[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Aumovio jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aumovio/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Aumovio · Shanghai, China # Advance Purchasing Engineer Shanghai, China Full-time Supply Chain & Logistics Listed on Aumovio’s official careers site. Posted August 28, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Aumovio’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Aumovio/744000146105709-advance-purchasing-engineer) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Aumovio](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aumovio/) / Advance Purchasing Engineer ## Job description - Control the supplier-related milestones during the product development phase with on-time component sourcings - Ensure involvement of suppliers at an early development phase (e.g. ESI) if requested (concept phase) - Maintain and document supplier and material status (e.g. for Gate Reviews) - Drive and control the change management process for components towards the suppliers, categories and SQM until SOP - Lead the sourcing team in accordance to the automotive sourcing process, tracking of sourcing planning and execution from kick-off to supplier nomination - Drive the sourcing to achieve best cost and quality ( capacity), meeting all project milestones, to guarantee supplier nomination at PLC gate 55 - Send request for quotation to select suppliers, order B/C component samples, support category purchasing in negotiations - Safeguard supplier risk exposure related to well-known risk clusters (geo-hazard, geo-political, financial, technical, supply) - Create and maintain sourcing documentation until official nomination (eSign) - Track component development and validation together with SQM until successful SOP - Ensure a smooth and comprehensive hand-over to plant purchasing latest at PLC gate 80 - Commercial responsibility for the material costs of the BA products, generate and maintain bill of material (BOM) view - Actively participate in design-to-cost activities during product concept/development phase to achieve material cost targets during acquisition phase (PCIS -> customer award) - Calculate and control BOM during acquisition and project phase to meet target cost of the BA product - Responsibile for sourcing after SOP, e.g. capacity extensions - Initiate or support redesign-to-cost (ReDTC) or cost reduction programs (CRP) for BA products after SOP - Evaluate cost optimization ideas together with Engineering and prepare decision paper - Tracking of introduction of material-related ReDTC measures - Translate BA product/technology roadmap into component/technology roadmap - Conduct strategy reviews with main categories to identify needs for actions, white spots and supplier development activities. - Initiate scouting activities together with category management (to close white spots) ## Qualifications -University degree in Economics/Technical studies or relevant professional experience -Experience in working with international teams on purchasing issues -Understanding and capability to collaborate with different foreign cultures -Management skills, tools and techniques which ensures a strategic, profit and resulted oriented handling (Balanced Scorecard, Benchmarking, etc.) -Collaboration skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking) -Communication skills, including Presentation and Negotiation techniques to operate in different cultures -Problem solving and decision-making tools and techniques -Project management skills, tools and techniques -Sourcing Process and Product Life Cycle (PLC) knowledge -Purchasing Management (including standards of Quality system requirements, policies and norms. Risk Management -Technical understanding of specific components -Commercial knowledge, includes contract law etc. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Aug 28, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 12, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 19, 2026 - Listed for: 52 days - Location: Shanghai, China - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Aumovio’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Aumovio/744000146105709-advance-purchasing-engineer) ## More jobs at Aumovio ### [Category Purchaser-DIS](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aumovio/jobs/7ac889e88999244adc75/) Shanghai, China ### [Commodity Manager-DIS](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aumovio/jobs/3365218d14465aa4dfd9/) Shanghai, China ### [AM Sales Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aumovio/jobs/2482125f037ade7dca93/) Shanghai, China ### [EMB_JTC_ Project Safety Manager (PSM)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aumovio/jobs/6562cb42e45ced7d7af8/) Shanghai, China ### [Legal Counsel](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aumovio/jobs/dd9d1a70cfe9fd511621/) Shanghai, China ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Strategic Category Manager_Purchasing](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/continental/jobs/f90f89ba8809cdcf83bf/) Continental · Shanghai, China ### [Lead ML Engineer - Advance AI (applied ML, LLM's, ML Ops)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/target/jobs/16bcd248c284fda97136/) Target ### [Senior Subsea packages EPC Contract Engineer La Defense, Ile-de-France La Defense, Ile-de-France PURCHASING PURCHASING](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vinci/jobs/b17bb86279a8c82c8712/) VINCI · La Defense, France, DE, ILE ### [Advance Practice Provider](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cvs-health/jobs/6cbedb8ee2e6b6f59787/) CVS Health · Dallas, TX ### [Advance Backend Tech - Evening](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cvs-health/jobs/77f5304b6f4070070702/) CVS Health · Weston, FL OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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