Procurement Engineering​/Supplier Transition

Job Description

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (Mechanical / Electrical / Plastics / Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering).
• 8-12 years of experience.
• CAD requirement:
  Solid Works.
• Strong experience in procurement engineering and supplier qualification.
• Supporting NPI and sustenance – product transfer, designing assembly procedures and handling manufacturing documentation.
• Creating ECOs, Cos, drawing updates, fixture design and digital work instructions.
• Developing and executing validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) for equipment, ensuring compliance with cGMP, FDA.
• Collaborating with R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure successful product life‑cycle management and new product introduction (NPI).
• Design exposure with ability to understand design intent, manufacturability, and tolerance implications.
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (GD&T, materials, inspection requirements).
• Driving continuous improvement to reduce waste, costs, and improve yield using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques.
• Hands‑on experience with first‑article (FA) planning, execution, and evaluation.
• Ability to perform fit, form, and function testing and validation.
• Experience completing and maintaining CQP and CQR documentation.
• Working with multiple cross‑functional teams including Engineering, Sourcing, Operations, and SQEs.
• Interface between suppliers and customer plant teams.
• Strong ownership mindset to drive activities end‑to‑end to completion.
• Strong communication skills for supplier coordination and follow‑ups.
• Ability to track, report, and close issues within defined project timelines.
• Working knowledge of ASTM and equivalent international standards.
• Exposure to PPAP/APQP and customer quality procedures.
• Experience in supplier corrective & preventive action (CAPA) management.
• Ability to manage product deviation notices (PDN) and drive closure with suppliers.
• Exposure to supplier process audits and audit report documentation.
• Strong analytical capability to track, report, and interpret supplier quality KPIs.
• Ability to escalat e unresolved supplier quality issues within project timelines.

• Experience in regulated manufacturing or life sciences industry.
• Exposure to procurement engineering and production buying operations.
• Familiarity with supplier contract terms and transition documentation.
• Experience supporting ERP transitions or system updates.
• Experience in alternate supplier identification and qualification.
• Exposure to automotive / industrial / manufacturing quality standards.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP documentation, and qualification reports.
• Familiarity with quality KPI dashboards and large‑scale data handling.
• Experience supporting new product development (NPD) projects.

Salary Range: $64,000 - $80,000 a year

Loveland, CO

408253