Executive/Engineer - Project Buyer

Bosch Power Tools; Penang; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading power tools company in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Purchasing professional to lead and manage procurement activities within the Product Innovation Framework. The role involves coordinating cost reduction projects, supporting new product development, and ensuring target costs and quality objectives are met. Ideal candidates will have a strong engineering background along with excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Relevant working experience in projects and procurement management.
• Knowledge and experience of new product development (NPI) is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead Purchasing activities in Product Innovation Framework (PIF).
• Coordinate Cross Regional Cost Reduction Projects.
• Prepare Sourcing Strategy for products in PIF.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Negotiation skills

Result orientation

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor Degree/Diploma in Engineering or Commercial

Job description

Job Summary

• 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.
• Takes charge as one of main contact interfaces to the PIF team (Commercial, Supplier Quality); assure aligned decisions 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.

Job Scope

• 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.

Cooperation

• rBU cross functions Excellence Team; Material Field Purchasing; Execution Team

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree/ Diploma in Engineering, Commercial or its equivalent with relevant working experience in projects and procurement management desirable engineering background with electronics components design.
• Knowledge and experience of new product development [NPI] as added 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.