Senior Category Purchasing Specialist - PCB

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 Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Senior 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 Performance

• Prepares 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 Management

• Monitors 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 Intelligence

• Supports 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 & Governance

• Partners 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.

Qualifications & Requirements

Required Education: Relevant Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field or Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Preferred Education

Master's degree or professional purchasing/supply-chain certification

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in purchasing, sourcing, supply chain, supplier management, or a related field; or
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant professional experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7 or more years of experience in direct-material purchasing, including electronics or PCB sourcing.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed automotive or electronics organization.

Additional ways to stand out

• Strategic sourcing and RFQ/RFP execution.
• Commercial negotiation and cost analysis.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Cross-functional project and stakeholder management.
• Supplier performance, risk, and escalation management.
• Working knowledge of PCB technology, manufacturing processes, cost drivers, market dynamics, and supplier landscape.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements, quotations, cost breakdowns, contracts, and purchasing data.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

Additional Information: THE PERKS

• Immediate Benefits
• Robust Total Rewards Package
• Paid Time Off
• Volunteer Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Competitive Bonus Programs
• Employee 401k Match
• Diverse & Inclusive Work Environment with 20+ Employee Resource groups.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Future Growth Opportunities, including personal and professional
• And many more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!

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