Sr. Procurement Engineer (sr. Manager Level) - Personal Health Value Architect

Philips UK

Shenzhen, China
On-site
Lead dfx and value engineering
Drive early supplier involvement
Ensure sourcing readiness
Philips UK is seeking a Senior Procurement Engineer for their Innovation Center in Shenzhen, China, focusing on Personal Health devices. The role involves leading value engineering, driving supplier involvement, and ensuring efficient product development processes while fostering a culture of sustainability and innovation

Job Summary

  • Act as a Value Architect at the intersection of product development and business value for Personal Health devices.
  • Lead DfX and value engineering, drive early supplier involvement, and ensure sourcing readiness from early concept through industrialization and lifecycle optimization.
  • Help advance procurement transformation by applying data-driven, digital and AI-enabled ways of working in a fast-paced, cross-functional innovation environment.

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Philips UK is seeking a Senior Procurement Engineer for their Innovation Center in Shenzhen, China, focusing on Personal Health devices. The role involves leading value engineering, driving supplier involvement, and ensuring efficient product development processes while fostering a culture of sustainability and innovation.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead DfX and value engineering
  • Drive early supplier involvement
  • Ensure sourcing readiness
  • Design-in cost, quality, sustainability
  • Translate product choices into supplier requirements
  • BOM cost governance and fact-based recommendations
  • Apply data-driven, digital, and AI-enabled ways of working

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with LLM/AI prompting
  • Familiarity with MCP concepts
  • Exposure to advanced cost modelling methods
  • Sustainability expertise

Key Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics/Industrial Engineering
  • 7–10+ years in product development or procurement engineering
  • Proven track record leading DfX / Value Engineering
  • Strong competence in should-costing and cost driver analysis
  • Experience working with Asian supply base ecosystems
  • Fluent in Mandarin and English
  • Willingness to travel 20%

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