Engineer_Sourcing
Logistics, Sales & Operations · Supply Chain & Transport · Procurement · Purchasing · Logistics Management
In short
Atlas Copco Korea is seeking an experienced Engineer_Sourcing in Busan to manage the procurement of components, materials, and services. Responsibilities include supplier identification, negotiation, purchase order management, and performance monitoring to meet technical, cost, quality, and delivery targets.
Responsibilities
- Comply with sourcing processes, policies, and safety requirements.
- Maintain accurate purchasing, supplier, and delivery data in SAP/ERP.
- Source technical components, materials, and services from local and international suppliers.
- Identify, assess, select, and develop suppliers with cross-functional teams.
- Issue RFQs, coordinate evaluations, negotiate terms, and issue purchase orders.
- Review bills of materials, drawings, and specifications.
- Monitor supplier performance in quality, delivery, and pricing.
- Monitor purchase orders and supplier production status.
- Expedite critical materials and shipments.
- Analyze and communicate material cost deviations and delivery risks.
- Coordinate inbound logistics and communicate with freight forwarders.
- Arrange supplier meetings or visits and report on performance.
- Contribute to Sourcing KPIs, including cost savings and on-time delivery.
- Perform other reasonable sourcing, purchasing, and expediting tasks.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, Operations Management, or a related field preferred.
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience considered.
- Knowledge of procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, project delivery, scheduling, inventory, logistics, and supplier management processes.
- Ability to understand technical specifications, bills of materials, drawings, cost information, and supplier data.
- Good Microsoft 365 and Excel skills; experience with ERP systems and reporting tools, preferably SAP.
- Good written and spoken English and fluency in Korean.
- Approximately five years or more of relevant experience in sourcing, purchasing, supplier quality, supply chain, planning, logistics, order handling, or expediting preferred.
- Experience with suppliers, purchase orders, quotations, negotiations, supplier evaluation or development, cost analysis, delivery follow-up, and recovery actions.
- Experience in industrial manufacturing, heavy industry, rotating equipment, compressor packages, project manufacturing, or a similar environment preferred.
- Experience with technical commodities such as heat exchangers, piping components, controls, instrumentation, or comparable manufacturing components is an advantage.
- Experience in an international company is preferred but not mandatory.
- Availability for domestic and international business travel.
- Self-driven, proactive, accountable, and willing to take ownership.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and practical decision-making skills.
- Excellent organization, follow-up discipline, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to influence suppliers and internal stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong teamwork and professional communication skills.
- Resilient under pressure and able to remain objective and effective.
- Flexible and willing to learn and move across assigned role areas, commodities, suppliers, and tasks.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with technical commodities such as heat exchangers, piping components, controls, instrumentation, or comparable manufacturing components is an advantage.
- Experience in an international company is preferred but not mandatory.
Benefits
- Availability for domestic and international business travel depending on assigned responsibilities and business needs.
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