Supply Chain & Cost Engineering Lead

  •  Job reference: 21813
  •  Date posted: 24/06/2026
  •  Job Type: Permanent
  •  Salary up to: Negotiable
  •  Industry: Manufacturing - Automotive
  •  Category: Others

Key responsibilities
  • Own the end-to-end component supply chain: supplier selection, contracts, lead times, safety stock, and landed cost from China and local sources.
  • Run should-cost models on the full BOM; set and track cost-down targets per sub-system with design and industrialization.
  • Plan and execute the localization sequence (structural parts, harnesses, packaging first; actuator sub-assembly and PCBA via EMS next) against local-value-content thresholds.
  • Qualify Vietnamese and regional suppliers jointly with supplier quality; manage dual-sourcing for critical parts (reducers, motors, encoders, sensors).
  • Own import logistics economics with the trade-compliance specialist: duty optimisation, consolidation, and inventory financing.
  • Negotiate kit and component pricing with OEM partners and sub-suppliers; direct the buyer on tactical purchasing.
Required qualifications (screen against these)
  • 7+ years in direct-material sourcing or cost engineering for electromechanical products; has managed China-based suppliers directly.
  • Strong should-cost and negotiation track record; reads drawings and BOMs fluently.
  • Advanced English or Mandarin required (professional working proficiency) — Mandarin strongly preferred for China-supplier management.
  • Experience with FTA/origin considerations in sourcing decisions.
Preferred qualifications: Automotive Tier-1, electronics FIE, or robotics supply-chain background in Vietnam; experience standing up localization programs



 

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