Strategic Sourcing Manager - Indirect Materials (Engineering)

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy & Sourcing Leadership
• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies aligned to engineering roadmaps, product development milestones, and budget targets.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities across: Engineering lab equipment (test/measurement, validation, lab infrastructure)
• Engineering PCBA builds (prototype, NPI, quick-turn builds, debug re-spins)
• Engineering services (ASIC/FPGA design, validation, firmware/software, system design)
• Software licensing / EDA (tools, platforms, compute, and license models)
• Intellectual property (controller/PHY/NPU/SerDes IP, verification IP, licensing)
• Capital equipment (engineering/test capex and lab expansion requirements)
• Drive disciplined RFx (RFI/RFQ/RFP) execution, competitive bidding, supplier selection, and award recommendations.
• Supplier Relationship Management & Performance
• Identify, qualify, and develop suppliers to meet business needs for cost, quality, delivery, and technology capability .
• Establish governance cadence and accountability through SPR/QBR/HBR , including performance scorecards and corrective actions.
• Lead supplier development initiatives to improve: Lead time and delivery reliability
• Quality and yield/defect reduction (as applicable to builds/services)
• Responsiveness and engineering change agility
• Commercial Negotiation & Contracting Management
• Lead commercial negotiations for complex engineering categories, including: Pricing models, volume breaks, and rate cards
• NRE structures (milestone-based payments, acceptance criteria)
• Software/EDA licensing constructs (subscription, term, tokens, usage-based, enterprise)
• IP licensing structures (upfront, milestone, royalty, maintenance/support)
• Partner with Legal to draft/review and close contracts, including: NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, Statements of Work, change orders
• License agreements, support agreements, SLAs
• Ensure contracts include appropriate deliverables, acceptance criteria, audit/usage rights (as applicable), confidentiality, IP ownership, indemnity, and termination protections .
• Partner with legal to ensure IP protection and compliance
• Cost Optimization & Financial Analysis
• Deliver annual cost reduction and cost avoidance targets
• Conduct: Cost modeling and benchmarking
• Market and supplier analysis
• Business case development for sourcing decisions
• Track and report savings, spending, and budget adherence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner closely with: Engineering (design, validation, architecture)
• Legal (contracts, IP, compliance)
• Finance (budgeting, ROI analysis)
• Quality & operations teams
• Align sourcing decisions with program timelines and technical requirements
• Risk Management, Compliance & Supply Continuity
• Identify and mitigate supplier and category risks, including: Single-source dependencies and technology lock-in
• Capacity constraints and long lead-time equipment
• Contract compliance, license compliance, and entitlement usage
• Support compliance with internal policies and external requirements (as relevant), such as: Supplier onboarding, security, and confidentiality controls
• Regulatory / trade considerations for cross-border procurement (when applicable)
• Reporting, Analytics & Executive Communication
• Maintain and communicate key performance indicators: Spend, savings, supplier performance, contract coverage, cycle times, open POs
• Prepare executive-ready materials summarizing: Opportunities, decisions, risks, negotiation status, and recommended actions
• Core Competencies
• Strategic thinking + execution rigor (category strategy to measurable outcomes)
• Commercial excellence (negotiation, contracting, risk/terms management)
• Stakeholder influence (engineering partnership, executive communication)
• Supplier management (governance, performance improvement, escalation)
• Data-driven decision-making (analytics, TCO, benchmarking)
• Adaptability in fast-moving engineering priorities and ambiguous environments
• Key Deliverables / Success Metrics
• Achieve annual savings and

Additional Information

The Strategic Sourcing Manager - Indirect Materials (Engineering) will lead category strategy and execution for high-impact engineering-related spend, including engineering lab equipment, Engineering PCBA builds and prototypes, engineering services, software licensing, intellectual property (IP), EDA tools, and capital equipment . This role owns end-to-end sourcing, supplier relationship management, commercial negotiations, and contracting to deliver measurable outcomes in cost, quality, delivery, risk, and innovation . The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced engineering environment and partners effectively across engineering, finance, legal, quality, and operations to enable product development and business growth. You'll join a global Engineering Sourcing organization supporting advanced product development and engineering operations. The team partners closely with R&D and engineering functions to enable innovation while delivering best-in-class commercial outcomes and supplier ecosystems.

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