Performance Engineer - Great Cornard, Suffolk, United Kingdom - Siemens Healthineers

Description

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality.

We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.

This is a full-time permanent position. The role has some flexibility to work from home, with travel to site as required.
As a Procurement Engineer/Cost Engineer you will:
Work within a dynamic engineering change environment, actively supporting New Product Introductions, manufacturing transfers and engineering design change activities to ensure optimization in terms of part design/manufacturing technology/process equipment/supplier selection decisions
Promote the use of supplier innovation and Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DfMA ) into product designs through Early Supplier Involvement (ESI)
Lead Design to Cost (DtC) and Value Engineering (VE) exercises with suppliers and Siemens engineering to drive cost optimization
Initiate and project manage major part/manufacturing line transfer activities, while assuring continuity of supply
Work with procurement, R&D, manufacturing operations, quality & engineering to deliver product and supply base improvements to meet business needs Implement supplier changes to reduce risk and costs, improve performance and optimize parts/supplier sourcing
Overall ability to combine technical skills, with a keen interest in commercial and supply chain aspects
Understanding of various manufacturing technologies and commodities, such as reagent and consumable process-based manufacturing, instrument assembly and test, metal fabrication, metal machining, plastic moulding, PCBA, cables, optics, and fluidics
Ability to influence supplier selection decisions at a Site and Strategic Procurement level
Strong project management skills and the ability to initiate and lead supplier optimization projects on a cross-functional and cross-site basis
Problem solving, planning and analytical skills. Ability to collate and analyze large amounts of data for decision making
Excellent oral communications, business writing skills and presentation skills
Self-directing, goal oriented and able to prioritize workload in an Agile environment
Batchelors degree in Engineering or related Science discipline.

Consideration will also be given to individuals with a Business, Procurement or Supply Chain degree with extensive relevant technical experience.

Minimum of 5 years professional experience within a Procurement/Technical capacity, preferably within both product and process manufacturing environments. Manufacturing engineering experience an advantage.
Understanding of best practices in ESI, DfMA, DtC, VE and Engineering Change management
Established commercial mind-set with the ability to assess and conclude business decisions and agreements with suppliers
26 days' holiday with the option to buy or sell an additional 5
~ Up to 10% employer pension contribution
~ Share and bonus scheme
~ Access to our flexible benefits from private medical insurance to dental cover
~ Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities including 2 paid volunteering days per year and support from our 24/7 employee assistance programme

As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing.

When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individuals potential to contribute with diverse ideas.

We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the worlds most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose:
to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals with disabilities.

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