Sourcing Engineer

Rockwell Automation; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Calm mindfulness program

Volunteer time off

Donation matching

OnTrack wellbeing program

Digital course library

Job summary

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Sourcing Engineer to support and implement the global sourcing strategy in Singapore. In this hybrid role, you will partner with Business Units, Engineering, and suppliers to drive cost reductions and ensure supply continuity.

You will lead negotiations, manage supplier performance, and shepherd VA/VE and NPI initiatives with cross-functional teams across Asia Pacific. A strong background in electronics sourcing and SAP is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or engineering, often with specialised knowledge in electronic components.
• Proficiency in cost analysis, contract negotiation, supplier quality management, and ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
• Strong communication skills (often requiring English and another language), proactive, and able to work in a global, cross-functional team.
• Travel: 5~ 10%.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation: Lead drafting for cost reduction projects, negotiate contracts and pricing, and conduct monthly reviews with suppliers.
• Drive for Delivery: Monitor supplier performance on delivery for finished goods, solve shortages, coordinate acceptance at suppliers.
• Cost Reduction & Optimization: Lead VA/VE projects, analyze spend, coordinate feasibility studies with R&D and engineering.
• Implementation of Productivity: Track ECNs, SCNs and TGDs; validate vendor cost-reduction design changes.
• Risk Mitigation & Sustainability: Monitor supplier capacity and financial risk to ensure supply continuity.
• Supplier Performance Management: Collaborate with supplier quality to resolve issues and recover COPQ.
• Special Projects and NPI: Manage commercial analysis for factored suppliers and on-time completion.

Skills

Sourcing

Cost analysis

Negotiation

Supplier quality

SAP ERP

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Sourcing Engineer Singapore Support and implement overall Rockwell Strategic Sourcing strategy. Achieve year-on-year improvements by implementing local, regional and global supply chain projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to agree on requirements and implement sourcing strategies. Be a technical interface between suppliers and Business Units & Engineering, specifically on alternate sourcing, alternate material/process development and quality issues resolution. Develop supplier development programs. You will report to the Strategic Sourcing Manager and work Hybrid in Singapore.

Your Responsibilities:

• Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation: Follow up on commercial contracts drafting for Cost Reduction Projects, lead negotiations for contracts and pricing, and conduct monthly Business and weekly project Reviews (Monthly Business Reviews) with suppliers.
• Drive for Delivery: Coordinate and monitor supplier performance on delivery for finished goods from supplier. Component shortages problem solving and capacity review with suppliers. Work with buyers to coordinate Finished Goods delivery fulfilment at suppliers.
• Cost Reduction & Optimization: Drive Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) projects to reduce component costs, analyze factored partner spend, and achieve cost optimization targets. Work with R&D and engineering teams to capture cost reduction opportunities, manage RFQ packages, and coordinate feasibility study and discussions between factored partner and RA team to meet quality and cost targets.
• Implementation of Productivity: Tracking of ECNs, SCNs and TGDs changes when cost reduction design changes by vendor is completed. Review with vendor on implementation on purchase order and track savings.
• Risk Mitigation & Sustainability: Monitor supplier risk regarding production capacity, financial stability, and compliance to ensure supply continuity (i.e. production tool renewal and component Last Time Buy due to EOL)
• Supplier Performance Management: Collaborate with supplier quality engineer to resolve quality related issues with suppliers and recover cost of poor quality (COPQ) for the organization.
• Special Projects and NPI project management: Work on factored suppliers NPI and special projects, by managing commercial analysis and drive for on time completion.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• 5+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or engineering, often with specialised knowledge in electronic components.
• Proficiency in cost analysis, contract negotiation, supplier quality management, and ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
• Strong communication skills (often requiring English and another language), proactive, and able to work in a global, cross-functional team.
• Travel: 5~ 10%

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Regional sourcing experience in Asia Pacific.
• Knowledge of the marketplace conditions for a broad range of commodities including technology trend, supply and demand dynamics, supplier analysis, pricing and development including bench-marking
• Good experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Sourcing, Engineering, Operations, Quality teams).
• Appreciate cultural sensitivity to manage relationships across global boundaries and time zones
• Understand and appreciate internal and external customers

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• On-demand digital course library for professional development ... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 28,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!