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About the role
Establish key relationships with suppliers for electronic components, batteries, thermal cameras, imaging systems, and other key electrical hardware. Vet new suppliers for technical capability, quality, capacity, cost, lead time, financial health, and ability to scale with us. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in technical sourcing, strategic sourcing, supplier development, commodity management, or hardware supply chain
- Deep experience sourcing electronics, including PCBAs, semiconductors, electronic components, batteries, sensors, cameras, and electrical assemblies
- Strong understanding of the electronics supply chain, including manufacturers, distributors, EMS/PCBA suppliers, allocation, lead times, lifecycle, and obsolescence
- Proven ability to find, vet, negotiate with, and onboard new suppliers—not just manage an existing supplier list
- Strong commercial skills and experience with RFQs, cost breakdowns, pricing, MOQs, NCNRs, NRE, lead times, and capacity agreements
- Comfortable working independently, moving quickly, traveling to suppliers, and making good sourcing decisions when requirements are still changing
More about this role
We’re looking for an experienced Global Sourcing Manager to find and build the supplier base behind Arxlight’s hardware products from the ground up.
You’ll focus mainly on electronics: PCBAs and electronic components, batteries, thermal cameras, imaging systems and other critical electrical hardware. You’ll find suppliers, work out who can actually deliver, negotiate the right commercial terms, and make sure they can support us from early prototypes through production. Our schedules move fast and our suppliers span time zones, so you’ll set your own priorities and take a supplier issue from first call to resolution without waiting to be asked.
There’s no established playbook or approved vendor list to inherit. You’ll build both, and you’ll be the person the team relies on when a part is late, a supplier falls through or a design changes overnight. You’ll work closely with Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing, but your core job is building a strong, reliable supply base, not doing internal engineering validation.
Establish key relationships with suppliers for electronic components, batteries, thermal cameras, imaging systems, and other key electrical hardware.
Vet new suppliers...
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