Project Manager Purchasing
Current Leading & Coordinating purchasing activities (project management). Launching & Coordinating the APQP process for new products and engineering changes in order to get the plan/program in order to release the component. Starting & Coordinating the Request for Quotation process until get the sourcing decision (supplier award). Organizing & Leading the technical meetings between suppliers and Bosch (engineering and quality) to discuss about the product and process feasibility. Starting & Coordinating the PPAP process until get the approval. Procuring the plant (new products) of different material groups as Brush holders, Harnesses, Stamped parts, plastic parts, sintered parts, magnets, cooper wire and fuse chokes used in new applications. Coordinating the homologation methods for new products between supplier and Bosch metrology department. Uploading in the system the EMPB’s (Electronic PPAP requirements), ballooned drawings, BOM’s, Specs, ECR’s, Checklist, ICL’s, etc. Negotiaton with suppliers in EU, NAFTA and APA. Regional coordinator for savings projects ; Introducing saving ideas of 300K USD/year. Interface between the business unit (BU) division and the corporate purchasing group. Followed up and implemented engineering changes since the idea discussed internally until the application (PPAP approval). Ordered prototypes and initial samples including guarantee deadlines, Samples type A,B,C & D. Participating in meetings between the purchasing, engineering quality, manufacturing and sales department for launching new products. Participating in monthly meetings with buyers (global) to plan the strategy localization. Creating Engineering changes for different reasons (change supplier, introduce new supplier, replacement tool, layout movement).