NPI Buyer / Senior NPI Buyer

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

• To be part of the NPI Sourcing team and participate in cross-functional projects team.
• To RFQ, analyze, and facilitate the selection of the most optimal parts and suppliers based on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach and in consideration of other risk factors (e.g., resiliency, assurance of supply, quality, timeline). May also includes setting up optimal lot sizes.
• To set up new parts in SAP to enable part purchases for project builds and mass production. This includes engagement with quality, production buyers and others (e.g., QIR, PPAP, cost roll).
• Use SAP and various other tools to track, flag-out, and escalate to suppliers and commodity managers to drive on-time material deliveries and therefore manage suppliers’ performance and risks.
• Escalate and make known to sourcing management, project manager and relevant stakeholders any major risks to parts delivery and cost, to enable early risk mitigation actions at a higher level.  
• Perform data analysis and investigations as part of root cause analysis (e.g., supply gap) and thus come up with relevant action plans to problem-solve.
• Compile, process and prepare relevant reports to share with project teams and management.
• Work with project teams and suppliers to come up with cost savings and cost mitigation opportunities.
• To understand all relevant procedure and processes (e.g. Common Product Development (CPD) process) needed to enable smooth execution of the scope of work for this role.
• Maintain ERP system’s data accuracy including but not limited to price, lead time, and lot sizes, especially for new parts.
• Assist in early and regular communication of material planning forecasts to suppliers of critical components.
• Process purchase requisitions generated by NPI teams after ensuring its accuracy to supplier’s quote and matching it to project’s requirement, follow-up on the delivery ETA upon PO release, and assisting in the resolution of any invoice issues for these POs (e.g., invoice mismatch).
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• 3-5 Yrs of exp. in procurement/purchasing, ERP & SAP expertise is must

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.