Senior Purchasing Lead - NPI & Local Sourcing

Advanced Energy; Carmen; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy is seeking a Supervisor, Purchasing to lead procurement for NPI programs and localization efforts, ensuring material readiness and supplier development. The role requires cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, PM, Planning, Quality, and Commodity Management to meet milestones and mitigate supply risks.

Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you will manage a team of NPI Buyers and Purchasing Specialists, drive cost reductions, and ensure competitive supply through

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of related working experience leading a small team.
• Strong knowledge of procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier management.
• Understanding of supply chain management, inventory planning, and risk mitigation.
• Knowledge of ERP systems, including Oracle and iPro.
• Familiarity with commodity management, contract negotiations, and cost management.
• Understanding of customer relationship management and business operations.
• This is a full-time, onsite position reporting to the Sta. Rosa Laguna site.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activities for NPI programs from concept development through mass production.
• Ensure material readiness to support engineering builds, EVT, DVT, PVT, pilot runs, and production ramp-up activities.
• Proactively manage and resolve material shortages, long lead-time items, and supply chain risks to prevent program delays.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Program Management, Planning, Quality, and Commodity Management teams to achieve project milestones.
• Serve as the primary liaison between suppliers, manufacturing sites, internal stakeholders, and customers regarding NPI material requirements.
• Monitor NPI kit readiness and provide regular status updates, risk assessments, and escalation reports to management.
• Develop and implement localization strategies to increase local and regional sourcing opportunities.
• Identify and drive localization initiatives for customer-specified, strategic, and high-value components.
• Collaborate with SQE and Engineering teams to qualify, develop, and onboard new suppliers.
• Track localization projects, cost savings, implementation timelines, and overall business impact.
• Support dual-sourcing strategies and continuity-of-supply initiatives to strengthen supply chain resilience.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with key suppliers to support business objectives.
• Lead supplier business reviews, performance evaluations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage supplier escalations related to quality, delivery, capacity, and service performance.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, contracts, and supply agreements to achieve optimal commercial outcomes.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through localization, alternative sourcing strategies, value engineering, and supplier negotiations.
• Support annual productivity goals and cost-saving targets aligned with business objectives.
• Conduct cost analysis, market benchmarking, and supplier quotation evaluations to ensure competitiveness and value.

Skills

Procurement

Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Management

Leadership

Negotiation

ERP Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain

Tools

Oracle

iPro

Job description

Advanced Energy is seeking a Supervisor, Purchasing to lead procurement for NPI programs and localization efforts, ensuring material readiness and supplier development. The role requires cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, PM, Planning, Quality, and Commodity Management to meet milestones and mitigate supply risks.

Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you will manage a team of NPI Buyers and Purchasing Specialists, drive cost reductions, and ensure competitive supply through