Job title: Purchasing Engineer (VAVE)
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Automotive
Functional Expertise: Logistics/ Supply Chain/ Procurement
Salary type: Monthly
Salary from: THB ฿25,000.00
Salary to: THB ฿30,000.00
Location: Bangkok, TH
Job published: 2024-09-20
Job ID: 124577
Contact name: Onnatrath Mahakunphoj

Job Description

Our client is a global automotive parts manufacturer.  

Responsibilities

  • Preparing RFQ for the raw materials localization and relocation, projects, departments, project materials, consumables, fixed assets, equipment, services and subcontracts.
  • Implementing the VA-VE program with handling approval PCR process.
  • Ensuring the validation of all changes meets engineering-specific requirements.
  • Providing and reviewing engineering specifications, concerned documents, etc. which are necessary for new models, parts, and projects to communicate with suppliers.
  • Analyzing and negotiating supplier’s quotation descriptions including suppliers tooling life concept and setting up present source recommendation activity.
  • Coordinating with the local project team and ARB with related supplier material supply requirements.
  • Souring new potential suppliers is also key of responsible to organize evaluation process.
  • Managing new material on time with a new project launching and making sure that material is enough for the first production stage consumption requirement.
  • Creating and taking the key responsibility for handling annual cost reduction activity effectively.
  • Representing attention to the cross-functional team involved in the new project development (Procurement functional).
  • Shooting new supplier product development concerns with the responsible material community.
  • Being up to date weekly worksheet reporting to the supervisor/manager.
  • Improving and following up about supplier problems to prevent production shutdown, quality problems or any problem that occurred after the PILOT RUN stage.
  • Purchasing & Procurement official document generating and creation.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
  • At least 3 years of experience in Purchasing, Procurement Engineer roles in automotive manufacturing.
  • Skilled in conducting cost-saving initiatives, particularly those involving VAVE and the use of locally sourced materials.
  • Experience in costing or original design manufacturing is preferable.
  • Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Good command of spoken and written English
  • Project management, ISO 9001 or IATF 16949 knowledge will be preferred.
  • Computer literate, in Microsoft Office; word, excel and PowerPoint.

REF: PE124557