The New Product Introduction (NPI) Buyer is responsible for leading procurement activities supporting the successful development and launch of new products. Acting as the primary procurement interface for Engineering, Program Management, Operations, Quality, and Suppliers, the NPI Buyer ensures supplier readiness, cost competitiveness, component availability, and risk mitigation from concept through production launch.

The NPI Buyer plays a critical role in accelerating time-to-market while achieving quality, cost, delivery, and sustainability objectives.

Participate as the Procurement representative on NPI program teams.

Drive procurement activities through stage-gate milestones.

Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers for new product components and assemblies

Analyze supplier quotations and negotiate commercial terms

Develop sourcing recommendations based on total cost, quality, risk, capacity, and technology considerations.

Collaborate with Category Managers to align NPI sourcing decisions with long-term sourcing strategies.

Track tooling, PPAP approvals, first article inspections, and qualification milestones.





Conduct supplier readiness reviews and elevate launch risks.

Develop should-cost and target-cost analyses.

Support value engineering (VE) and value analysis (VA) initiatives.

Track cost performance versus program targets.

Risk Management Identify supply chain risks associated with current technologies, capacity constraints, sole-source suppliers, and geopolitical factors.

Monitor long lead-time material requirements.

Escalate supply continuity risks to procurement and business leadership.

Quality

Supplier Quality Engineering

Planning & Logistics

RFQ completion and analysis

Capacity and risk assessments

Procurement stage-gate approvals

Bachelor's Degree in

Supply Chain Management

5+ years of procurement, sourcing, commodity management, supply chain, or engineering experience.

Experience working with suppliers in technical or manufacturing environments.

Automotive, HVAC, industrial equipment, electronics, aerospace, or other complex manufacturing experience preferred.

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📌 Senior Procurement Specialist, Supply Chain (Edmonton)
🏢 Johnson Controls
📍 Edmonton