing professional with project management and target costing.
• Experience setting up global supply chains and strategies for main commodities (casting, machining, forging).
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders across functions of the international organisation both verbally and written.
• Agile, team player, communicative, independent, structured and assertive.

Responsibilities

• Be the purchasing engineer for a new development project in hydraulic radial piston motor.
• Develop Make/Buy strategy and prepare sourcing decisions in an international procurement market.
• Ensure on-time qualification of current & new suppliers, sustainable quality and target costs within the designated investment budget.
• From component development to serial production, manage project risk within Purchasing.
• Coordinate the scope of sampling with suppliers and technical departments as part of the qualification process.
• Interface between the business unit, material field-related purchasing and suppliers; contribute to price reduction potentials and PEP.

Skills

Project management

Target costing

Global supplier management

Stakeholder communication

Agile / team player

Education

Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Job description

Job Description

• Within your role, you will be the purchasing engineer responsible of a new development project in the area of the hydraulic radial piston motor.
• You will participate in the development of a Make and/or Buy strategy and prepare sourcing decisions in an international procurement market.
• You will ensure on-time qualification of current & new suppliers, sustainable quality and target costs achievement, whilst considering the designated investment budget.
• From component development to serial production, you will be responsible for project risk management within Purchasing.
• You will coordinate the scope of sampling with suppliers and technical departments as part of the qualification process.
• Overall, you will act as the interface between the business unit, material field-related purchasing and suppliers. At the same time, you will represent the purchasing department in the product development process (PEP) and the implementation of price reduction potentials.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in Industrial Engineering, Engineering or similar preferable
• Experienced Purchasing Professional with expertise in project management and target costing
• Previous involvement in the setup of global supply chains and strategies with technical knowledge of standards and processes for main commodities (casting, machining, forging)
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels and across functions of the international organisation both verbally and written
• Agile, team player, communicative, independent, structured and assertive

Additional Information

Why Bosch Rexroth?

A range of benefits are available including employee discounts, various sports and health opportunities, on-site parking

We offer a wide variety of interesting and challenging tasks. Flexible work-time options, benefits and services, employee discounts, various sports and health opportunities, on-site parking, room for creativity.

You will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK, as we are unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants would not be provided with a Skilled Worker visa for this role and will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.