NP&T Program Purchasing Specialist

NOKIA; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia is seeking a NP&T Program Purchasing Specialist in Dallas to drive program material design reviews, supplier selection, and contracting for key categories. You will manage the PuCC team backlog, coordinate sourcing with R&D, and ensure timely inbound materials through ramp and production phases.

3 days in the office, hybrid remote setup is supported. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years of experience, strong negotiations, and familiarity with SAP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years' experience preferred.
• Experience in purchasing technical commodities and supplier management.
• Ability to work in the office 3 days and remote.
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Experience with SAP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage purchasing capability with PuCC team.
• Maintain risk plans and manage supplier risks (single/sole sources).
• Drive supplier selection, negotiations, and contracting with Category Manager support.
• Maintain lists of new technologies, key suppliers, and materials.
• Ensure inbound material availability during program and ramp phases.
• Manage PuCC team backlog and mediate between project, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Coordinate sourcing for new 5G equipment deployed via Nokia factories/EMS.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Purchasing

Negotiations

Project management

Risk management

Sourcing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

We are currently seeking a NP&T Program Purchasing Specialist within our team who will be responsible for the following:

• Ensure purchasing capability creation by managing and executing related activities with the PuCC team.
• Maintain risk management plan and manage risks for critical suppliers and materials e.g. single/sole sources.
• Accountable for Product Cost - ASPC.
• Drive program material design review practice.
• Drive Supplier selection, negotiations, and contracting for the agreed category areas, in agreement with and support of Category Manager.
• Maintain up-to-date lists of new technologies, key suppliers, and key materials.
• Ensure that backup plans are created for single and sole source cases.
• Implement inbound logistics modes and PuCC handover from the program to the maintenance phase.
• Ensure materials for prototypes, ramp up and start of volume deliveries.
• Ensure that materials are transferred to volume production or no need for materials /assemblies to be sold/scrapped.
• If decided may have Product Owner (PO) responsibilities for the PuCC team.
• Manage PuCC team backlog.
• Mediation and dispute handling between project, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Participation in the sourcing creation NPI and ramp up of new 5G radio equipment that is deployed via Nokia factories and/or EMS's (Mexico, India, China, Europe)
• Source in coordination with R&D and category management, custom electro mechanical parts (examples: printed circuit boards, aluminum castings, sheet metal, plastics, cables, connectors, gaskets, misc. hardware) with suppliers that can meet the service, quality and cost requirements.
• Coordinate with cross functional program team to identify new and existing sources of supply in Mexico, Europe, Asia to support regionalization efforts.
• Ensure that all quotes are based on negotiated competitive bids from qualified suppliers and in alignment with should cost targets.
• Create and maintain tracking sheets to monitor orders, supplier hard tooling, cost summaries etc.
• Ensure inbound material availability against the demand during program and ramp phase - onsite/factory/EMS.
• Supplier communication and correspondence for proto builds and ramp (e.g. build qty, dates, interface meetings, design details).
• Regularly monitor supplier performance (response time, quality, etc.,) and ensure that corrective actions will be implemented.
• Understand and explain the impact of the technical changes to lead-times and availability to program team.
• Executes orders and supports forecasting for internal and external suppliers.

Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of this employment.

• Electromechanical Experience in some or all these areas: (printed circuit boards, aluminum castings, sheet metal, plastics, cables, connectors, gaskets, fans, misc. hardware).
• Understanding of supplier's tool plans and the ability to manage that into the program time plan.
• Must have the ability to work outside of defined processes.
• Project management experience.
• Experience in purchasing technical commodities with close interfacing with engineering.
• Knowledge of product life cycles, critical milestones in product development, and following the established process required.
• Proven negotiations experience.
• Knowledge of emech supplier manufacturing processes.
• Supplier management through KPI monitoring and utilization follow-up.
• SAP working knowledge a plus
• Ability to work in the office (3 days) and remote
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years' experience preferred. Certifications a plus (CPM, CPIM, CSCP)

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