Sourcing Project Engineer – Hydrogen Booster

In order to strengthen the product company Pune Sourcing Team, we are looking for a person who is willing to accept the challenging role of supplier development.
This position will report to Manager Sourcing within the Product Company Pune

Some of the important responsibilities of this position are as under:

• You are responsible for the supplier management of a specific set of commodities related to H2 compressor.
• Supplier management. Continually review all purchasing systems/procedures and ensure that all supply management policies (tools, procedures, measures, and processes) are commonly applied. Develop and enforce the company’s ethical purchasing policy and provide a sustainable procurement strategy
• Drive engagement with strategic/key suppliers in technology development programs and early NPD engagement
• Identify and engage with internal stakeholders – Technical teams, SQA’s, Planners to capture commodity requirements and ensure supplier qualification and performance improvement towards Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Innovation
• Assess Opportunity for commodity including spend analysis, commodity maturity, cost drivers, and supply market analysis
• Accountable for execution of assigned sourcing projects
• Responsible for defining negotiations strategy including supplier profiles, commercial negotiations targets and building Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for decision making process
• Ensure that the suppliers adhere to Atlas Copco Business Code of Practice without any exception.
• Influence suppliers for effectiveness in Atlas Copco quality management systems and supplier related policies
• Contract management by using legal knowledge, responsibility for managing commercial terms of supply and implementing supply agreements through the commodity management function
• Implement yearly saving plan for competitive cost, this may include commodity supply strategy definition, price negotiation, value engineering, price, and quotation analysis, make vs. buy/outsourcing evaluation skill
• Support and work with SQA to guarantee good quality performance of commodity suppliers
• Support with planner to push supplier on time delivery. Provide close support to operations management for material supply. Ensure that all commodity suppliers are capable of meeting site requirements with respect to material supply of good components to arrive on time. Identify risks to supply, develop and implement plans to mitigate these risks
• Strong knowledge of Pressure Piping and control Systems

Educational requirements:-

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Additional knowledge in operations / supply chain shall be an added advantage.

Experience requirements:-

• 4 to 6 years procurement experience in pressurised parts, heat exchangers, critical machine parts
• Thorough knowledge of commodities like pressurized equipments, hydraulic drive systems, control systems is a MUST.
• Experience already in the world of the manufacturers for H2 equipment, would be an added advantage.
• Experience in Hydrogen Fuel or Compressed Natural Gas industry

Knowledge:-

• The ideal candidate should have knowledge of Sourcing & Supply Chain processes/systems.
• Fair understanding of the commodity market trends e.g., metal prices, supplier base, manufacturing techniques, etc.
• You should preferably have a fair knowledge of BPCS and an advanced competence of MS-Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Cost analysis skills, negotiation skills, strategic thinking

Personality requirements:-

• You are a positive thinker and willing to accept challenges
• You are a keen and effective communicator, fluent in both spoken and written English
• Team player and with capability to take good initiative
• Should have flexible approach
• Good negotiation skill
• Excellent analytical ability
• Willing to travel and be committed to meeting time schedules

Location:-

• Pune, Maharashtra.

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