Develop, implement and maintain category-specific KPIs, providing clear reporting and insights to Category and Program Leadership.
Collaborate with Design Control Engineering, Value Chain Engineering, Procurement, Quality and Supply Chain to define and execute global product supply strategies aligned to category objectives.
Drive Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VA/VE) through cost modelling, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and effective utilization of supplier capability.
Contribute within a global team to develop and implement standardized processes across sourcing, quality improvement, cost management and capacity planning.
Manage quality feedback loops, ensuring lessons learned are captured, shared and consistently applied to improve supplier performance.
Represent category performance at NPI and APQP gateways, working with suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve quality, cost and delivery issues and drive continuous improvement.

Effective Communications: Communicates clearly and confidently with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders, influencing technical and commercial decisions to achieve alignment on quality, cost and delivery outcomes.
Strategic Sourcing: Develops and executes category and sourcing strategies, managing supplier agreements, sourcing pipelines and procurement programs to deliver competitive and sustainable outcomes.
Cost Benefit Analysis: Identifies and delivers cost, quality and efficiency improvements through structured analysis, supporting DFM/DFA and maximizing the use of supplier capability.
Data Driven Decision Making: Evaluates business proposals using data, cost analysis and risk assessment, ensuring decisions are robust and escalating risks appropriately to Category Leadership.

Product Procurement Engineer

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