Procurement Engineer (Automotive)

The successful candidate should demonstrate a strong combination of procurement engineering and supplier quality experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
Required qualifications and experience:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Supplier Quality Assurance, Supplier Development and/or Procurement Engineering, ideally 5+ years.
• Advanced English level.
• Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans and MSA.
• Experience working with suppliers in manufacturing environments.
• Strong analytical, negotiation and supplier management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Availability to travel approximately 15-20% of the time across Europe.

Valuable experience includes:

• IATF standards and automotive quality systems.
• Supplier auditing experience, ideally including VDA 6.3 methodology.
• Manufacturing processes such as metal forming, rolling processes, coatings, welding, stamping, plastic injection or extrusion.

Personal skills:

• Team player.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Effective communicator.
• Results-driven mindset.
• Cross-functional leadership capabilities.

• Flexible working hours.
• Hybrid working model with 2 days of remote work per week.
• International and multicultural environment.
• Strategic role with direct impact on supplier performance and procurement excellence.
• Exposure to European suppliers and advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Career development opportunities within a growing industrial organization.
• Dynamic position combining procurement, supplier quality and project management responsibilities.

Resumen

• International industrial company seeks a Procurement Engineer
• Supplier Quality, APQP, PPAP, Cost Reduction, Purchasing, Manufacturing.

¿Dónde vas a trabajar?

Our client is an international industrial manufacturing company operating in a highly technical and demanding environment. The organization develops complex engineered products and works closely with leading customers across multiple markets, maintaining high standards of quality, innovation and operational excellence.
The company offers a collaborative culture, international exposure and the opportunity to contribute directly to supplier development, procurement strategy and manufacturing excellence initiatives.

Descripción

Reporting to the Global Technical Procurement Manager, the Procurement Engineer will be responsible for both purchasing and supplier quality activities, ensuring suppliers meet customer and business requirements regarding quality, cost and lead times.
Key responsibilities include:

• Identify, evaluate and develop a competitive supplier panel aligned with business objectives.
• Manage supplier relationships and benchmarking activities.
• Lead RFQ processes and perform quotation analysis and cost evaluations.
• Drive cost reduction and value engineering initiatives.
• Monitor market and manufacturing technologies to identify alternative solutions and sourcing opportunities.
• Support customer audits related to procurement and supplier management activities.
• Qualify and approve new suppliers during project development phases.
• Manage APQP activities for new products, engineering changes and supplier re-approvals.
• Ensure purchasing specifications are defined, maintained and communicated effectively.
• Conduct supplier process audits and quality assessments.
• Evaluate supplier performance through KPIs and improvement plans.
• Lead supplier development initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
• Manage supplier non-conformities and review corrective actions, including 8D reports.
• Conduct supplier capability assessments, requalification activities and quality audits.
• Coordinate APQP milestones and supplier readiness for assigned projects.
• Act as liaison between purchasing, project management and cross-functional teams.
• Monitor project timing, costs and procurement deliverables.
• Provide regular reporting and updates to the Global Technical Procurement Manager.
• Support international sourcing and supplier development activities, including travel across Europe.

¿A quién buscamos (H/M/D)?

The successful candidate should demonstrate a strong combination of procurement engineering and supplier quality experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
Required qualifications and experience:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Supplier Quality Assurance, Supplier Development and/or Procurement Engineering, ideally 5+ years.
• Advanced English level.
• Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans and MSA.
• Experience working with suppliers in manufacturing environments.
• Strong analytical, negotiation and supplier management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Availability to travel approximately 15-20% of the time across Europe.

Valuable experience includes:

• IATF standards and automotive quality systems.
• Supplier auditing experience, ideally including VDA 6.3 methodology.
• Manufacturing processes such as metal forming, rolling processes, coatings, welding, stamping, plastic injection or extrusion.

Personal skills:

• Team player.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Effective communicator.
• Results-driven mindset.
• Cross-functional leadership capabilities.

¿Cuáles son tus beneficios?

• Flexible working hours.
• Hybrid working model with 2 days of remote work per week.
• International and multicultural environment.
• Strategic role with direct impact on supplier performance and procurement excellence.
• Exposure to European suppliers and advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Career development opportunities within a growing industrial organization.
• Dynamic position combining procurement, supplier quality and project management responsibilities.