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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in sourcing and procurement of electronic components, PCB fabrication, and supply chain management within fast-paced environments. Proficient in negotiating with suppliers and managing relationships to ensure build readiness and material availability.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Electronics SourcingComponent ProcurementERP System ManagementTechnical Negotiation SkillsBOM Interpretation
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Hard Skills
Supply Chain ManagementPCB FabricationPCBA AssemblyEmbedded ElectronicsPrototyping FlowsElectronic Schematics InterpretationAVL RequirementsMaterial ManagementLead Time ReductionCost Visibility
Soft Skills
Influencing Without AuthorityCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
ERP SystemsDigital Sourcing ToolsRapid-Prototyping Suppliers
Certifications & Qualifications
APICSPMPSix Sigma
Industry Keywords
SemiconductorsPassive ComponentsHardware StartupsAerospaceDefenceDeep-Tech R&D
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAssemblyERPPMP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the hands-on supply chain counterpart for fast-paced electronics engineering teams
- Join engineering project teams from kick-off, execute project plans, and review draft BOMs
- Identify long-lead items and critical components and secure them through early orders, allocation, or buffer stock
- Translate concepts, evolving BOMs, and design changes into sourcing actions
- Advise engineers on component availability, alternates, obsolescence, cost, and lead time
- Identify supply issues and propose immediate workaround paths
- Own sourcing and procurement of electronic components, PCB fabrication, PCBA assembly, connectors, harnesses, sensors, RF parts, and embedded modules
- Run quotations and supplier selection for prototype builds
- Find alternative components and supply paths during shortages
- Set stock levels and material availability plans for development and prototype builds
- Manage relationships with PCB fabricators, electronics manufacturing partners, and component distributors
- Assess supplier technical capabilities and negotiate build slots, allocations, expedited shipments, and prototype delivery
- Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, program management, and operations to maintain build readiness
- Maintain visibility into prototype schedules, engineering changes, and material risks
- Track supply risks including obsolescence, allocation, single-source parts, counterfeit risk, and export restrictions
- Maintain accurate ERP purchasing records, traceability, cost visibility, and build-readiness status
- Test new suppliers, sourcing channels, manufacturing partners, and tools to reduce lead times and cost
- Communicate R&D supply-chain risks and critical components to Production before handover
- Prepare critical parts, qualified suppliers, lead times, and capacity for series production
- Build sourcing foundations for repeatable production
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Supply Chain, or similar
- 5+ years of direct experience in electronics sourcing, component procurement, or engineering supply chain roles in fast-moving hardware environments
- Strong technical understanding of semiconductors, passive components, PCB fabrication, PCBA assembly, embedded electronics, and prototyping flows
- Experience working in startup-like conditions with tight deadlines, shifting priorities, incomplete information, and rapid cycles
- Hands-on experience interpreting electronic schematics, BOMs, AVL requirements, PCB stackups, and manufacturing documentation
- Hands-on experience running purchasing and material management through an ERP system
- Confident commercial and technical negotiation skills, with the ability to influence engineers, program managers, and suppliers without formal authority
- Professional English, written and spoken
- Security screening, including SUPO where required, is applicable
- Nice to have: experience in space, aerospace, defence, hardware startups, or deep-tech R&D
- Nice to have: experience taking hardware designs from prototype into series production
- Nice to have: certifications such as APICS, PMP, or Six Sigma
- Nice to have: familiarity with rapid-prototyping suppliers, global component marketplaces, and digital sourcing tools
Benefits
Comp & perks- Continuous professional development
- Training opportunities
- Health and wellbeing support; benefits vary by location
- Inclusive, collaborative workplace culture
- Employee assistance or recruitment-process adjustments/support where needed