Procurement Engineer / Cost Engineer

Job description

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.

This is a full-time permanent position. The role has some flexibility to work from home, with travel to site as required.

This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for the next step in their career. As aProcurement Engineer/Cost Engineeryou will:

• Work within a dynamic engineering change environment, actively supporting New Product Introductions, manufacturing transfers and engineering design change activities to ensure optimization in terms of part design/manufacturing technology/process equipment/supplier selection decisions
• Promote the use of supplier innovation and Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DfMA ) into product designs through Early Supplier Involvement (ESI)
• Lead Design to Cost (DtC) and Value Engineering (VE) exercises with suppliers and Siemens engineering to drive cost optimization
• Conduct RfQ competitive exercises to identify lowest Total Cost of Ownership (ToCO) sources to achieve the target costs for materials, processes and products, based on defined commodity strategies.
• Initiate and project manage major part/manufacturing line transfer activities, while assuring continuity of supply
• Work with procurement, R&D, manufacturing operations, quality & engineering to deliver product and supply base improvements to meet business needs Implement supplier changes to reduce risk and costs, improve performance and optimize parts/supplier sourcing

This position may suit you best ifyou are familiar withwhat is below,and would like todevelop your career with Healthineers:

• Overall ability to combine technical skills, with a keen interest in commercial and supply chain aspects
• Understanding of various manufacturing technologies and commodities, such as reagent and consumable process-based manufacturing, instrument assembly and test, metal fabrication, metal machining, plastic moulding, PCBA, cables, optics, and fluidics
• Ability to influence supplier selection decisions at a Site and Strategic Procurement level
• Proven negotiation and influencing skills with suppliers
• Strong project management skills and the ability to initiate and lead supplier optimization projects on a cross-functional and cross-site basis
• Problem solving, planning and analytical skills. Ability to collate and analyze large amounts of data for decision making
• Excellent oral communications, business writing skills and presentation skills
• Self-directing, goal oriented and able to prioritize workload in an Agile environment
• Team player who can build strong and influential relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners

Required skills, education, and experience that will enable you to succeed in this role:

• Batchelors degree in Engineering or related Science discipline. Consideration will also be given to individuals with a Business, Procurement or Supply Chain degree with extensive relevant technical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience within a Procurement/Technical capacity, preferably within both product and process manufacturing environments. Manufacturing engineering experience an advantage.
• Understanding of best practices in ESI, DfMA, DtC, VE and Engineering Change management

Preferred skills, education, and experience:

• Strong interest to develop experience in terms of suppliers, materials, technologies, and manufacturing processes
• Established commercial mind-set with the ability to assess and conclude business decisions and agreements with suppliers

Our Benefits:

• 26 days' holiday with the option to buy or sell an additional 5
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Share and bonus scheme
• Access to our flexible benefits from private medical insurance to dental cover
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities including 2 paid volunteering days per year and support from our 24/7 employee assistance programme

Who we are:
We are a team of more than 71,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work:
When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individuals potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the worlds most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals with disabilities.

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