Our client, a global leader in the automotive industry, is seeking a procurement engineer to join their organization and contribute to a successful project based in the Vallés area.
Key Responsibilities
* Supplier selection: Search and evaluate suitable suppliers to meet profitability, quality, and lead time targets.
* Supplier management & benchmarking: Supervise supplier performance and conduct comparative analysis to identify improvement opportunities.
* Cost analysis and RFQ: Request quotations and perform detailed cost analyses.
* Technological innovation: Research new technologies and alternative manufacturing methods to maintain competitiveness.
* Cost reduction projects: Identify and implement initiatives to optimize costs.
* Audits and quality development: Participate in customer audits and supplier quality development, including APQP, PPAP, and process audits.
* Supplier management in serial phase: Monitor performance, develop continuous improvement plans, and manage non-conformities through 8D reports and audits.
* Project leadership (PPL): Coordinate purchasing activities in assigned projects, track APQP milestones, and ensure effective communication with the Project Management team and the Global Technical Procurement Manager. (Requires 3+ years of experience in the development phase.)
Previous Experience and Qualifications
* Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field
* Advanced proficiency in English
* Experience in SQA and/or Purchase Engineering
* Knowledge of Core Tools: APQP, PPAP, Control Plan, FMEA, MSA
Why should I apply for this job?
* Annual gross salary of €42,000
* Full-time position
* Hybrid-remote working policy
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