Responsibilities:
Commodity Strategy & Management
- Develop and execute long term commodity strategies for Electronics, PCBA, Interconnects, and Electrical Box/Enclosure Assemblies.
- Analyze commodity gaps and drive implementation of new sources to close capability, cost, quality, and capacity gaps.
- Conduct market intelligence on industry trends, technology roadmaps, material pricing movements, and competitive supply landscapes.
- Provide management with regular updates, dashboards, and recommendations on commodity performance, risks, and strategic direction.
Supplier Sourcing, Qualification & Development
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers to ensure a robust, competitive, and sustainable supply base.
- Lead supplier strategy development to meet cost, quality, technology, sustainability, and delivery requirements.
- Plan and conduct regular business reviews with key suppliers to ensure alignment on goals, performance, and future roadmap collaboration.
- Develop supplier capability roadmaps, including process capability, technology readiness, and cost reduction initiatives.
Cost Management & Benchmarking
- Lead cost negotiation, quotation analysis, and cost breakdown reviews across all electronics and PCBA commodities.
- Manage annual cost reduction programs, productivity pipelines, and value engineering (VA/VE) initiatives.
- Perform benchmarking on market pricing, manufacturing processes, and competitor sourcing strategies.
Supply Chain Assurance & Operational Support
- Provide support to business units on materials, supply continuity, capacity constraints, scheduling, deliveries, and costing.
- Lead risk mitigation planning, including dual/multi sourcing, regionalization, buffer planning, and supplier ramp up strategies.
- Monitor supplier capacity, lead time performance, and material availability to prevent production shortages or delays.
- Work closely with internal teams to resolve supply chain exceptions and material escalations.
Supplier Quality & Compliance
- Partner with Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) teams to resolve supplier quality issues and drive corrective/preventive actions.
- Support supplier manufacturing and process improvement initiatives to enhance quality, yield, and operational robustness.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work with Engineering, Operations, Program Management, and Finance to support Cost Reduction & Alternate Sourcing activities.
- Provide early supplier involvement (ESI) input during design phases to influence DFM, cost, and supply robustness.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define business priorities and drive improvement metrics across cost, delivery, and quality.
Project Leadership
- Lead or supervise strategic initiatives including cost negotiation, NPI sourcing, benchmarking, and continuous improvement.
- Drive cross-functional project teams to ensure successful implementation of commodity strategies.
- Support make vs buy analysis, localization projects, and long term supply planning.
Other Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers to ensure focus on quality, technology, responsiveness, and cost effectiveness.
- Maintain documentation, sourcing strategies, supplier performance data, and compliance records.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Typically 8 to 12 years of experience in commodity management, sourcing, supply chain, or procurement for electronics/PCBA.
- Strong knowledge of PCB assembly, electronic components, interconnects, and related manufacturing processes.
- Experience in cost modeling, contract negotiation, and supplier management.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Experience with global sourcing (China, SE Asia, Taiwan).
- Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP/Oracle)
Company Overview
Founded in 1951, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) specialize in developing cutting-edge semiconductor and electronics assembly solutions enabling a smarter and more sustainable future. Ever-growing range of products and services supports growth and facilitates technology transitions across large-scale markets.
Please refer to the website for more details: www.kns.com.
Equal Opportunity
Kulicke & Soffa recruits on the basis of merit (such as skills, experience or ability to perform the job), regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability.
