Purchaser handling supplier relations and conducting process improvements in procurement. Supporting a customer - focused family business based in Germany.
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
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