Site Procurement Engineer (Global)

Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Be part of a team of entrepreneurial problem-solvers and builders who thrive in driving outcomes in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

At IMI, we're looking for a highly driven Site Procurement Engineer who thrives in quick-paced environments, embraces ambiguity, and enjoys solving complex supply chain and procurement challenges. This is not a traditional buyer role. You'll be at the center of new product introductions, cost optimization, supplier engagement, and profitability improvement for world-class electronics products.

Why This Role Matters

As a Site Procurement Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring products move successfully from quotation to production. You'll influence BOM strategy, material availability, supplier performance, component cost optimization, and overall project profitability. You'll work cross-functionally with Program Management, Engineering, Commodity Management, Supply Chain, and global teams to deliver results that directly impact business success.

What You'll Do:

Drive Winning Quotations

- Participates in Quotation team, managing all activities to provide BOM quotation BOM upload extract in BuyManager
- Identify the items that are common to existing project and update Commodity Management Group with consolidated RFQ BOM via BuyManager software
- Propose margins on components
- Fill Freight-in Costs in quotation
- Alternative proposal and combination for Best Of Best

Lead Procurement Activities for New Product Introductions (NPI)

- Ensuring the correct set up of system for mass production purchasing
- inputs from the quotation, output is working system to order components on time at best price;
- Confirming the quoted BOM: compatibility of Incoterms, MOQs, payment terms etc.
- Generate a report regarding the supplier's payment term alignment (IMI's quoted payment term to customer vs. supplier) and collaborate with Commodity Team to have better payment term improvement for cash cycle improvement.
- BOM supply risk analysis
- BOM cost monitoring during NPI
- Validation of the BOM in SAP,



prior to SOP, to assure that it is matching the quotation in terms of awarded sources, quota shares, etc.

New Product Introduction Sample Stage:

- Ensuring the availability of components in plant for sample builds and ramp-up
- BOM risk management: material shortage mitigation, and management of material related risk to improve NPI lead times.
- Support the project schedule by following up delivery of samples’ components Negotiation of component prices for sample builds
- Sends orders for samples’ delivery to the corresponding suppliers based on the required volumes in MRP or upon PM request. Authority to place manual POs/ create manual PRs : Short leadtimes, short MoQ, open market, OTBs etc
- Approval of invoices with price discrepancies by agreement with Project Manager
- Monitors order confirmations and delivery execution for 100% conformity of the quantities and dates as well as term of delivery.
- Manages and executes EPCN related to price update in SAP
- Controls return to the suppliers in case of logistic non-conformity; supports by creating return PO in case of quality non-conformity

During Mass Production:

- Conduct regular BOM cost review and help to formulate and monitor the action plans in order to have better BOM cost management, including price reduction opportunities through VA/VE methodology.
- Monitor the direct material cost and coordinate the price reduction opportunities with PM and Commodity via quarterly cost reduction activities in order to improve profitability.
- Monitor and improve TCO of BOM, including inbound freight costs
- Monitor and provide information regarding the customer-controlled price and its cost reduction in order to ensure quoted price alignment and better BOM cost management.



Managing LOA updates.
- Support updates of quotations and price trackers
- Participate in the management of Supplier PCNs, according to procedure

During End of Life / Spare Part Management:

- Confirm availability of BOM and leadtimes
- Propose alternatives
- Prepare the DMC quotation
- Negotiation of component prices for small quantities and LTBs

What We're Looking For:

Must-Haves:

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience with electronics and mechanical components buying, expediting, sourcing, procurement.
- Strong understanding of electronic and mechanical components.
- SAP MM experience.
- Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical and commercial mindset.
- Advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities.
- Strong English communication skills.
- PC literacy – data base and Excel;

Bonus Points

- Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) programs.
- Knowledge of BOM management and cost modeling.
- Experience working with global suppliers and cross-regional teams.
- Spanish or Mandarin language capability.

Who Thrives Here?

We're looking for people who:

- Think like owners and take initiative without waiting for instructions.
- Love solving complex problems with data and creativity.
- Are comfortable working in a fast-changing environment.
- Challenge existing processes and continuously seek improvements.
- Enjoy collaborating with smart, high-performing teams across different cultures and time zones.

What You'll Gain

- Exposure to global customers and supply chains.
- Opportunities to influence business profitability and growth.
- A dynamic environment where your ideas can quickly become reality.
- Collaboration with experienced procurement, engineering, and operations leaders.
- The chance to shape the future of next-generation electronics manufacturing.

If you're a self-starter who loves turning complexity into competitive advantage, we'd like to hear from you. Apply today and help build what's next.

📌 Site Procurement Engineer (Coimbatore)
🏢 Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. (IMI Global)
📍 Coimbatore