Sourcing Lead - PCB Focus
Our client is a fast-growing technology solutions organization with a significant footprint across Asia. Supporting global customers across the electronics and technology sectors, the company is seeking an experienced sourcing professional to lead regional PCB procurement and supplier strategy initiatives.
This is a high-impact role responsible for driving sourcing excellence, supplier relationships, cost optimization, capacity planning, and market intelligence across the PCB supply base throughout Asia.
The Opportunity
As the Sourcing Lead for PCB, you will own the regional sourcing strategy for printed circuit boards and related electronic manufacturing commodities. You will work closely with engineering, operations, supply chain, and commercial teams to ensure a competitive, resilient, and scalable supply network capable of supporting both current and future business growth.
You will leverage your deep understanding of PCB fabrication technologies, supplier capabilities, market dynamics, and pricing trends to drive value creation and supply assurance.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for PCB commodities across Asia.
- Manage strategic relationships with PCB manufacturers and key suppliers.
- Lead supplier selection, qualification, commercial negotiations, and contract management.
- Drive cost reduction, value engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Conduct market analysis on pricing, lead times, capacity utilization, and technology trends.
- Partner with engineering and product teams to support R&D and project teams on NPI programs.
- Mitigate supply risks through dual sourcing, capacity planning, and supplier development activities.
- Monitor supplier performance across quality, delivery, cost, and service metrics.
- Support inventory optimization and demand planning initiatives.
- Build executive-level supplier relationships across China and the broader Asia region.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
- 8+ years of sourcing, procurement, or commodity management experience within the electronics industry.
- Strong experience sourcing PCB, HDI, rigid-flex, multilayer PCB, or PCBA-related commodities.
- Proven track record negotiating with leading PCB manufacturers across Asia including China.
- Strong knowledge of PCB manufacturing processes, fabrication technologies, and supply market dynamics.
- Experience working within OEM, EMS, electronics manufacturing, or technology environments is desired.
- Strong commercial acumen and supplier negotiation skills.
- Ability to analyse cost structures, market intelligence, and supplier capabilities.
- Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese is a must, based in HK with travelling to China as needed.
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