Staff/Senior Staff Global Supply Manager - PCBA

The role

You will lead strategic sourcing and supplier management for printed circuit boards, assemblies, and electronics manufacturing services. You will develop sourcing strategies and work with engineering and supply chain teams to support product development and production growth.

What you will do

• Define and own category strategies for PCB fabrication, PCBA manufacturing, and electronics manufacturing services.
• Achieve cost targets through should-cost modeling, BOM analysis, manufacturing cost breakdowns, and supplier negotiations.
• Lead RFx processes and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Partner with engineering teams on DFM, supplier manufacturing capabilities, component availability, and production requirements.
• Drive supplier readiness across prototype, pilot, and mass production builds.
• Manage supplier risks related to cost, quality, capacity, component shortages, and geopolitical exposure.
• Resolve supplier performance, manufacturing yield, and quality issues with cross-functional teams.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement supporting electronics manufacturing.
• Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
• Deep category knowledge of PCB fabrication, PCBA manufacturing, and/or electronics manufacturing services (EMS).
• Experience managing PCB/PCBA suppliers, including manufacturing costs, supplier qualification, and production ramp.
• Strong negotiation, should-cost analysis, BOM costing, and contract management skills.
• Experience partnering with electrical engineering, manufacturing, finance, and NPI teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, often with short notice.

Nice to have

• Experience sourcing high-reliability PCBAs for power electronics, industrial controls, EVs, or energy storage systems.
• Knowledge of SMT, soldering, reflow, AOI, X-ray inspection, ICT/FCT, and PCBA manufacturing processes.
• Experience managing EMS providers and contract manufacturers through NPI and high-volume production.
• Familiarity with PCB fabrication processes, electronic component supply chains, and IPC standards.
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills (Tableau, Power BI, etc.)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (salary and equity)
• Benefits

About the company

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. The leadership team consists of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products.