Advanced Procurement Engineering Specialist

Fluence is seeking an Advanced Procurement Engineering Specialist in Bengaluru, India. The role involves LLT analysis of BOM, managing components, collaborating on sourcing strategies, and driving cost-reduction opportunities. Candidates should have a degree in Engineering with relevant experience, strong technical skills, and the ability to work with diverse teams. Fluence focuses on energy storage solutions to create a sustainable future.
Perform Long-Lead-Time (LLT) analysis of the Bill-of-Material (BOM), early in the Design-Phase of New Product Development.
Identify and manage Single-Source and Sole-Source Components in the BOM under development.
Create and maintain approved component and vendor lists in collaboration with Category Managers and Product Engineering.
Perform Risk-Buy analysis for components to avoid delays in Product Launch.
Identify second source components for components in the BOM
Collaborate with Category Managers to develop sourcing strategies and drive implementation in new product developments
Drive design-to-cost with product design Engineering in choosing most economical components through Techno-Commercial benchmarking
Works with Design Engineering to ensure On-Time documentation and release of the component to ensure On-Time release of the POs.
Participates in weekly Program Execution Team (PET) meetings to update actions from Procurement & Supply-Chain perspectives and coordinate support from other cross-functions.
Create and drive Cost-Reduction-Opportunities from products in Mass-Production

Qualification and Experience:-



The preferred candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8+ years of experience or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience, preferably in Electrical / Electronics Engineering.
Strong Fundamentals in Electrical / Electronics Engineering is required to understand all requirements from the Design team.
Ability to resolve Critical Technical problems, effectively and efficiently, by coordinating Technical conversations between suppliers and design experts required.
Exposure in BESS Industry would be a plus.
Experience in working with strategic suppliers to bring in new technologies into products.
Flexibility in working in domestic and international teams with diversified functions in different time-zones required.
Strong technical, analytic and oral/written communication skills required.

Location:-



Bangalore, India.

Company Overview:-


Fluence is the leading global energy storage technology and services company, created and backed by Siemens and AES, two industry powerhouses and pioneers in energy storage. Fluence unites the scale, experience, breadth, and financial backing of the two most experienced icons in energy storage.


Our mission is to create a more sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world. Energy storage is critical to this transformation, yet today the market is fragmented and customers face the challenge of finding a trusted technology partner amidst conflicting technical claims, inexperienced vendors and installers, and new market entrants with limited power sector knowledge.


Fluence brings the proven technology solutions and services that overcome the commercial and regulatory barriers that stand in the way of modernizing our energy networks. We are the partner that can deliver at a global scale with the most experienced and knowledgeable team in the world