Strategic purchasing engineer

Company Description

UPECA Engineering(Tianjin)Co., Ltd. is a British-owned enterprise in China, being part of the Senior Plc international manufacturing group. Senior is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 33 operations in 14 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defence, land vehicle and energy markets.

UPECA Tianjin focuses on manufacturing components for oil & gas industry, automotive industry and hydrogen products.      

UPECA Engineering(Tianjin) has obtained ISO9001 and ISO14001 certifications.

Job Description

1. Be responsible for the procurement of automotive parts (stamping parts, castings, machined parts, and composite metal structural parts, etc.), covering the entire process from supplier development, quotation, comparison, negotiation, contract signing to contract performance follow-up.

2. Maintain existing high-quality supplier resources, regularly assess suppliers' capacity, quality, delivery time and cost competitiveness, optimize the supplier structure, and establish a stable and efficient supply chain system.

3. Deeply understand the material properties (such as steel, copper alloys, aluminum alloys, engineering plastics, etc.) and production processes (such as stamping, welding, machining, etc.) of purchased products, be able to accurately identify product quality risks, and participate in the communication and resolution of supplier quality issues.

4. Prepare procurement plans, control procurement costs, and ensure that purchased materials are delivered on time, in quality and quantity, to meet production and order requirements.

5. Track market dynamics, raw material price fluctuations and technological development trends in the automotive pindustry, and provide data support for the adjustment of the company's procurement strategy.

6. Complete other procurement-related tasks assigned by superiors.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree or above, majoring in mechanical engineering, materials science, supply chain management or related fields is preferred.

2. More than 3 years of procurement experience in the automotive parts industry, with rich core parts supplier resources such as stamping parts and machined parts, and the ability to quickly connect with high-quality supply channels.

3. Familiar with the material properties (such as automotive steel, engineering plastics, aluminum alloys, copper alloys, etc.) and production processes (such as cold stamping, hot forming, CNC machining, etc.) of automotive parts, and familiar with the IATF16949 work process in the automotive industry, and be able to independently assess the technical capabilities of suppliers.

4. Have good English reading and writing skills, and be able to proficiently use English for work reports, email communication and meeting exchanges (need to communicate with foreign company technical teams).

5. Master procurement negotiation skills, cost analysis methods and supply chain management knowledge, and have a strong sense of cost control and risk prediction ability.

6. Be rigorous and responsible in work, have strong pressure resistance, and possess good communication and coordination skills, teamwork spirit and problem-solving ability.

7. Be able to adapt to frequent business trips (visiting supplier factories).