Strategic Sourcing Manager – Indirect Materials (Engineering)

The Strategic Sourcing Manager – Indirect Materials (Engineering) will lead category strategy and execution for high-impact engineering-related spend, including engineering lab equipment, Engineering PCBA builds and prototypes, engineering services, software licensing, intellectual property (IP), EDA tools, and capital equipment. This role owns end-to-end sourcing, supplier relationship management, commercial negotiations, and contracting to deliver measurable outcomes in cost, quality, delivery, risk, and innovation. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced engineering environment and partners effectively across engineering, finance, legal, quality, and operations to enable product development and business growth.

You’ll join a global Engineering Sourcing organization supporting advanced product development and engineering operations. The team partners closely with R&D and engineering functions to enable innovation while delivering best-in-class commercial outcomes and supplier ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

Category Strategy & Sourcing Leadership

Develop and execute multi-year category strategies aligned to engineering roadmaps, product development milestones, and budget targets.

Lead end-to-end sourcing activities across:Engineering lab equipment (test/measurement, validation, lab infrastructure)

Engineering PCBA builds (prototype, NPI, quick-turn builds, debug re-spins)

Engineering services (ASIC/FPGA design, validation, firmware/software, system design)

Software licensing / EDA (tools, platforms, compute, and license models)

Intellectual property (controller/PHY/NPU/SerDes IP, verification IP, licensing)

Capital equipment (engineering/test capex and lab expansion requirements)

Drive disciplined RFx (RFI/RFQ/RFP) execution, competitive bidding, supplier selection, and award recommendations.

Supplier Relationship Management & Performance

Identify, qualify, and develop suppliers to meet business needs for cost, quality, delivery, and technology capability.

Establish governance cadence and accountability through SPR/QBR/HBR, including performance scorecards and corrective actions.

Lead supplier development initiatives to improve:Lead time and delivery reliability

Quality and yield/defect reduction (as applicable to builds/services)

Responsiveness and engineering change agility

Commercial Negotiation & Contracting Management

Lead commercial negotiations for complex engineering categories, including:Pricing models, volume breaks, and rate cards

NRE structures (milestone-based payments, acceptance criteria)

Software/EDA licensing constructs (subscription, term, tokens, usage-based, enterprise)

IP licensing structures (upfront, milestone, royalty, maintenance/support)

Partner with Legal to draft/review and close contracts, including:NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, Statements of Work, change orders

License agreements, support agreements, SLAs

Ensure contracts include appropriate deliverables, acceptance criteria, audit/usage rights (as applicable), conf