Responsibilities
This is an individual contributor role positioned within Procurement and acting as linking pin between Research Design Development, Suppliers and the Commercial teams. You are the Procurement representative for your Product Category and Joint Development Model projects.
The projects and problem-solving activities you will be involved in are complex and time sensitive, requiring strong decision-making skills and the ability to see solutions where others may not. You need to manage supplier activities in project delivery, including managing Outsourced suppliers, and Ensuring Best-of-Benchmark for component suppliers and work across cross-functional teams to ensure smooth operations.
- Procurement representative within the New Product Development projects, bringing the newest Dyson innovations to the market.
- Key liaison and PIC (person in charge) managing the relationship between Dyson and with the assigned suppliers for allocated category and projects.
- Drive cost improvement with the suppliers on finished good & component level, via negotiation and value engineering.
- Manage, communicate, and drive regular and / or ad-hoc meetings and discussions with Operations, Commercial, Finance, Engineering, Project and Technical teams and ensure objectives are achieved that are in line with Dyson’s Company’s best interests
- Proactively provide advice to the cross-function team and proper business & operational decisions can be made. Translate the sourcing strategy into actions.
- Provide guidance to both internal and external parties in achieving Dyson’s commercial objectives.
- Drive design to cost – looking to achieve the optimal technology at the optimal cost, have a strong sense of “should cost”.
- Lead supplier scouting and technology scouting for assigned categories.
Key deliverables
- Support negotiations for product cost for finished goods and component suppliers, ensuring strong competition between suppliers.
- Tasks, issues, claims, and communications are completed within the given timeframe, while achieving the objectives, especially with regards to delivering projects on time, on cost, on quality, in full.
- Management of both external and internal stakeholders, feedback on the market trend/technology upgrade and optimize the cost structure with smart design
- Team player with motivation and willingness to go above and beyond your scope of work
About you
- At least 10 years’ experience within the procurement function
- Have knowledge & experiences in Electronics or Home Appliance industry and be familiar with Electrical and Mechanical components and suppliers.
- Skilled in Design-for-Excellence (DFX), Value Analysis and Value Engineering methodology.
- Strong background within a Manufacturing/ Engineering environment, preferably with knowledge of lean methodologies.
- Experienced in dealing with ODM/Joint Development Model sourcing models
- Understanding and experience of Global procurement & Legal regulations
- Excellent communicator; able to present update and challengers in a clear and concise manner. In a spoken, written, and presentation setting
- Capable in planning and project management
- Comfortable with a fast-paced and intellectually challenging work environment, being resilient and able to handle pressure
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Skills Required
- At least 10 years' experience within the procurement function
- Knowledge & experiences in Electronics or Home Appliance industry
- Skilled in Design-for-Excellence, Value Analysis and Value Engineering
- Strong background within a Manufacturing/ Engineering environment
- Experience dealing with ODM/Joint Development Model sourcing models
- Understanding and experience of Global procurement & Legal regulations
- Excellent communication skills
- Capable in planning and project management
Dyson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Dyson and has not been reviewed or approved by Dyson.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision offerings are broad, paired with company‑paid life and disability coverage, plus EAP, backup care, and wellness incentives. Employer‑funded healthcare dollars and premium‑discount or Lifestyle Spending Account options further enhance coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is consistently advertised on U.S. postings. This provides predictable retirement support across roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, commuter benefits, and notable product discounts supplement core coverage. Wellness incentives and a Lifestyle Spending Account expand lifestyle support beyond medical plans.
Dyson Insights
What We Do
At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas
