Electronics Sourcing Specialist -Advanced Purchasing

Nidec Mobility America Corporation(NMOA) has an immediate opportunity for an energetic and focused Advanced Purchasing Sourcing Specialist-Electronic Components within our St. Charles, IL location. (Electrical Engineering major preferred)

NMOA (St. Charles, IL), headquarters our family of Companies with facilities in the USA, Canada, Germany and Mexico (with our Sales Team based in Detroit Metro).

A little about Nidec Mobility.. We are the North America headquarters for Nidec Mobility America (locations in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Canada, Mexico) and a leading Automotive Electronics Designer and manufacturer of sophisticated electronic sensing and control technology / components. We control the most discrete functions within an automobile, including: power system components, complex user interfaces, seat and power window switches, and instrument panel controls, electronic sensing/radar).

Objective

Our Key team member works within Advanced Purchasing and cross-functionally with New Product Launch and Cost Planning to manage Opportunity Matrix, Component EOL, BOM, IR/QAF, COS, NPOS, Invoice processes, Supplier Risk Evaluations, and assure business processes/documents are uploaded within the respective systems, with secured approval authority.

Essential Responsibilities

· Manage Bill of Material(BOM), Item Register, Quote Approval Format(IR/QAF), Cost of Sales(COS), No Product Sign-off(NPSO), Invoicing/Invoicing discrepancies, Supplier Portal activities Tracker processes and Supplier Risk Evaluations, and documents all processes into their respective systems.

· Work cross-functionally with New Product Launch team to understand, then process the priorities of new programs and working with AP to ensure successful closure BOMs (Bill of Materials) to support those new programs.

· Update Opportunity Matrix continuously to understand new programs’ sourcing to use for Sourcing Manager negotiations

· Manage Component EOL (End of Life) situations. Work cross functionally to understand which programs are affected, understand future requirements, and track Last Time Buy's to ensure no disruption to supply for customer programs.

· Work cross-functionally with Cost Planning team to understand programs with less than 10% Operating Profit. Once BOMs, components are identified, work with AP team to negotiate or look to resource components to drive toward.

· Support the Advanced Purchasing Strategic Group Manager and Department on a daily basis, implementing new procedures and documentation to ensure compliance and correct usage.

· Create/Compile business statistical reports.

· Compose / Generate correspondence/reports and support department records retention requirements.

· Maintain invoices / purchase orders / business correspondence, or other printed materials.

· Support Advanced Purchasing with any additional projects and needs, as needed.

· Communicate to Electrical/Mechanical Suppliers via email to receive / record feedback to prevent catastrophic issues during mass societal issues (tsunami, earthquake, virus).

· Responsible for IQR’s. Work closely with Cost Planning to ensure timely submission of IQR’s.

· Conduct electronic quote requests from suppliers, as needed.

Experience: 2 years

Education: Technical Bachelor Degree (Electrical Engineering major preferred)

Certifications: N/A

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of workplace software used for word processing, spreadsheets, planning, presentations, and e-mail.
• Strong MS Suite skills (Microsoft Office, Word and Excel and Access).
• Strong math aptitude.
• Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field,
• Use experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals.
• Must be able to effectively manage time and resources.
• High attention to detail, be highly organized and be highly efficient and effective.
• Strong problem solving/analytic skills

Scope of Supervision: N/A

Travel Required: Negligible

Physical Demand (Special Considerations): While performing the duties of this job, the employee is consistently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee consistently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

For immediate review of your skills, please apply via LinkedIn -or- email your updated resume directly to Ron.Ehredt@Nidec.com

NOTE: This position Is Not open to external sourcing (Recruiting agencies)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.