Position Summary
Manages an assigned portfolio of printed circuit board (PCB) suppliers and sourcing activities as a senior individual contributor. Develops and executes sourcing and negotiation plans, supports regional category strategy, delivers cost and working-capital objectives, and coordinates supplier performance and risk mitigation with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and global Purchasing. Resolves complex commercial and supply issues within delegated authority and provides subject-matter guidance without direct people-management responsibility.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Sourcing & Supplier ManagementSenior individual contributor for PCB purchasing in North America.Owns an assigned PCB supplier and purchasing-volume portfolio.Leads RFQ/RFP activities for assigned PCB commodities and projects, including supplier selection, sourcing decisions, contract execution, and system documentation.Analyzes total cost, capacity, technology, quality, logistics, and risk to recommend sourcing strategies and suppliers.Executes competitive sourcing, negotiations, contracting, and cost-reduction activities.Commercial Management & Financial PerformancePrepares fact-based negotiation strategies and negotiates pricing, productivity, payment terms, tooling, claims, and other commercial conditions.Tracks and delivers approved APR/PPV, budget, and working-capital targets for the assigned portfolio.Leads commercial workstreams during supplier escalations and resolves supply and commercial issues within delegated authority.Supplier Performance & Risk ManagementMonitors supplier performance, including capacity, financial health, quality, delivery, responsiveness, technology, and geopolitical risk.Coordinates cross-functional corrective actions for shortages, capacity constraints, claims, and other supplier escalations.Supports plant and project teams on supplier and supply-related matters.Category Strategy & Market IntelligenceSupports the regional PCB category strategy and aligns activities with the global category team.Contributes PCB market, technology, cost-driver, benchmark, and supplier-risk analysis to regional and global category strategies.Executes strategic initiatives including localization, multisourcing, resilience, and supplier-development actions.Cross-Functional Collaboration & GovernancePartners with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Legal, and project teams to align business requirements and support sourcing objectives.Ensures compliance with purchasing policies, approval authorities, contractual obligations, ethics, sustainability requirements, and documentation standards.Provides subject-matter expertise and guidance to cross-functional stakeholders.
