Strategic Sourcing Engineer, Yaskawa America, Inc.

Position: Strategic Sourcing Engineer

Location: Yaskawa America, Inc. 150 West Oakwood Road, Oakcreek, WI

Start Date: ASAP

Job Description/Qualifications: Strategic Sourcing Engineer

Yaskawa America, Inc is a global leader in variable speed drives, motion controls and robotics. We look to hire people who value a positive work culture, want to be part of a winning team, and have a desire to learn and grow.

Yaskawa's culture of continuous improvement values hiring individuals that are looking for the opportunity to stretch their current talents and skills to the next level and beyond.

Yaskawa is currently seeking a Strategic Sourcing Engineer at our 107,000 square foot state-of- the-art facility located Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The Strategic Sourcing Engineer will be responsible for providing technical engineering expertise and project leadership to the Supply Chain Management Team. The Supply Chain Engineer will develop the supply base to meet specification, quality, cycle time, inventory, delivery and cost objectives. As the SCM liaison for all new product introductions at Oak Creek, WI and Buffalo Grove, IL facilities, this role will manage resourcing projects ensuring solution is competitive both technically and commercially and within project timelines. Specifically, this position will:

 

• Work with Engineering, Product Management, and Finance to establish initial cost targets, identification of gaps and offers alternatives to meet target cost objectives prior to new product launch.
• Review supplier requests for design changes, evaluating the impact of changes on product design.
• Provide technical expertise and play a project management role in major resourcing projects impacting product line redesigns.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives including cost reductions, process improvements, design changes, component substitutions, sucpplier changes and labor savings.

The ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering 7-10 years combined experience in engineering and purchasing/sourcing.   Previous engineering experience with mechanical fabrication processes and electrical components is required.  Strong computer skills, including SAP and AutoCAD are necessary.

Yaskawa is an equal opportunity employer. Some key advantages of working at Yaskawa include: a global environment with interactions to numerous cultures, career opportunities in diverse areas, a highly competitive benefit package, including a generous 401(K) plan, profit sharing, corporate wide bonus plan, educational assistance program offering up to $10,000 a year for graduate courses, and monetary rewards through Associate Recognition Programs.

Yaskawa…THE DRIVE FOR QUALITY products and people.

Contact Name: HR Director, Cory McHugh

Contact E-Mail: HR@yaskawa.com

Address: 2121 Norman Drive South, Waukegan, IL 60085

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