Strategic Sourcing Engineer - Power Electronics

Job Description Summary

Collaborate globally with in GEPC Systems business to deliver best Strategic Sourcing opportunities for Power Electronic components - SPOC and responsible for End to End Techno Commercial Evaluation, Sourcing and Procurement support for Power Electronics components / Solutions involving LV/MV Drives, Transformers, Switchgear, IGBT and Diode stacks, Capacitors, Reactors, PCBAs, Power supply units, Thermal management systems etc., meeting Cost Target.

Job Description

Role Summary / Purpose:

Collaborate globally with in GEPC Systems business to deliver best Strategic Sourcing opportunities for Power Electronic components - SPOC and responsible for End to End Techno Commercial Evaluation, Sourcing and Procurement support for Power Electronics components / Solutions involving LV/MV Drives, Transformers, Switchgear, IGBT and Diode stacks, Capacitors, Reactors, PCBAs, Power supply units, Thermal management systems etc., meeting Cost Target.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Evaluation of Design to Cost (DTC) approach
• Should cost analysis through aPriori, Boothroyd & empirical evaluation.
• Data-based analysis to drive cost benefit for Component Cost (DMP) & Mfg process (DLP)
• Detailed Should cost analysis based on material, manufacturing processes, and other cost elements for both Built to Spec and Built to Print products through analytical, tear down approach.
• Supplier Integration and Strategic Sourcing to meet all the requirements for lead time, performance, reliability, cost and manufacturability in Power electronics components
• Global Spend analysis, Specifications mapping and data analytics by commodity, divisions, suppliers etc.
• Ability to identify opportunities through Make Vs Buy, Volume Consolidation, Technical Specification standardization and influence the global cross functional teams to adapt the identified opportunities.
• Market connect to Identify suppliers globally and locally, with capability to manufacture and supply required commodities.
• Cost based benchmarking analysis and provide insight into opportunities to improve cost structure(s).
• Excellent ability to develop, & manage strategic supplier relationships, leveraging above-average business acumen.
• Lead supplier RFx (Requests for Proposal/Quotation etc.) processes for GE PC Systems to ensure rapid response for competitive price/quality/lead time trade-off's
• Work with platform owners early at design phase to integrate DTC best practices and adopt supplier standard parts & processes to PPS
• Able to Influence cross functional teams, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering and Product Management to drive cost out and implementation of long-term commodity sourcing strategies resulting in best-in-class Productivity, Quality, Delivery and Cost on all categories
• Support regional team Sourcing & Manufacturing at Factory / Vendor facility
• Ability to travel up to 20-30% of the time, both domestic and international

• Bachelor's / Master's degree in Power Electronics or Electrical Engineering or Equivalent is preferred.
• Min. 5 - 10 years of Power electronics design & sourcing expertise for industrial drives and its related components (Renewables / Oil & Gas / Marine / Metal Process Industrial knowledge preferred).
• Minimum 3+ years' experience in Strategic Sourcing Engineering role for Power Electronics Equipment.
• Familiarity with Design & Development approach for PE components , exposure to IEC & UL standards.
• Need to Possess extensive Product and component level knowledge (Understanding Configurations, application, specifications, BOM, SLD) and Manufacturing process.
• Detailed understanding on material selection criteria, available standard raw material sizes in the market.
• Excellent communication, presentation & influencing skills
• Capable of working with Global Cross functional team
• Proficient knowledge of Sourcing & Engineering tools AutoCAD Eplan , Creo etc.,
• Proficiency in MS Office applications

• Strong problem solving & analytical skills
• Self-Starter, Ability to multitask and change priorities based on business needs consistently to meet and exceed customer expectations.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Transparency and Team-player attitude.
• Excellent negotiation skill to achieve sourcing objectives.
• Knowledge on Genba practices like Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing, JIT, Kanban, TPM, Kaikaku, Kaizen.
• Knowledge on the pricing of similar products /solutions of International range of suppliers.
• Act as solutions provider when working under ambiguous and changing environments,
• Change Agent to energize teams and perceive change as an opportunity
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse and highly matrix organization
• Experience in production capabilities, performance and quality, of electrical/mechanical components or PCBs is desired in a similar industrial domain