NPI Procurement Engineer: Drive Global Supplier Innovation

Siemens; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers is seeking an NPI Procurement Engineer in Swords, Ireland, to join the global procurement team. You will interface with R&D, Engineering, and Supply Chain to support new product introduction and manufacturability improvements throughout development and launch phases.

The role emphasizes supplier engagement, design-for-manufacturing activities, and cost optimization, with travel to supplier sites as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science (or manufacturing/supply chain with relevant knowledge).
• Experience in NPI, Product Development, Procurement Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, or Manufacturing Engineering environments.
• Understanding of supplier manufacturing processes and technologies.
• Experience supporting supplier selection and sourcing decisions within a technical/engineering environment.
• Strong commercial awareness with proven supplier engagement and negotiation capability.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Procurement stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, planning, and project management skills.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) projects from concept through prototyping to product launch, ensuring supply chain readiness and successful supplier engagement.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to achieve project milestones and product launch objectives.
• Influence part design, manufacturing technology selection, and sourcing decisions to optimize quality, cost, and manufacturability.
• Drive Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) initiatives and promote supplier innovation throughout the product development process.
• Lead Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DfMA), Design to Cost (DtC), Value Engineering (VE), and cost optimization activities.
• Conduct supplier sourcing and RFQ activities to identify suppliers that deliver the optimum Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) business award.
• Manage tooling programs from quotation and supplier selection through build, validation, and production approval.
• Support engineering change management activities and ensure supply chain impacts are managed effectively.
• Develop strong supplier relationships and work closely with strategic partners to improve capability, quality, innovation, and performance.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or science

Job description

Siemens Healthineers is seeking an NPI Procurement Engineer in Swords, Ireland, to join the global procurement team. You will interface with R&D, Engineering, and Supply Chain to support new product introduction and manufacturability improvements throughout development and launch phases.

The role emphasizes supplier engagement, design-for-manufacturing activities, and cost optimization, with travel to supplier sites as required.