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Job Title

New Product Development Sourcing Enginee

Employer

ICDS Recruitment

Location

Clare

Description

New Product Development Sourcing Engineer - County Clare. This role requires an individual with strong technical engineering experience in electronics, and the ability to conduct strong effective negotiations in sourcing and purchasing components for the site. With a proven leadership skillset and the strong capability to promote cross-functional collaboration between business groups, the individual will need to drive communication and work to foster a culture of innovation providing value to the business. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication, organisation, negotiation, and project management skills to be successful in this role, to ensure the Procurement Team derives the greatest value in sourcing and procurement for the organisation. Scope & Responsibilities: In this role you will have the opportunity to manage a new product BOM cost. As an engineer of New Product Development Sourcing, you will be responsible for sourcing, project planning and management, executing sourcing events, developing BOM cost models and regular reports to management. As an engineer of New Product Development Sourcing, you will support market analysis and Request for Introduction (RFI) process to find potential new suppliers in low cost countries and bring those suppliers on board to the Approved Vendor Listing (AVL). Developing new strategic suppliers in low cost country is an important business imperative and this role is key to achieving this goal amongst supporting new product launch goals such as new business win rate and costing accuracy of products. Main responsibilities: • Partner with design teams throughout Product Development process to manage BOM cost through Product Launch. • New product supplier identification, sourcing, selection and contracting. • Bring Design to Value (Manufacturing, Quality, Cost, etc.) viewpoint to Product design team. • Conduct should-cost and make vs. buy analyses to support sourcing decision. • Aggressively negotiate terms as required and in accordance with internal policies. • Negotiate legal terms under the guidance of the internal legal support team. • Improve New Product Sourcing processes and increase efficiencies by partnering with technical design teams. Apply appropriate category strategies (Metals, Plastics, Electronics, and Outsourcing etc.) to new product sourcing needs. • Proactive supply risk management in the new product development process. • Monitor sourcing and procurement innovation trends in the marketplace. Job requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering related discipline. 3 or more years’ experience in a Technical Engineering role, prior experience of engineering procurement a distinct advantage. At least 1 year's experience in EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) or related industry. Proven strong negotiations skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Personal Attributes. Strong management and leadership skills with the ability to motivate and drive accountability. Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels within the organization as well as deliver oral presentations on moderately complex subject matter. Demonstrated experience driving cross-functional collaboration across business units and geographies. Ability to meet deadlines and act with integrity always. Self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable. Ability to travel up to 25% of role. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

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