Sourcing Manager
Sourcing Manager owning the supply base for semiconductor fab manufacturing. Responsibilities include material planning, supplier negotiation, make-vs-buy analysis, shortage recovery, and ensuring continuity of supply across hardware and electronics under rapid design iteration. Requires 5+ years in sourcing/procurement for physical products.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own material planning for high-mix assemblies under rapid design iteration, balancing obsolescence risk against continuity of supply.
- Preserve R&D's freedom to source fast and creatively while bringing rigor and continuity of supply as we scale into production.
- Run make-versus-buy analysis, know what a part should cost and who can supply it.
- Judge suppliers in person by walking their floors and assessing their capabilities.
- Identify single-sourced parts and qualify second sources where risk is unacceptable.
- Buy long-lead material ahead of design release and execute last-time buys before end-of-life.
- Set stocking policy and own any resulting excess and obsolescence.
- Own purchase orders: confirm dates, expedite late lines.
- Manage inbound freight, customs, and tariff exposure.
- Ensure production work centers are always clear-to-build on time.
- Represent sourcing in the development of in-house manufacturing software; draft specifications and prototype tools.
- Introduce design changes to the line in a disciplined fashion.
- Score suppliers on delivery, quality, and cost over time.
- Interpret contract terms, including fiscal and legal implications, and revise as needed.
- Support compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations.
Requirements
- 5+ years sourcing, procurement, or material planning for physical products.
- MRP execution in a production ERP: demand planning, PO placement, shortage recovery.
- Supplier negotiation and should-cost analysis.
- Sourcing across machined parts, electronics, and raw materials.
- Material planning under rapid design change: revision cut-ins, obsolescence.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience ramping new products into high-volume production.
- Familiarity with SQL, Go, Postgres, TypeScript/React, or REST.
- Familiarity with U.S. export control regulations (EAR/ITAR).
Skills
Mrp, ERP, Supplier Negotiation, Should-Cost Analysis, Material Planning, SQL, Go, Postgres, TypeScript, React, Rest, Ear, Itar
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