Purchase Engineer

The Purchase Engineer is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and procuring technical equipment, raw materials, custom-fabricated parts, and engineering services. This role conducts technical-commercial bid evaluations, manages specialized vendor bases, and leads cost-engineering initiatives to ensure project specifications, quality standards, and budget targets are strictly met.

Years of Experience: 2 to 5 Years

Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent Technical Diploma. A Master’s degree or MBA in Supply Chain Management is advantageous.

Technical Sourcing & Vendor Selection

Interpret technical datasheets, Material specifications to identify correct procurement requirements.

Identify, audit, and onboard qualified technical vendors and specialized fabricators capable of meeting strict Industrial tolerances and quality standards.

Conduct Techno-Commercial Comparisons (TCC) to evaluate supplier bids based on technical capability, compliance with specifications, cost, and delivery timelines.

Negotiation & Contract Management

Negotiate pricing, payment milestones, technical guarantees, warranties, and delivery schedules for engineering equipment and raw materials.

Draft and finalize purchase orders (POs) and technical purchase specifications (TPS) ensuring clear contractual terms, liquidated damages (LD) clauses, and quality acceptance criteria.

Procurement Project Management & Expediting

Expedite manufacturing and delivery timelines for critical components through regular factory visits, progress checks, and vendor milestones.

Coordinate pre-dispatch inspections (PDI) with internal Quality Assurance or third-party inspection agencies (TPIA).

Resolve queries (RFIs) between suppliers and internal teams.

Cost Optimization & Market Analysis

Analyze trends in raw material markets to time purchases and mitigate price volatility risks.

Develop alternative sourcing options (localization, import substitution, dual-sourcing) for critical single-source components.

Strong technical-commercial negotiation capability.

Analytical approach to cost breakdowns and Should-Cost modeling.

Effective cross-functional communication between Departments and business units.

Technical Skills

Proficiency in Understanding Material Technical Specification, Standard. .

Hands-on experience with ERP systems

Understanding of manufacturing processes .

Knowledge of global quality standards.