Procurement Manager – NPI; CMD

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Office

The Procurement Manager – NPI is responsible for the end-to-end execution of procurement activities within New Product Introduction (NPI) projects, ensuring on-time material readiness, effective supplier integration, and achievement of cost, delivery, quality, and risk targets from concept through product launch and early ramp-up.

Working under the leadership of the Senior Manager Procurement / NPI, this role translates NPI sourcing strategies into consistent, measurable, and results-driven execution, ensuring that supplier selection, early supplier engagement, efficient prototype sourcing, and industrialization activities are performed with speed, quality, and alignment to business objectives within cross-functional project teams.

The role acts as the operational procurement lead in NPI programs, operates with strong execution discipline, provides data-driven recommendations, and proactively manages risks.

• Act as the single point of contact for all procurement topics within assigned NPI project teams.
• Own end-to-end procurement execution for assigned NPI projects (concept → launch → ramp-up)
• Ensure on-time material readiness for prototypes, pilot builds, and production ramp-up
• Execute sourcing strategies in alignment with Category Management and NPI leadership
• Deliver against project procurement objectives, including cost targets, supplier readiness, delivery performance, and risk mitigation
• Prepare data-driven recommendations for supplier selection and make‑or‑buy decisions to support leadership decision-making
• Track execution progress, ensure early risk identification, and drive mitigation actions
• Ensure alignment with procurement processes and NPI governance

• Translate product requirements into supplier capability needs and sourcing actions
• Ensure early supplier selection and onboarding from initial development phases in alignment with defined sourcing strategies
• Own and track compliance with preferred supplier strategies from project start, including tracking % of spend with preferred suppliers
• Drive early supplier involvement (ESI) to support design-for-cost, manufacturability, and supplier readiness
• Support R&D by sourcing and ordering prototype materials in early development phases to enable optimal supplier selection and fast iteration cycles

• Execute should‑costing, cost tracking, and benchmarking to meet target cost
• Develop and maintain a price roadmap (up to 3 years post‑launch) for key suppliers and components

• Identify, track, and mitigate supply chain risks at project level
• Ensure early identification and escalation of critical risks (cost, delivery, supplier readiness, sole sources)
• Drive mitigation actions and maintain transparency within project teams

• Own, track, and manage NPI procurement KPIs, including material readiness, cost vs. target, supplier readiness and performance, risk status, and preferred supplier compliance (%)

• Own supplier performance at project level and during early ramp‑up phase (up to 6 months post‑launch)
• Ensure smooth transition to serial production and structured handover to operational procurement

• Ensure compliance with regulatory, quality, and procurement requirements

• Act as the procurement lead within assigned NPI project teams
• Drive day‑to‑day alignment with R&D, Engineering, and Program Management
• Escalate key risks, supplier issues, and trade‑offs to NPI leadership
• Support and ensure the consistent application of standard NPI processes, tools, and governance
• Contribute to continuous improvement of NPI execution
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Logistics, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• 7+ years of procurement, sourcing, or supply chain experience
• Proven experience in NPI, product development, or project sourcing environments
• Ex…