Job Description Summary

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-offs
• 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

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelors / Masters 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

Desired Characteristics:

• 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 toenergizeteamsandperceivechangeasanopportunity
• Abilitytoworkeffectively inaculturallydiverseandhighlymatrix organization
• Experience in production capabilities performance and quality of electrical/mechanical components or PCBs is desired in a similar industrial domain

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