Project Engineer / Supply Chain Specialist

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2 Locations
In-Office
80K-120K Annually
Entry level
Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Supports procurement, supply chain, and project activities for electrical and electronic components. Responsibilities include coordinating purchasing requests and suppliers, tracking supply chain actions, supporting continuity-of-supply initiatives, developing reports and dashboards, maintaining records, reconciling financial information, and improving processes. The role collaborates with engineering, purchasing, suppliers, and cross-functional teams while managing multiple priorities onsite at a manufacturing facility.
Summary Generated by Built In

RFA Engineering (www.rfamec.com) is an engineering service provider dedicated to delivering our clients with timely engineering support and expertise.  We are seeking a Senior Level candidate to become an integral part of our engineering team.  The selected candidate will work with an experienced engineering staff using state-of-the-art engineering tools & processes. This position will operate onsite at our customer's world-class engineering and manufacturing facility.

This is a full-time position with a full benefit package listed below that includes opportunities for professional growth, direct hire by our customers, and additional opportunities within our own organization.

Project Engineer / Supply Chain Specialist

The Project Engineer will support procurement, supply chain, and project activities for electrical and electronic components. Work may include purchasing support, supplier coordination, supply planning, reporting, process improvement, and collaboration with engineering and procurement teams.
 

Responsibilities

  • Support purchasing and supply chain activities for electrical and electronic components.
  • Coordinate purchasing requests, material needs, and supplier activities.
  • Track procurement and supply chain actions through completion.
  • Support supply resiliency and continuity-of-supply initiatives.
  • Collaborate with engineering, purchasing, suppliers, and other cross-functional teams.
  • Develop reports, dashboards, metrics, and stakeholder updates.
  • Maintain accurate project and procurement records.
  • Support financial reconciliation and reporting.
  • Identify opportunities for process and workflow improvements.
  • Manage multiple assignments and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

  • Experience in supply chain, purchasing, procurement, engineering, project management, business, or a related field.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive assignments to completion.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Desired Attributes

  • Experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, category management, or buyer roles.
  • Experience with semiconductors, connectors, electronics, or electronic components.
  • Experience with supply planning, last-time buys, spot buys, or continuity-of-supply activities.
  • Experience with Salesforce, dashboards, reporting, or workflow improvements.
  • Experience working with engineering teams and technical suppliers.
  • Experience with financial or procurement reporting.
  • Electrical, electronics, engineering, business, or supply-chain background.
  • APICS, ASCM, ISM, CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, or similar certification is beneficial.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

Pay Range: $80,000 - $120,000 – Commensurate with experience

About RFA Engineering

RFA Engineering has provided product development and engineering services to industry leading customers since 1943. Our primary focus is the development of off highway equipment including agricultural, construction, mining, recreational, industrial, and special machines. Our work includes concept development, product design, documentation, problem-solving, simulation, optimization, and testing of components, systems and complete machines. Our engineering staff is located at our Engineering Center in Minneapolis, branch office in Dubuque, IA, and at numerous customer sites throughout the U.S.

Competitive Benefits

  • Health and Dental Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • TelaDoc: Virtual Health Care
  • Vision Insurance
  • Company Paid / Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Company Paid Long-Term Disability
  • Supplemental Short-Term Disability
  • Retirement Savings Account (Traditional 401k & Roth 401k)
  • Flexible Spending Plan Dependent Care
  • Bonus Plan (Exempt Employees Only)
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Education Assistance

Equal Opportunity and Veteran Friendly

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Skills Required

  • Experience in supply chain, purchasing, procurement, engineering, project management, business, or a related field
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive assignments to completion
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
  • Experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, category management, or buyer roles
  • Experience with semiconductors, connectors, electronics, or electronic components
  • Experience with supply planning, last-time buys, spot buys, or continuity-of-supply activities
  • Experience with Salesforce, dashboards, reporting, or workflow improvements
  • Experience working with engineering teams and technical suppliers
  • Experience with financial or procurement reporting
  • Electrical, electronics, engineering, business, or supply-chain background
  • APICS, ASCM, ISM, CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, or similar certification
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The Company
HQ: Eden Prairie, MN
438 Employees
Year Founded: 1961

What We Do

RFA serves 100's of clients ranging in size from Fortune 500 to entrepreneurial start-ups. We deliver engineering services from our Engineering Center in Eden Prairie, MN and at our client’s own facilities. Regardless of the manner which we deliver services, our goal is to please our clients, through consistent value of services which are aligned to the standards of our clients. We strive to work as a transparent extension of our client’s own engineering staff. We work in all areas of mechanical, software and electrical design, including off-highway mobile equipment and mechanical power transmission, consumer, recreational, industrial, medical products and one-of-a-kind special manufacturing machines. To see a complete listing of our open positions, please go to http://www.rfamec.com/careers/career-opportunities.html

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