Product Procurement Engineer / Project Engineer - 12mth ContractLocation: Peterlee, UK Industry: Manufacturing and Engineering Employment Type: Full-Time CONTRACT 12 month - onsiteHourly Rate: 25 - 27 p/hr (37hrs per week)Travel: 10-20% European TravelMust be a British Citizen As the Product Procurement Engineer, you will manage part development and quality feedback loops for New Product Introduction (NPI), Continuous Product Improvement (CPI), and New Source Introduction (NSI) related activities by collaborating with suppliers, design control engineers, value chain engineering, and procurement category teams. What We''re Looking For:5+ Years commercial experience in Product Procurement / Product Quality / Supplier Development.We are looking for a proactive problem solver capable of being a project lead on Supplier Management and RelationshipsExperience leading small teams - Tracking and monitoring progress of work and project deliverablesManaging Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Cost management related activities from concept to PPAP to deliver parts at the right quality, total cost, and meet timelines. They accomplish this through collaboration with various functional areas like packaging, transportation, business resources, supply chain, etc.Implementing product supply strategies aligned with the category management supply strategies that will create a competitive advantage for our customers by developing, optimizing, and integrating a world-class supply ..... full job details .....