Project Engineer 5 (Supply Chain Professional) (# 7884)

Project Engineer 5 - (85872-1)  
Irving, TX - Onsite 
12 months contract 

Job Description 
Summary: The main function of a project engineer is to estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment or labor to determine project feasibility. A typical project engineer has knowledge of engineering technology, building and construction and public safety and security. They must have solid decision making skills and be a critical thinker. 

Job Responsibilities:
- Supervise the construction of roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges and water supply and sewage systems.
- Review the cost effectiveness, timing, reliability and safety of certain design models to determine project feasibility and approve final design implementation plan.
- Analyze and evaluate impact of project to government regulations and potential environmental hazards.
- Manage and direct staff members and the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site. 

Skills:
- Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem solving ability.
- Team player and detail oriented.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
- Expert ability to make sketches, engineering drawings and common computations.
- Expert ability to prepare or present public reports, maps or drawings to plan projects.
- Previous experience with computer applications related to engineering field. 

Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
- 10+ years experience required.

Position’s Contributions to Work Group: 
- Will be a pivotal team member to support last time buy, spot buy, and supply resiliency buffer Po issuance and tracking in relation to the semi-conductor and connector procurement categories. 

Reason/motivation for request:
- Backfill 

Why Client? “Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Client. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Client travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters.”

Why this Role?
- This category is undergoing a transformation from a transactional/ tactical category into a strategic category with the creation of an enterprise aligned category strategy and high visibility to our enterprise resiliency buffer to ensure assurance of supply relative to the semi conductor industry. 

Typical task breakdown:
- Support 2 category manager with purchasing requests related to RISM category space
- Support Sr. Manager with team workload management & reporting and staff meeting support
- Support timely record keeping and process enhancements within our Salesforce environment
- Weekly/ monthly reporting requirements in close coordination with Business Resources
- Support T1 category buyers with urgent requests

Interaction with team: 
-  Daily interaction with semiconductor category team located in Irving. Multiple assurance of supply related meetings with various category teams, active engagement with electronics design control engineering in relation to last time buy & supply resiliency buffers

Team Structure
- Contract role will report to (category manager) and directly support (category buyer for semi-conductors), open posted FT position for semi-conductors, and (category buyer for connectors), other duties as requested by (electrical category manager) & (Sr. Category Manager over E&E categories)

Work environment: 
- In office, Irving, TX HQ - cubicle

Education & Experience Required: 
- Years of experience:  10
- Degree requirement:  flexible on degree, preference to electrical/ supply chain/ engineering related backgrounds
- Do you accept internships as job experience:  yes
- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: Buyer, Supply Chain Analyst, design engineer

Top 3 Skills
1. Attention to Detail
2. Execution focused in fast paced environment
3. Agility to juggle multiple tasks and support, prioritize multiple leaders request

Additional Technical Skills 
(Desired) 
-  Salesforce experience. Ability to create reports, dashboards, and drive enhancements
- Experience in electronics industry: semi-conductors &/or connectors (electronics &/or subcomponents)  

Soft Skills
(Required)
- Effective communications
- Ability to summarize and present material  
- Team Player

(Desired) 
-  Knowledge of industry
- Professional Certifications as it relates to supply chain:  APICS, ISM
- Electronics distributor experience &/or electrical background

Disqualifiers/Red Flags/Overqualifications:
- If prior employee will want to vet with prior leader of reason for employee exit

Travel Requirement: Yes; Peoria IL, suppliers in TX region for semiconductors
Export Control Requirements: Y 

Ravi Teja
615-219-6196
ravi.teja@harveynash.com