•Plan and manage Company's overall sourcing strategy.

•Responsible to study and understand Company's operations, needs and requirements.

•Build relationships with vendors and key suppliers.

•Hard negotiation skills to set best price for the components during the design phase and Negotiate pricing with cost controls.

•Execute analyses and make suggestions for improvement of overall sourcing strategy.

•Write sourcing documentation and statements.

•Keep abreast with industry and market trends and best practices. •Adhere to all relevant guidelines and regulations.

•Develop and implement co-ordination among teams to focus on effective daily communication.

•Work closely with the design team to understand schematic/layout/BOM design files with revision controls.

•Capable of identifying component details such as MPN, date code, component packages, etc.,

•Knowledge of electronic components- passives (resistor, capacitor, inductors etc..), actives (IC, diodes, modules etc.,) functionality and packages.

•Capable of reviewing schematic, BOM, layout files in terms of correctness of the document.

•Knowledge on procurement activities electronic, mechanical, wiring harness components.

•Capable of identifying new vendors/component manufacturers to onboard as per organizational requirements.

•Capable of identifying equivalent components from different component manufacturers to provide flexibility in manufacturing.

•Should work continuously to ensure cost reduction of the product being manufactured.

•Capable of identifying the new components (equivalents) process for components samples and co-ordinate with design team for approval process.

•Regularly monitor BOM cost and ensure continuous improvement plans for achieving optimized production cost