Sourcing & Purchase Manager – Electronics

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Sourcing & Purchase Manager – Electronics to lead sourcing and procurement activities for electronic components, PCBAs, wiring harnesses, and related electrical/electronic assemblies across New Product Development and mass-production requirements.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

• Lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement of electronic components, PCBs, PCBAs, wiring harnesses, connectors, sensors, controllers, and related electrical components.
• Develop and maintain a strong domestic and international supplier base.
• Manage RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, supplier quotations, techno-commercial evaluations, and supplier finalization.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, MOQ, commercial terms, tooling costs, and supply agreements.
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives through alternate sourcing, localization, value engineering, price benchmarking, and commercial negotiations.
• Ensure timely availability of components for NPD, prototype, pilot, and production requirements.
• Develop alternate suppliers for critical and high-risk components.
• Monitor commodity trends, component availability, lead times, and supply-chain risks.

2. Supplier Development & Management

• Identify, evaluate, qualify, onboard, and develop suppliers and EMS partners.
• Conduct supplier capability assessments covering capacity, quality systems, technology, financial stability, delivery capability, and commercial competitiveness.
• Track supplier performance across Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Service parameters.
• Drive supplier improvement plans and closure of supplier-related issues.
• Maintain strong supplier relationships while ensuring commercial and operational accountability.
• Support supplier audits in coordination with Quality and Engineering teams.
• Manage supplier escalation related to cost, delivery, quality, shortages, and production continuity.

3. Electronics & Component Sourcing

• Source and manage categories including:
  • PCB and PCBA
  • Semiconductor components
  • ICs and microcontrollers
  • Sensors
  • Connectors
  • Wiring harnesses
  • Displays
  • BLE / Wi-Fi / Cellular modules
  • Passive and active components
  • Electrical and electronic assemblies
• Evaluate alternate components in coordination with Engineering.
• Support component selection considering cost, availability, lifecycle, quality, and manufacturability.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to component shortages, End-of-Life (EOL), Product Change Notifications (PCN), and obsolescence.
• Work with Engineering to promote adoption of cost-effective and readily available components.

4. Technical & NPD Support

• Work closely with Engineering and NPI teams during new-product development.
• Review BOMs, specifications, datasheets, technical drawings, Gerber files, and manufacturing packages.
• Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) discussions with EMS and suppliers.
• Evaluate supplier quotations from both technical and commercial perspectives.
• Support prototype, validation, pilot-production, and mass-production requirements.
• Participate in functional-cost analysis and product cost optimization.

5. Purchase & Supply Planning

• Coordinate purchase requirements based on production plans, forecasts, and inventory levels.
• Ensure purchase orders are released accurately and on time.
• Monitor order confirmation, production status, shipment schedules, and supplier delivery commitments.
• Coordinate with Planning, Stores, Production, and Finance teams to ensure smooth material flow.
• Optimize inventory levels while minimizing shortages, excess inventory, and obsolete stock.
• Track purchase lead times and proactively address supply constraints.

6. Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain sourcing documentation, supplier records, RFQ comparisons, price history, contracts, and purchase records.
• Ensure supplier compliance with applicable requirements such as:
  • RoHS
  • REACH
  • EOL notifications
  • PCN requirements
• Coordinate execution of supplier agreements, NDAs, SOWs, and other commercial documents.
• Maintain BOM and sourcing data using relevant tools and systems.
• Experience with tools such as SiliconExpert, IHS Markit, Altium 365, SourceEngine, ERP systems, or equivalent platforms will be preferred.

7. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Engineering, NPI, Quality, Production, Planning, Finance, and Supply Chain teams.
• Coordinate with EMS partners and component suppliers to ensure smooth execution of sourcing and production plans.
• Support Engineering Change Requests and component-change implementation from a sourcing perspective.
• Provide regular sourcing, procurement, cost-saving, and supplier-performance updates to management.