Proper Voltage

Procurement

• Own end-to-end commodity strategy for electrical components, including active components, passive components, connectors, cables, and wire harnesses
• Build and qualify a production-ready supplier base for single-source, allocation-constrained, and prototype-only components
• Develop direct supplier and distributor relationships in Asia through on-site visits, qualification audits, and performance frameworks
• Monitor component availability, lead-time trends, allocation risk, single-source dependencies, and end-of-life risk
• Partner with engineering on AVL management and approved component selection
• Lead supplier and distributor negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, lead times, allocation commitments, and supply agreements
• Issue and manage RFQs from technical package through quote normalization, scorecard, and selection recommendation
• Build cost narratives and identify cost-reduction pathways through second sourcing, direct relationships, volume commitments, and design-for-cost input
• Source electrical components ahead of NPI build events and ensure material readiness for prototype and pilot builds
• Translate incomplete and evolving design requirements into supplier actions
• Qualify alternate sources proactively and raise supply-risk flags early
• Build supplier operating rhythms, including performance reviews, corrective actions, and escalation paths
• Partner with the VP of Supply Chain on strategic sourcing and the Director of Supply Chain on component readiness
• Build and hold direct relationships with component suppliers and PCBA assemblers while retaining sourcing portability and leverage

Senior Manager, Electrical Sourcing, Procurement