Component Manager

About this role

Automation is an innovative engineering company specialising in solutions for low-voltage electrical power and data centre facilities. As a centre of expertise, we develop and implement bespoke solutions in collaboration with our clients.

With over 80 colleagues, we have the expertise and experience to deliver high-quality, future-proof applications. And we’re continuing to grow!

To further support our growth, we are looking for a Test Engineer who wants to help build reliable and high-performance power and data centre solutions.

Your impact as a Component Manager

As a Component Manager you are responsible for the end-to-end ownership, standardisation, and optimisation of components within our power and data centre solutions.

The role ensures that all components are standardized, cost-efficient, available, and future-proof across their full lifecycle. Given the importance of scalability, speed, and cost control, this position is inherently strategic, bridging engineering, supply chain, procurement, and the business objectives.

Your responsibilities

• You will be responsible for:
• Component Strategy & Lifecycle Management. You will need to, among other things,
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• create and maintain the component masterdata in the ERP system
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• own the full lifecycle and will develop and maintain component roadmaps aligned with product strategy
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• ensure components are scalable and reusable across product lines
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• co-define, -select, and -approve components
• Risk & Performance Management
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• by monitoring reliability, performance, and compliance of all components
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• by proactively manage risks related to lead times, obsolescence and single sourcing
• Supplier & Market Alignment by acting as the technical counterpart to Procurement in supplier discussions
• In addition you will:
• Be the liaison to Engineering
• Callaborate Cross-Functional by acting as the key interface between Engineering and procurement and by supporting other teams