Looking for 8-10 years of experience as a Sourcing Manager
Must-Have Skills
Strong Analytical skills, good knowledge of Excel, PowerBI, willingness to learn internal systems
Working with cross-functional teams
Knowledge in hardware development and processes, product development and sourcing from start to finish, and producing it
Nice-to-have Skills
Direct sourcing in consumer electronics, mechanical or packaging
General experience in consumer electronics in either big tech or smaller tech companies
Summary:
The main function of a Sourcing Manager is to develop specifications to communicate to vendors and negotiate pricing with those vendors to support the RFQ.
Job Responsibilities: • Gathers detailed information from sales and customers to develop detailed specifications • Solicits bids and quotes and determines the best pricing and best value • Procures finished goods and services for resale, utilizing established vendors and/or contacting new vendors as alternative sources of supply when vendors and suppliers are inadequate • Makes substitution recommendations where savings in cost, quantity, quality, or better delivery can be realized • Meets with vendor representatives as required to resolve shipping, backorder, and overstock issues. • Develops and qualifies new sources/vendors, obtaining the best price/delivery through competition and strong negotiating skills • Maintains up-to-date files of vendor catalogs and price schedules • Keeps abreast of new products and market trends and communicates to designated channels within the organization.
Skills: • Expert negotiating and customer service skills • Possesses a high degree of integrity • Expert ability to analyze and resolve a variety of issues simultaneously • Expert ability to interact well and gain the cooperation of internal division staff and customers • Expert ability to write up customer orders involving detailed product requirements • Expert ability to work efficiently in a MS Windows-based environment and 10-key by touch • Expert math skills in calculating order pricing, freight rates and label measurements
Education/Experience: • BS/BA in engineering, MBA would be great