Contracts Engineer

Internal Job Title: Contracts Engineer

Business: Lucy Switchgear Arabia

Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Job Reference No: 3897

Job Purpose: Considering the anticipated increase in LSA business volumes, the current staff in the materials department need resources to ensure timely actions are taken to address day-to-day contract management issues.

Job Context: To provide support in data handling and updating AX on all contract management and supply chain activities to ensure timely and reliable responses to the sales team on order status. Also, ensure that AX data reflects the actual situation and progress of sales orders.

Job Dimensions: The job involves regular and close interactions with all functions of the business, specifically Sales, Production, and Supply Chain.

Key Accountabilities:

• Dynamic updates of Sales order status on the production plan.
• Ensure Sales order dates on AX are in line with planned production.
• Delays in any production schedules are flagged up and communicated to sales well in advance.
• Create and maintain item masters, Bills of Materials on AX.
• Engineering changes (ECNs) are actioned on AX and communicated to the rest of the operations team.
• Disconnects in BOMs with physical practices are identified, corrected, and concluded in AX and production.
• Be a point of contact with QA and AFTER SALES to close out customer complaints pertaining to products supplied.
• Ensure product costs are updated and maintained dynamically on AX.
• Update all BOS KPIs pertaining to contract management.
• Liase with stores to ensure parts required for the week’s production are issued.
• Liase with production and stores to ensure spares and accessories are ready with Main FGs.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical/Mechanical (6-8 years of Experience).
• Diploma Engineering (3 years) in Electrical/Mechanical (8-10 years of Experience).
• Thorough knowledge of engineering processes used in components manufacturing and ETO and ATO business.
• Excellent experience in supply chain function in a reputed manufacturing environment.
• Should know processing of sales orders, purchase orders, transfer orders, Bill of material creation, route updates, etc.
• Hands-on exposure to working on internationally recognized ERP platforms, preferably Microsoft AX D365.
• Sound knowledge of supply chain concepts.
• Good level of competence in Excel, PowerPoint, and other MS Office applications.
• Should have a background in electrical switchgear manufacturing processes.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Interpersonal skills in handling inter-department day-to-day issues.
• Positive attitude and emotional intelligence skills.
• Competent time management and multi-tasking abilities.

About Us: Lucy Group Ltd is the parent company of all Lucy Group companies. Since its origins in Oxford, UK, over 200 years ago, the Group has grown and diversified. Today we employ in excess of 1,400 people worldwide, with operations in the UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, South Africa, Brazil, Thailand, Malaysia, and East Africa. Lucy Electric is a global business that provides medium voltage switching and protection solutions for electrical distribution systems. Our dedication to cultivating our service provision allows Lucy Electric to offer a complete solutions package to our customers; facilitating the delivery of electricity to homes and businesses worldwide.

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