Senior Strategic Procurement Manager (PCB)

Location: Singapore; hybrid work with the option to work from home up to two days per week. Up to 50% travel is required, centered around the Asia/China supplier base.

Company

hirify.global develops physical and electronic play experiences through global design, engineering, manufacturing and supplier networks.

What you will do

• Own and execute the global PCB commodity strategy and lead the Global Commodity Team.
• Align commodity strategy, execution plans and sourcing priorities with senior leadership and global stakeholders.
• Develop PCB price, should-cost and cost-transparency models from design through manufacturing.
• Build commercial relationships with PCB suppliers and EMS/JDM partners, and lead negotiations and performance management.
• Scout emerging technologies, maintain design guides and proposed vendor lists, and support component, change-management and product-life-cycle processes.
• Drive cost savings, productivity, compliance, capacity management and supply continuity to reduce factory line-down risk.

Requirements

• Strong subject matter expertise in PCB technologies and experience across the full value chain of the assigned commodity.
• Experience developing and executing global or regional commodity/category strategies, including price and supplier management.
• Strong understanding of PCB cost breakdowns from design to manufacturing, including cost modeling, should-cost approaches and price development.
• Experience managing global or regional suppliers through contracting, negotiations, performance management, RFx processes, supplier selection, Statements of Work and Supplier Agreements.
• Strong commercial and business acumen, including knowledge of industry standards, supplier markets, critical nodes, raw materials and geopolitical influences.
• Experience building commercial relationships with core technology suppliers and leading commercial discussions.
• Strong stakeholder leadership and influencing skills across finance, engineering, suppliers and global teams.
• Ability to coordinate global sites and manage critical timelines, deadlines, budgets and change requests.
• Global mindset and ability to travel at short notice; up to 50% travel is required.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Active/Passive Electronics components.
• Relevant industrial certification supporting subject matter expertise.
• Experience with FPC, Flexfoils, Printed PCBs and related PCBA environments.
• Experience with EMS/JDM partners from front-end and NPI activities through Mass Production.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin.

Culture & Benefits

• Work at the intersection of Procurement, Engineering, Quality and a global supplier ecosystem connecting design centers in Billund, Boston and Singapore.
• Hybrid work model with the option to work from home up to two days per week, subject to role and team principles.
• Enhanced family care leave, life and disability insurance, wellbeing resources and community initiatives.
• Colleague discount from day one and an eligible performance-based bonus scheme.
• Inclusive culture focused on diversity, belonging, children's rights and child wellbeing.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis; the role may be amended or withdrawn before any advertised closing date, so early application is encouraged.
• Positions with high engagement with children require Child Safeguarding Background Screening as a condition of the offer.