Hybrid NP&T Program Purchasing Specialist

at Nokia

• Job title: NP&T Program Purchasing Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $73,733 - $136,933 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dallas, United States

About the role

• NP&T Program Purchasing Specialist managing supplier relations and logistics for Nokia's 5G equipment program. Overseeing purchasing activities, risk management, and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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)

Benefits

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program