Purchasing Specialist (Engineers)

First Philec, Inc; Lapu-lapu; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

First Philec, Inc. in the Philippines seeks a proactive Sourcing professional to evaluate engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical specs, ensuring supplier quotations meet both technical and commercial requirements.

The role focuses on value engineering, supplier capability assessment, strategic sourcing, and thorough bid evaluation, with emphasis on achieving cost savings without compromising quality or delivery.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand engineering drawings, BOMs, SOWs and other technical requirements.
• Evaluate supplier quotations for technical compliance and commercial comparability.
• Challenge over-specified requirements to identify fit-for-purpose alternatives.
• Assess supplier manufacturing capability, processes, capacity and quality systems.
• Experience with market scanning, RFQ/RFP processes and supplier qualification.
• Perform apple-to-apple bid evaluations considering TCO and risks.
• Develop negotiation strategies using cost analysis and market data.
• Analyze indirect spend, market trends and supply risks.
• Understand purchase terms, payment terms and warranties in contracts.

Responsibilities

• Ability to understand and evaluate engineering drawings, technical specifications, Bills of Materials (BOM), scopes of work (SOW), and other technical requirements to ensure supplier quotations are technically compliant and commercially comparable.
• Ability to challenge over-specified requirements and work with Engineering and end-users to identify fit-for-purpose alternatives, standardization opportunities, alternative materials/specifications, and other solutions that reduce total cost without compromising safety, quality, reliability, or performance.
• Ability to assess supplier manufacturing/service capabilities, equipment, processes, capacity, technical competency, quality systems, certifications, and ability to meet FPI's technical and operational requirements.
• Working knowledge of sourcing processes including market scanning, RFQ/RFP preparation, supplier identification, supplier qualification, competitive bidding, bid evaluation, negotiation, supplier development, and performance management.
• Ability to perform an apple-to-apple comparison of supplier proposals, considering technical compliance, commercial terms, lead time, quality, capacity, warranty, service support, risks, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), rather than evaluating suppliers based on price alone.
• Ability to prepare negotiation strategies using cost analysis, market intelligence, historical pricing, supplier competition, volume leverage, technical alternatives, and other commercial levers; capable of independently handling routine to moderately complex supplier negotiations.
• Ability to analyze indirect spend, supplier base, market trends, commodity/service cost drivers, industry benchmarks, and alternative supply markets to identify sourcing opportunities and potential supply risks.
• Working knowledge of purchase terms and conditions, payment terms, warranties, liabilities, service-level requirements, NDAs, contracts, and other commercial provisions relevant to supplier engagements.
• Ability to identify and resolve supplier, delivery, quality, billing, capacity, and technical commercial issues, perform basic root-cause analysis, and develop alternative sourcing or mitigation plans when required.

Skills

Technical Sourcing

Specification Analysis

Value Engineering

Supplier Capability Assessment

Strategic Sourcing

Bid Evaluation

Negotiation & Commercial Acumen

Indirect Spend & Market Intelligence

Contract & Commercial Terms

Job description

• Technical Sourcing & Specification Analysis - Ability to understand and evaluate engineering drawings, technical specifications, Bills of Materials (BOM), scopes of work (SOW), and other technical requirements to ensure supplier quotations are technically compliant and commercially comparable.

• Value Engineering & Specification Optimization - Ability to challenge over-specified requirements and work with Engineering and end-users to identify fit-for-purpose alternatives, standardization opportunities, alternative materials/specifications, and other solutions that reduce total cost without compromising safety, quality, reliability, or performance.

• Supplier Technical Capability Assessment - Ability to assess supplier manufacturing/service capabilities, equipment, processes, capacity, technical competency, quality systems, certifications, and ability to meet FPI's technical and operational requirements.

• Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Development - Working knowledge of sourcing processes including market scanning, RFQ/RFP preparation, supplier identification, supplier qualification, competitive bidding, bid evaluation, negotiation, supplier development, and performance management.

• Technical-Commercial Bid Evaluation - Ability to perform an apple-to-apple comparison of supplier proposals, considering technical compliance, commercial terms, lead time, quality, capacity, warranty, service support, risks, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), rather than evaluating suppliers based on price alone.

• Negotiation & Commercial Acumen - Ability to prepare negotiation strategies using cost analysis, market intelligence, historical pricing, supplier competition, volume leverage, technical alternatives, and other commercial levers; capable of independently handling routine to moderately complex supplier negotiations.

• Indirect Spend & Market Intelligence - Ability to analyze indirect spend, supplier base, market trends, commodity/service cost drivers, industry benchmarks, and alternative supply markets to identify sourcing opportunities and potential supply risks.

• Contract & Commercial Terms Understanding - Working knowledge of purchase terms and conditions, payment terms, warranties, liabilities, service-level requirements, NDAs, contracts, and other commercial provisions relevant to supplier engagements.

• Problem Solving & Supply Risk Management - Ability to identify and resolve supplier, delivery, quality, billing, capacity, and technical commercial issues, perform basic root-cause analysis, and develop alternative sourcing or mitigation plans when required.