Purchasing Specialist

Job description

The Impact You'll Make As our Purchasing Specialist , you’ll play a key role mainly focusing on castings/motor commodity. The key role is to secure the supply chain avaialblity, continuously drive the cost improvement of that commoditiy, and support new product development and product sustaining improvement. What You’ll Be Doing 1. Supplier Performance Management • Drive cross-functional collaboration (Quality/Engineering/Logistics) to improve supplier cost/delivery/quality KPIs. • Monitor supplier capacity & mitigate risks (financial/compliance/quality/delivery crisis). • Ensure supply chain stability through performance tracking and escalation protocols. 2. Cost Reduction Execution • Lead annual negotiations and implement cost-saving initiatives (ITT pipeline management: generation → execution → database upkeep). • Conduct market benchmarking, raw-material-based pricing updates, and should-cost analysis. 3. End-to-End PPAP Leadership • Steer cross-functional teams in PPAP planning/execution (prototype → validation → Run@Rate). • Oversee drawing/process reviews, RFQ validation, and supplier capacity assessments. 4. Project Support (NPD/Sustaining/CD) • Facilitate new project RFQs, prototype delivery, and cost updates. • Ensure supplier process compliance; act as interim PPR when required. What We're Looking For Bachelor degree or above, majoring in mechanical or mechatronic background, with 6-10 year's related working experience Good commercial negotiation and communication skills Good at analysis and problem solving, capability of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) English can be used as working language What You'll Get from Us We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities. You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are. You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great. Ready to Make a Difference? If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us. Our Commitment to Transparency