Graduate Procurement Engineer

About this role:

As part of HP’s Print Procurement team, you will play a key role in supporting multiple print businesses by managing strategic vendors and manufacturing partners for optical and electro‑mechanical commodities. This position combines business and technical responsibilities across New Product Development (NPD) and industrialization phases. You’ll work in a global environment, collaborating closely with R&D to understand emerging technology needs, influence design for cost, quality, and manufacturability, and ensure successful industrialization of parts and subsystems. Mastery of advanced sensor and optical component markets is essential, as you will continuously drive improvements in cost, quality, and assurance of supply while identifying new business opportunities.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the sourcing strategy of several technologies which includes:

Anticipating the business needs by working closely with R&D (related Technology Roadmaps SC representative), Operations and Marketing teams from LF and from other HP Businesses and HP Sourcing Councils worldwide.
Building market technology and cost intelligence at part/subsystem/function level, identifying the possible suppliers.
Influencing early design decisions to get the most efficient inbound supply chain for new products (DFx).
Considering the entire product life cycle needs.

Responsible to select and manage the assigned suppliers which includes:

Integrating the needs of all the NPD Programs and entities
Manufacturing Operations, Distribution Centers, and driving their results.
Negotiating with vendors pre and post manufacturing release Cost Reduction, and the rest of business deliverables (including terms & conditions, contracts and IP handling).
Growing a strong partner relationship by building personal empathy and through proactive and fair interactions.
Leading HP internal alignment, ensuring consistent messages to the vendors.
Periodical business reviews for suppliers, including performance evaluation and development plan.
Address quality and assurance of supply issues with vendors and manufacturing partners driving short term and long-term action plans and improvements.
Ensure the procurement technical deliverables are met,
including parts/subassemblies specs clarification, manufacturing processes, tooling,
Quality control plan, assurance of supply, prototypes for builds, metrology.
Project Manager for assigned Procurement processes or projects, leading their implementation within the organization.

Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering or a similar field
Experience: Familiarity with commodity management, procurement, design, manufacturing, or related processes.
Technical & Business Skills: Strong knowledge of quality and process engineering, market intelligence for electrical/electronic components, and strategic vision.
Negotiation: Ability to secure best value while maintaining relationships and schedules; experience with contracts and IP.
Project Management: Skilled in cross-functional planning, tracking, and influencing without direct authority; strong leadership.
Collaboration: Proven teamwork and relationship-building; proactive, hands-on, and self-driven.
Communication: Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills; clear, confident, and able to integrate diverse inputs.
Language: Fluent in English; comfortable engaging global suppliers and partners.

What we offer:

Opportunity to work in an international organization with colleagues coming from all over the world.
Diverse, continued internal growth and career opportunities. Including HP’s own learning platform and LinkedIn Learning.
An attractive benefits package:
Health & Life insurance
Lunch at reduced prices at our canteen/ ticket restaurant vouchers
HP product discount
Work life balance / flexible working hours.
Women, Pride, Young employees, Sustainability and DisAbility! Just a few of our fantastic global business networks you can get involved with locally.
We also dedicate time and resources to contribute with our community through Corporate Volunteering activities, including our onsite HP Charity day.
Do you like to give back to the community? Then join one of our many volunteering teams or be a part of the incredible HP charity day held on site annually.
Love sports? Then take advantage of our sports center (indoor and outdoor) with 25+ regular coordinated activities.
We have an onsite Doctor and medical team for our employees, including services such as: nutrition, physiotherapy, and general health.
Printing Happy hour – from photographs to large posters. And Hands-on workshops to print with the latest technology – from wall covers to 3D printed models.
Dedicated lactation room.
Our Women Network organizes activities such as Networking, the promotion of STEM vocations, talks on, improving business acumen, work life balance and skills of the future, etc.

Sounds like you? Apply and let’s have a talk!

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