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Title - NPD Sourcing Engineer (new product development)

Location - Columbus, Ohio (onsite only)

Experience - 5 to 7 years

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Mandatory Skills:

· Must have 5-7 years of experience related to the sourcing & supply chain management and should have worked as an NPD sourcing engineer for a global company.

· Ability to read and interpret documents such as Part Prints, Bills of Material, Manufacturing Routings, and Job Order forms.

· Excellent interpersonal, communication, analysis, and problem-solving skills.

· Strong computer proficiency with desired experience using Microsoft Office Suite and ERP System (Oracle based ERP system is preferable but not mandatory)

· Ability to prioritize work and adapt work schedule to meet deadlines.

· Previous procurement and sourcing experience in an ISO-9001 or equivalent QMS “Quality Management System”.

· Should have understanding about New Product Development Projects & should have experience working with cross functional team.

· Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or technical degree. Other degrees considered with prior related experience.

Responsibilities:

· Work with cross functional team to support New Product Development projects.

· Arrange and coordinate to create POs and agreements for prototype parts and materials in accordance with established company policies and procedures.

· Prepare and Manage RFx “Requests for Quotation, Information, or Proposals “of local & import sourcing requirements.

· Identify new and alternate sources of prototype parts as per project requirements.

· Manage NPD inventories to meet project budgets and schedules.

· Participate in project management meetings, gaining a better understanding of the immediate priorities for ongoing NPD projects.

· Manage communication between industrialization team and manufacturing plants to ensure parts requirements are known, critical to quality criteria (CTQs) are identified and communicated, material is available when needed.

· Work closely with project management to ensure material expenses are aligned with the project budget.

· Work with Supply Chain and internal machine shop/in-house source to evaluate and select the optimal source for prototype parts based on cost, quality, and schedule.

· Work with suppliers and internal machine shop/in house source to ensure on-time delivery of prototype parts.

· Develop methods to evaluate supply sources of prototype parts for on-time delivery and quality performance.

· Communicate forecasts and material requirements with supplier or internal prototype source as per NPD projects timeline.

· Responsible to deliver all critical supplier on-boarding requirements (e.g. NDA to protect all intellectual property, tax documentation, vendor-master data collections of banking accounts, terms, and contact information).

· Other NPD sourcing related tasks assigned as a valued member of the organization.

Job Types: Contract, Full-time

Pay: $46,152.79 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Procurement: 1 year (Preferred)
• Purchasing: 1 year (Preferred)
• NPD Sourcing: 1 year (Preferred)
• ERP systems: 1 year (Preferred)
• Quality management: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road