Procurement Engineering / Supplier Transition

Responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (Mechanical / Electrical / Plastics / Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering)
• Supporting NPI and Sustenance - Supporting product transfer, designing assembly procedures and handling manufacturing documentations.
• Creating ECOs, Cos, Drawing updates, Fixture design and digital work instructions.
• CAD requirement: Solid works
• Develop and execute validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) for equipment, ensuring compliance with cGMP, FDA.
• Strong experience in procurement engineering and supplier qualification
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure successful product life cycle management and New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Design exposure with ability to understand design intent, manufacturability, and tolerance implications
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (GD&T, materials, inspection requirements)
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce waste, reduce costs, and improve yield using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques.
• Hands on experience with First Article (FA) planning, execution, and evaluation
• Ability to perform fit, form, and function testing and validation
• Experience completing and maintaining CQP and CQR documentation
• Ability to work with multiple cross functional teams including Engineering, Sourcing, Operations, and SQEs
• Experience working as an interface between suppliers and customer plant teams
• Strong ownership mindset with ability to drive activities end to end to completion
• Strong communication skills for supplier coordination and follow ups
• Ability to track, report, and close issues within defined project timelines
• Working knowledge of ASTM and equivalent international standards
• Exposure to PPAP / APQP and customer quality procedures
• Experience in Supplier Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA) management
• Ability to manage Product Deviation Notices (PDN) and drive closure with suppliers
• Exposure to Supplier Process Audits and audit report documentation
• Strong analytical capability to track, report, and interpret supplier quality KPIs
• Ability to escalate unresolved supplier quality issues within project timelines

Good-to-Have:

• Experience in regulated manufacturing or life sciences industry
• Exposure to procurement engineering and production buying operations
• Familiarity with supplier contract terms and transition documentation
• Experience supporting ERP transitions or system updates
• Experience in alternate supplier identification and qualification
• Exposure to automotive / industrial / manufacturing quality standards
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP documentation, and qualification reports
• Familiarity with quality KPI dashboards and large scale data handling
• Experience supporting new product development (NPD) projects