Procurement Engineer (San Pedro Tlaquepaque)

Responsibilities

• Manages all aspects of the general engineering relationship with one or more key suppliers of external hardware, components, materials, or services for the development and manufacturing of a product or service line.
• Reviews and evaluates supplier product designs, processes, and activities for compliance with company manufacturing guidelines, quality processes, and standards; provides tangible feedback based on results to improve product quality and mitigate risk of product failure.
• Leads overall engineering and customer feedback analysis processes for supplier products; communicates and collaborates with management, internal, and outsourced suppliers, manufacturing, and development partners to develop and implement changes to product or process to reduce defects, improve quality, and lower costs.
• Provides domain‑specific expertise and overall procurement engineering leadership and perspective to cross‑organization projects, programs, and activities.
• Drives innovation and integration of new supplier technologies and company quality initiatives into product design and manufacturing.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff members.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent.
• Typically 6‑10 years experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Extensive experience with using engineering tools and software packages to test, design, and evaluate products and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Conducting reviews of material specifications and hardware and electrical component design and manufacturing processes.
• Evaluating forms of empirical analysis, modeling and testing methodologies to validate product designs and specifications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language.
• Ability to effectively communicate procurement architectures, plans, proposals, and results, and negotiate options at senior management levels.