Strategic Sourcing Manager

6 days ago


Thailand Worca Full time

**Introduction**

Worca is an AI-powered HR/Workforce Solution and talent Community in the Asia Pacific. We connect premium startups and established corporations in North America to Talent Communities in East Asia. We unlock career possibilities through remote work mode and boost product/business development by helping companies tap into Asian talent pools.

**Company Information**

We're a leading innovator in the DIY security industry with one mission: to make every home secure. We believe in democratizing home safety. Our motto is "You shouldn't have to ask permission to secure your home. You should be able to do it yourself."

We protect over 3 million North American households and we're growing at a rapid pace. We pride ourselves on being daring innovators, humble cooperators, and data-driven thinkers. We go wherever the best idea leads us, work selflessly to get the best outcomes for our customers, and constantly analyze & reevaluate our efforts.

**Job Title**: Strategic Sourcing Manager

**Location**: Thailand

**Work mode**: Fully remote

**Contract**: Full-time Permanent under EOR contract (see below for description)

**Job Scope**:
We're seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to help drive the development and manufacturing of our award-winning wireless/IoT home security systems. In this role, you will manage and improve our existing partners and help map out the future commodity management partner strategy and bridging between Southeast Asian Vendors/Suppliers and teams in the U.S.

**What You'll Do**
- Responsible for the relationship management and performance measurement and improvement of electrical component suppliers and other Tier 2 commodity suppliers.
- Negotiate and manage part costs, including NRE, associated with new product introduction.
- Negotiate part assurance of supply with minimum lead times.
- Partner with internal Engineering, Product Management, Sourcing, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to develop improvement plans and drive improvements throughout the product life cycle.
- Establish end-to-end partner performance measurements and scorecards and hold partners accountable to continually improve cost, quality, and delivery.
- Work with the legal team on manufacturing service agreements and ensure contract compliance.
- Develop, implement, and lead supplier selection process (including RFQ/RFP) for new electrical component suppliers and other Tier 2 commodity suppliers.
- Lead executive-level quarterly business reviews (QBR) with critical partners.

**What You'll Bring**
- Bachelor’s Degree in ME, EE, IE, Business, or Supply Chain Management
- **5**+ years in managing outsourced manufacturing, Tier 2 suppliers, and development of consumer electronics.
- Extensive project management and partner relationship management experience.
- Enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills both in English and local languages.
- Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to build relationships.
- Experience in contracts and contract negotiations, and contract strategy development and execution.
- Demonstrated experience managing by influence, both with internal and external partners.
- Experience improving supply chain and supplier performance, including the use of cost models and performance metrics in the contract manufacturing industry.
- Experience working with Asian manufacturers and traveling to manufacturing sites.
- Ability to travel internationally at least 30% of the time.

**Nice-to-haves**:

- Master’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering or MBA
- Management of reverse supply chains, i.e. returns and repair

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ฿1,700,000.00 - ฿2,100,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

- Do you have experience in contracts, contract negotiations, and contract strategy development and execution?
- Do you have experience improving supply chain and supplier performance, including the use of cost models and performance metrics in the contract manufacturing industry?
- Do you have experience working with Asian manufacturers and traveling to manufacturing sites?

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

**Experience**:

- Strategic Sourcing: 5 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 25% (required)

Application Deadline: 14/01/2025


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