{"id":1306729,"url":"https://alion.io/job/endress-purchase-engineer","title":"Purchase Engineer","company":{"id":452054,"name":"Endress+Hauser","domain":"endress.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/endress-3","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-01T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-01","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26T17:27:29Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":28,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":28},"description":"Job Description: Purchase Engineer\nThe Company\nEndress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement and automation technology for process and laboratory applications. The family company, headquartered in Reinach, Switzerland, achieved net sales of more than 4 billion euros in 2025 with a total workforce of nearly 18000.\nEndress+Hauser devices, solutions and services are at home in many industries. Customers thus use them to gain valuable knowledge from their applications. This enables them to improve their products, work economically and at the same time protect people and the environment.\nEndress+Hauser is a reliable partner worldwide. Its own sales companies in more than 50 countries as well as representatives in another 70 countries ensure competent support. Production facilities on four continents manufacture quickly and flexibly to the highest quality standards.\nEndress+Hauser was founded in 1953 by Georg H Endress and Ludwig Hauser. Ever since, the company has been pushing ahead with the development and use of innovative technologies, now helping to shape the industry’s digital transformation. 8,700 patents and applications protect the Group’s intellectual property.\nEstablished in India for over 20 years, the company has various production sites and branches in the country. To strengthen their presence for one of their subsidiaries, Endress+Hauser Temperature + System Products is looking for a Production Manager India to join their team.\nThe Position\nEntity: Endress+Hauser Temperature + System Products\nPosition: Purchase Engineer - of APC Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Associated Product Centre)\nJob Title: Purchase Engineer\nLocation: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, India\nReporting to: Head of Supply Chain Management\nResponsibilities\nThe Purchase Engineer will be responsible for sourcing quality materials and services at optimum cost while ensuring timely availability to support production and customer delivery requirements. The role will contribute to operational purchasing, delivery performance, inventory optimization, cost improvement, and disciplined procurement data management.\nPurpose of the role, responsibilities and deliverables:\n1.Operational Purchasing\nProcure materials as per approved purchase requisitions, production plans, and project requirements.\nRelease purchase orders in time and follow up with suppliers for committed delivery schedules.\nMonitor shortages, expedite critical materials, and proactively prevent production disruptions.\nCoordinate with production planning, stores, quality, engineering, finance, and suppliers for smooth material flow.\n2.Supplier Management\nSupport supplier capability assessment, supplier audits, and corrective action follow-up.\nMonitor supplier performance for Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Service.\nDrive supplier improvement actions for delivery reliability, quality performance, and responsiveness.\n3.Material Planning and Inventory Control\nReview safety stock, reorder levels, lead times, and inventory coverage for assigned materials.\nWork towards optimum inventory while maintaining uninterrupted production support.\nAnalyze slow-moving, excess, and obsolete stock and support corrective actions.\nMaintain discipline in planning parameters and procurement master data.\n4.Cost Optimization and Negotiation\nSupport price negotiations, cost comparison, and purchase price variance improvement.\nContribute to annual cost saving and productivity improvement targets.\nMaintain transparent commercial records and negotiation documentation.\n5.Quality, Compliance, and Documentation\nEnsure purchased materials comply with drawings, specifications, quality standards, and statutory requirements.\nCoordinate with Supplier Quality and Engineering teams for supplier-quality issues and corrective actions.\nMaintain procurement records, supplier communication, quotation comparaisons, and approval documentation.\nFollow company procurement policies, ethical standards, and compliance requirements.\n6.Digital Procurement and Reporting\nMaintain accurate SAP MM data for suppliers, purchase orders, pricing, lead times, and material masters.\nPrepare procurement KPI reports covering supplier delivery, shortages, inventory, cost savings, and open orders.\nUse Excel and digital tools for data analysis, follow-up tracking, and continuous improvement.\nSupport SCM digitalization, automation, and process standardization initiatives.\nThe Person - Profile & Requirements\nEducation & Experience\nMinimum Qualification: Bachelor Degree / Diploma in Mechanical, Production, Industrial, Automobile, or related Engineering discipline.\n 7 - 8 years of professional experience in Purchase, Procurement, Vendor Development, Supply Chain, Material Planning in a manufacturing environment. \nPreferred Background in Engineering manufacturing, instrumentation, industrial automation, automotive, electronics, process industry, or similar MNC environment.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4910,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"India","iso":"IN","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Sensors & Transducers","Industrial Automation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T13:57:56Z"}],"liveness":{"score":41,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.738,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":27,"expected_fill_days":22,"reasons":["conf:36","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/endress-purchase-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/endress-purchase-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29T02:08:31Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1783,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3217,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z"}}}