Procurement Engineer for NPI & Cost Reduction

Kulicke & Soffa Pte Ltd; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. is seeking a Procurement Engineer in Singapore to drive cost reduction during NPI and through lifecycle.

You will partner with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to source new products, manage supplier onboarding, and ensure cost, quality, and availability targets are met. The role requires 5+ years of procurement or materials experience, knowledge of BOM, and strong analytical and negotiation skills in a fast-paced environment.

Formación

• Bachelor degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Typically 5 years or more of relevant experience.
• Procurement or Material Engineering experience is a plus.
• Working knowledge of geometric tolerances.
• Experience creating or modifying manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Experience in managing overseas suppliers.
• Understand BOM structure, able to interpret technical drawings / specifications and familiar with Engineering Change Process.
• Experience in Operation Management or capital equipment design is a plus.
• Strong Analytical, planning and interpersonal skills as well as experience in engaging stakeholders.
• Positive and able to work in fast-paced environment.
• Mature, independent and results-oriented.
• Able to work with different departments / functional groups.
• Some travel is required for the role.(not a lot of travel).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).

Responsabilidades

• New product sourcing and management. Responsible for performing research and analysis to identify project requirements, conceptualizing plans, designing, and developing systems, establishing guidelines and goals, and creating strategy to optimize operational activities for new product introduction.
• Work with Engineering, Quality, Commodity and NPI to ensure success in new product development and launch.
• Manage and coordinate in early supplier involvement in new product introduction from part design phase through mass production, ensure critical timeline and target COGS are met.
• Ensures that Cost, Quality and Availability are achieved for product development phase and through their full life cycle.
• Manage supplier onboarding process and selection with integrity, alignment across value-chain and value engineering.
• Manage cost activities:
• - Responsible in ensuring best-in-class cost, thru negotiation and/or tear down activities.
• - Identifies cost drivers to influence design decision making towards target costing.
• - Product/module cost models and quotes are up to date at launch and effectively rolled out.
• - Reviewing and negotiating supplier terms and conditions exceptions to mitigate risk.
• - Support price negotiations with opportunities to drive short- and long-term cost reduction improvement.
• Build strong, value-added relationships with suppliers, internal customers, and cross functional departments.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality in the new supplier/component release process, including compliance and sustainability aspects.
• Partnering Category team, ensuring BU product requirement and supplier technology alignment are included in building Commodity Strategy. Supporting and executing category strategy.
• Analyze lead times, identify critical paths, and prioritize demand requirements.
• Participate in project meetings/brainstorming sessions to identify solutions available
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Cost reduction

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier management

MS Office / Office suite

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Herramientas

Microsoft Excel

Engineering drawings interpretation

Descripción del empleo

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. is seeking a Procurement Engineer in Singapore to drive cost reduction during NPI and through lifecycle.

You will partner with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to source new products, manage supplier onboarding, and ensure cost, quality, and availability targets are met. The role requires 5+ years of procurement or materials experience, knowledge of BOM, and strong analytical and negotiation skills in a fast-paced environment.