NP&T Program Purchasing Specialist

Nokia•Dallas, TX

29d•$73,733 - $136,933•Hybrid

About The Position

We are currently seeking a NP&T Program Purchasing Specialist within our team who will be responsible for ensuring purchasing capability creation by managing and executing related activities with the PuCC team. This role involves maintaining a risk management plan and managing risks for critical suppliers and materials, such as single/sole sources. The specialist will be accountable for Product Cost - ASPC, drive program material design review practice, and lead supplier selection, negotiations, and contracting for agreed category areas in agreement with and support of the Category Manager. Additionally, the role requires maintaining up-to-date lists of new technologies, key suppliers, and key materials, ensuring backup plans are created for single and sole source cases, and implementing inbound logistics modes and PuCC handover from the program to the maintenance phase. The specialist will also ensure materials for prototypes, ramp up, and start of volume deliveries are available, and that materials are transferred to volume production or that there is no need for materials/assemblies to be sold/scrapped. Depending on decisions, the role may have Product Owner (PO) responsibilities for the PuCC team and will manage the PuCC team backlog, as well as handle mediation and dispute resolution between the project, suppliers, and stakeholders.

Requirements

Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of this employment.
Electromechanical Experience in some or all these areas: (printed circuit boards, aluminum castings, sheet metal, plastics, cables, connectors, gaskets, fans, misc. hardware).
Understanding of supplier's tool plans and the ability to manage that into the program time plan.
Must have the ability to work outside of defined processes.
Project management experience.
Experience in purchasing technical commodities with close interfacing with engineering.
Knowledge of product life cycles, critical milestones in product development, and following the established process required.
Proven negotiations experience.
Knowledge of emech supplier manufacturing processes.
Supplier management through KPI monitoring and utilization follow-up.

Nice To Haves

SAP working knowledge a plus
Certifications a plus (CPM, CPIM, CSCP)

Responsibilities

Participation in the sourcing creation NPI and ramp up of new 5G radio equipment that is deployed via Nokia factories and/or EMS’s (Mexico, India, China, Europe)
Source in coordination with R&D and category management, custom electro mechanical parts (examples: printed circuit boards, aluminum castings, sheet metal, plastics, cables, connectors, gaskets, misc. hardware) with suppliers that can meet the service, quality and cost requirements.
Coordinate with cross functional program team to identify new and existing sources of supply in Mexico, Europe, Asia to support regionalization efforts.
Ensure that all quotes are based on negotiated competitive bids from qualified suppliers and in alignment with should cost targets.
Create and maintain tracking sheets to monitor orders, supplier hard tooling, cost summaries etc.
Ensure inbound material availability against the demand during program and ramp phase - onsite/factory/EMS.
Supplier communication and correspondence for proto builds and ramp (e.g. build qty, dates, interface meetings, design details).
Regularly monitor supplier performance (response time, quality, etc.,) and ensure that corrective actions will be implemented.
Understand and explain the impact of the technical changes to lead-times and availability to program team.
Executes orders and supports forecasting for internal and external suppliers.