Nokia

NP&T Program Purchasing Specialist

Nokia

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dallas • Texas • United States

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Salary

💰 $73,733 - $136,933 per year

About the role

  • Ensure purchasing capability creation by managing and executing related activities with the PuCC team.
  • Maintain risk management plan and manage risks for critical suppliers and materials e.g. single/sole sources.
  • Accountable for Product Cost - ASPC.
  • Drive program material design review practice.
  • Drive Supplier selection, negotiations, and contracting for the agreed category areas, in agreement with and support of Category Manager.
  • Maintain up-to-date lists of new technologies, key suppliers, and key materials.
  • Ensure that backup plans are created for single and sole source cases.
  • Implement inbound logistics modes and PuCC handover from the program to the maintenance phase.
  • Ensure materials for prototypes, ramp up and start of volume deliveries.
  • Ensure that materials are transferred to volume production or no need for materials /assemblies to be sold/scrapped.
  • If decided may have Product Owner (PO) responsibilities for the PuCC team.
  • Manage PuCC team backlog.
  • Mediation and dispute handling between project, suppliers, and stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of this employment.
  • Electromechanical Experience in some or all these areas: (printed circuit boards, aluminum castings, sheet metal, plastics, cables, connectors, gaskets, fans, misc. hardware).
  • Understanding of supplier's tool plans and the ability to manage that into the program time plan.
  • Must have the ability to work outside of defined processes.
  • Project management experience.
  • Experience in purchasing technical commodities with close interfacing with engineering.
  • Knowledge of product life cycles, critical milestones in product development, and following the established process required.
  • Proven negotiations experience.
  • Knowledge of emech supplier manufacturing processes.
  • Supplier management through KPI monitoring and utilization follow-up.
  • SAP working knowledge a plus
  • Ability to work in the office (3 days) and remote
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years’ experience preferred. Certifications a plus (CPM, CPIM, CSCP)
Benefits
  • Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
  • Health and dental benefits
  • Short-term disability, and long-term disability
  • Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
  • Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
  • Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Assistance Plan
  • Adoption assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program