Manufacturing Engineer - 27846-1

Our large manufacturing client located in Peoria, Illinois, is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer with supply chain and electrification experience, to add to their team.

Position's Contributions to Work Group:

• Facilitate supplier selection and production readiness within NPI programs
• Liaise between engineering and procurement groups to align supplier selection with project needs
• Highly collaborative role. Primary interfaces are procurement teams (buyers, supplier development engineers, category procurement managers), engineering and project leads
• This role supports our client's Electrificaiton and Energy Solutions division in which there is a high volume of NPI activity requirement development and onboarding of several new suppliers

Typical task breakdown:

• Supports multiple NPI programs with ~ 2 year cradle to grave timeline
• ~ 6 months spent working with engineering to define requirements and buyer to ID potential suppliers and then to down select production suppliers based on multiple inputs
• 18 months supplier development and readiness activities using APQP process, issue resolution and program management. Will require regular reviews with engineering, buyers and suppliers as well as on-site readiness reviews at supplier

Typical task breakdown:

• Supports multiple NPI programs with ~ 2 year cradle to grave timeline
• ~ 6 months spent working with engineering to define requirements and buyer to ID potential suppliers and then to down select production suppliers based on multiple inputs
• 18 months supplier development and readiness activities using APQP process, issue resolution and program management. Will require regular reviews with engineering, buyers and suppliers as well as on-site readiness reviews at supplier

Interaction with team:

• Multiple daily touchpoints with engineering and procurement teams. Align with other manufacturing / supplier collaboration engineers on process best practices multiple times per week
• This role is required to assist the procurement NPI manager in developing best practices for the team

Work environment:

• Highly collaborative environment, high-paced program deliverables. Team is ~50% remote and regular travel to our client's facilities and / or supplier locations (primarily North America) is required.

Education & Experience Required:

• Relevant technical or business degree (mechanical / electrical engineering, supply chain, Manufacturing Engineering, business administration)
• Experience with electric vehicle procurement - technologies, supply base
• Experience working in a new product introduction environment and with identifying and developing new suppliers as well as new products with suppliers

Technical Skills

Required

• Electrification technology awareness
• APQP process
• Procurement process and procurement management

Desired

• Supplier nomination review
• Procurement management experience
• Legal agreement terms including IP, capacity agreements
• Supply chain planning
• Manufacturing process management / continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment

Soft Skills

(Required)

• Data analysis and decision making
• Communication of ideas and concepts to senior leadership
• Resolving conflict within teams
• Project management

(Desired)

• Mentoring and people leadership

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer.