Sourcing Engineer

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Job Description

Sourcing Engineer

Johor-Malaysia

Support and implement overall Rockwell Strategic Sourcing strategy. Achieve year-on-year improvements by implementing local, regional and global supply chain projects. You will Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to agree on requirements and implement sourcing and commodity strategies.

Be an technical interface between suppliers and Business Units & Engineering, specifically on alternate sourcing, alternate material/process development and quality issues resolution. Develop supplier development programs.

You will report to the Senior Sourcing Manager and work Hybrid in Johor Malaysia

Your Responsibilities:

Commodity Management

• Contribute to and implement sourcing strategies on assigned commodities with regional commodity leads.

• Collaborate with team members (global Sourcing team, Engineering, Operations, Business Units, Quality, etc.) in accomplishing these strategies.

• Participate and support Global Commodity Leads in managing global commodities.

• Source and qualify new suppliers especially in Best-Cost-Country (BCC) following Rockwell commodities strategy.

• Promote improvements in quality, delivery and cost to meet SSO and business targets and projects.

• Remain current on design, product and market requirements from Business Units and in turn share market and suppliers' developments.

Supplier Management and Development

• Assess suppliers' technical competencies and capabilities - match suppliers' strength to Rockwell technical & quality requirements and influence BU/Engineering on suppliers' selection.

• Understand and establish supply chain requirements e.g. production vs delivery lotsize, production vs delivery leadtime, etc) with suppliers to meet Rockwell operational requirements

• Develop supplier development programs (e.g. leadtime reduction, process improvement).

• Support Value-Engineering-Value-Analysis (VAVE) projects - engage suppliers and BU/Engineering to collaborate on cost/design improvements

• Track and implement action plans to continuously improve Strategic Sourcing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and support manufacturing locations regionally and globally.

• Participate with Commodity Leads in business reviews with strategic and critical suppliers involving relevant stakeholders.

Attract, Develop, and Retain Talent.

• Review and explore development opportunities.

• Facilitate information sharing to global commodity team and relevant stakeholders to enhance collaboration and adoption of best-practices.

Continuous Improvements.

• Continually review supply base ; source & develop new and potential suppliers specifically in BCC to support the business requirements.

• Facilitate Kaizen events (e.g. sourcing workshops) to build the savings funnel to achieve year-on-year savings target.

• Identify strategic sourcing best practices and lead these best practices into the Rockwell strategic sourcing toolkit and sourcing strategies.

Familiarity with Company Policies and Procedures.

• Applies policies and procedures in compliance with government laws.

• Policies and procedures include, but not limited to: Standards of Business Conduct, Intellectual Property, Control Environment, Information Protection, ISO 9000 & 14000, government regulations (e.g. health, safety, quality and environmental), and functional policies published on the Rockwell Automation information network.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Have Engineering degree(Mechnaical) or technical background.

• Broad knowledge and exposure in managing direct material commodities (e.g. machined parts, injection molding, cable assemblies, bus bar)

• Have well-rounded knowledge in strategic sourcing, supply chain, manufacturing and operational procurement.

• Exposure in high-mix low-volume (HMLV) environment preferred.

• Proved track record as a competent technical interface in engaging suppliers and Engineering.

• Experience in project management required.

• Experience managing the sourcing preferably in both multi-site management responsibility and multi-commodity responsibility.

• Travel : up to 50% (domestic ®ional/ international)

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive sourcing responsibilities with exposure across multiple commodities and regions.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Regional sourcing experience in Asia Pacific.

• Knowledge of the marketplace conditions for a broad range of commodities including technology trend, supply and demand dynamics, supplier analysis, pricing and development including bench-marking

• Good experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Sourcing, Engineering, Operations, Quality teams).

• Appreciate cultural sensitivity to manage relationships across global boundaries and time zones

• Understand and appreciate internal and external customers

What We Offer:

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm

• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees

• Company volunteer and donation matching program - Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.

• Employee Assistance Program

• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program

• On-demand digital course library for professional development

... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.