Danfoss

Purchasing Project Specialist

Danfoss  •  Onsite  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

The Impact You'll Make

Act as the interface for Purchasing, Logistics, and Quality within the project core team, ensuring alignment across functions to support product industrialization; lead the transition from design to mass production at suppliers, securing performance against quality, cost, and delivery commitments; partner with the project team to ensure successful product launch, meeting agreed targets on timing, cost, and product performance.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Translate project requirements into aligned sourcing strategies, ensuring optimal balance of quality, cost, and delivery performance across suppliers and logistics partners;
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration with the Category Team and SQE to validate manufacturability and mitigate supply risks for newly designed parts;
  • Lead cost, investment, and lead-time analysis at supplier level, supporting early supplier involvement and design-to-cost initiatives;
  • Ensure timely and cost-effective prototype delivery by coordinating with the Category Team or Prototype Buyer in line with project milestones;
  • Secure supplier capacity and scalability to support mid- to long-term production requirements (3-year horizon);
  • Manage the full lifecycle of parts introduction, including new parts ramp-up and legacy parts ramp-down or phase-out, minimizing operational disruption.

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field;
  • Minimum 3–5 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Project Purchasing within manufacturing industry;
  • Hands-on experience in new product introduction (NPI), project sourcing, or supplier development;
  • Familiar with manufacturing processes (e.g., casting, machining, stamping, or plastic injection preferred);
  • Experience in cross-functional project collaboration with Engineering, Quality, and Logistics teams;
  • Proven track record in driving supplier performance in terms of cost, quality, and delivery;
  • Experience in RFQ, cost analysis, and supplier negotiation is preferred;
  • Fluent in English communication (written and spoken).

What You'll Get from Us

  1. We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
  2. You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
  3. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
  4. You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss

About Danfoss

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39,000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 100 factories.

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Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Nordborg, DK
Year Founded
Unknown
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