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SCM Specialist R&D Engineer

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  • Responsible for the interface between R&D Engineering and SCM (Supply Chain Management). Drive SCM knowledge (market, suppliers, external intelligence) into the development process to optimize with engineering cost, quality, and technology. Translate engineering requests into SCM parameters for execution.
  • Acts as technical professional interface between the R&D Technology Project Team, the Local Business Unit SCM teams, the Product Group SCM team and the Business Unit SCM Category Managers, ensuring that project information is adequately shared between the Project Team and the various SCM teams. Coordinates SCM activities for Research and Development (R&D) projects.
  • Responsible for initial cost and quality estimates and achieving product cost and quality targets. Works to optimize the cost and quality at all stages of the R&D development projects, including investment and test costs.
  • Works with the local SCM team and Business Unit Category Managers to find new potential materials or new potential suppliers for critical materials. Selects, with the support of local SCM team and Business Unit Category Managers, the R&D prototype suppliers and final production material suppliers, in line with product cost requirements, future product footprint requirements and SCM strategies, while ensuring sustainable quality and cost.
  • Manages directly with the suppliers for each project the ordering and on time delivery of the prototype parts in line with the critical project development and testing plan. Works to minimize the prototype and out-turn sample delivery time to reduce overall project timeline.
  • Works to optimize the cost at all stages of the development projects including testing.
  • Compares and develops the best value chain for the new product considering packaging cost, transportation, and logistics cost, import duties, currency risk and RoHS and REACH regulations.
  • Supports the development of new lower cost suppliers to meet the level required for sustainable quality and on time delivery. Proficient in understanding, discussing, and agreeing on CAD drawings & parts tolerance with suppliers.

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Location Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Job type Full time
Experience Experienced
Job function Engineering & Science
Contract Regular
Publication date 2024-06-18
Reference number R0053051

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