Mechanical Sourcing Engineer
Job in
Jasper, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Listing for:
Kimball Electronics
Seasonal/Temporary
position
Listed on 2026-01-02
Job specializations:
-
Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: JasperPosition Overview – Mechanical Sourcing Engineer
The Mechanical Sourcing Engineer role is a multi-disciplined position that will find you interacting with various business functions including, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Management, Finance, more. The key position objective is Responsible for developing a mechanical and custom material supply strategy and supply base to support business objectives. High level tasks include selecting suppliers for custom parts, managing suppliers through the production launch and through production, cost down initiatives, managing revision changes, and seeking improvement opportunities for our material spend.
If you enjoy supplier management of complex parts and supplier relationship building, this could be the opportunity for you!
Key Performance Objectives
Identify and qualify preferred mechanical suppliersLead Technical conversations with customers and suppliers on custom components used for Kimball Electronics JasperObtain and review pricing quotes from sources ensuring the best suppliers are used while keeping the supplier base to a preferred fewAssist Quote Team by sourcing mechanical BOM componentsParticipate in NPI programs that contain BOM items related to mechanical materialsCoordinate Supplier Kick-off Meetings and DFM discussionsPlace and manage the tooling and validation Purchase Orders for custom parts.Provide status summaries and inputs to management internally and externallyMonitor suppliers to ensure the NPI timelines are being met.Approve of payment of tooling milestones as well as final payment on tools, Quality Deliverables, and production parts.Develop programs to support annual cost saving objectivesObtain competitive bids, analyze costs and negotiate/award contracts based on total cost of ownershipDrive continuous improvement with the mechanical supply baseAssist Supplier Quality with issues related to qualityAssist Supplier Quality with periodic auditsTravel to suppliers as needed to facilitate partnerships, resolution of issues, etcKey Performance Objectives
(Short term 0-6 months)
Learn Kimball Electronics business rhythm, customer base, and supply baseLearn how to utilize the MRP system (SAP), and various other system tools to perform roleLearn current sourcing methodologies and best practicesKey Performance Objectives
(Mid-term 6-18 months)
Successfully be able to source product on an independent basisAble to independently manage the supplier launch of new partsBeginning to identify improvement opportunitiesKey Performance Objectives
(Long term > 18 months)
Created relationships with key suppliersProving value to customers with price reductionsProving value to organization with cost reductions and savingsStarting to implement the NPI management of suppliers as a system with other buyers in the corporation
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