Senior Manager, Electrical Sourcing and Procurement (Remote/Carlsbad CA)

Proper Voltage•Carlsbad, CA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Electrical Sourcing and Procurement owns the component-level sourcing and supplier ecosystem for Proper Voltage's electrical BOM. This role involves building and managing supplier relationships for active and passive components, connectors, cables, harnesses, and related electrical commodities. Key responsibilities include negotiating commercial terms, developing new sources for hard-to-find or allocation-constrained components, and ensuring the company can scale production on schedule and at target cost. The position sits within the supply chain team, reporting to the Director of Supply Chain. This role is the commercial owner of the electrical component supplier book, managing direct relationships with component suppliers and PCBA assemblers, and negotiating terms independently of the contract manufacturer to retain sourcing portability and leverage. The manufacturing model includes contract manufacturing in North America with a component sourcing base that is heavily Asia-weighted. The electrical BOM spans active components (power semiconductors, microcontrollers, FETs), passive components, connectors, cables, and wire harnesses, many sourced from Asia-based distributors and manufacturers, requiring proactive engagement due to allocation risk and long lead times. This role begins as an individual contributor with the expectation of building a team as the company scales.

Requirements

8+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or commodity management with direct ownership of supplier relationships for electrical components.
Proven experience sourcing active components, passive components, connectors, cables, and wire harnesses through production scale.
Direct Asia sourcing experience with on-site visits and commercial negotiations in China, Southeast Asia, or similar markets. This is a hard requirement given the geography of the electrical component supply base.
Deep familiarity with electrical component supply chain dynamics: lead times, allocation risk, distribution versus direct relationships, and end-of-life management.
Experience managing direct component supplier relationships in a CM-based manufacturing model - either through consignment, direct negotiation alongside a CM, or explicit split-ownership of the supply base. Comfort with the operational complexity this creates (dual communication paths, CM coordination, BOM reconciliation) is expected from day one.
Ability to partner with engineering on AVL and component selection decisions, not just execute commercially after specifications are locked.
Track record of building supplier ecosystems from early-stage through production scale, not just managing inherited vendor books.
Strong commercial instincts with the ability to identify cost reduction pathways and negotiate complex agreements.
Ability to operate independently, set priorities without a defined playbook, and move fast from incomplete or fuzzy requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience sourcing power electronics components (FETs, gate drivers, power semiconductors) for battery, energy storage, EV, or similar high-power applications.
Mandarin, Cantonese, or other language capability relevant to the Asia supplier base.
Experience managing component supply through a contract manufacturer, including direct component consignment or CM-managed BOM coordination.
Familiarity with North America cross-border manufacturing, including Mexico IMMEX program structures if applicable.
Experience in battery, energy storage, or adjacent hardware categories (power electronics, UPS, robotics).
Early-stage startup experience building sourcing functions from zero.
Experience attracting, hiring, and building high-performing sourcing and procurement teams as a function scales.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end commodity strategy for electrical components: active components (power semiconductors, FETs, microcontrollers, gate drivers), passive components, connectors, cables, and wire harnesses.
Build and qualify a production-ready supplier base for components currently on single-source risk, allocation constraint, or prototype-only relationships.
Develop direct supplier and distributor relationships in Asia, including on-site visits, qualification audits, and performance frameworks.
Monitor component availability signals, lead time trends, and allocation risk across the electrical BOM, and move proactively to mitigate before shortages hit.
Partner with engineering on AVL management and approved component selection, bringing commercial and supply chain perspective into component decisions alongside engineering's technical judgment.
Lead all supplier and distributor negotiations for electrical commodities: pricing, payment terms, lead times, allocation commitments, and supply agreements.
Issue and manage RFQs from technical package through quote normalization, scorecard, and selection recommendation.
Build clean cost narratives and trade-offs to support decisions with engineering, finance, and leadership.
Identify cost reduction pathways across the electrical BOM through second sourcing, direct relationships, volume commitments, and design-for-cost input to engineering.
Partner with engineering during NPI to source electrical components ahead of build events, manage long-lead and allocation-risk items, and ensure material readiness for prototype and pilot builds.
Translate evolving and sometimes incomplete design requirements into supplier actions. Move early on directional quotes and supplier engagement even when the BOM is still being finalized.
Monitor single-source dependencies, allocation constraints, long lead time items, and end-of-life risk across the electrical BOM. Qualify alternate sources proactively and raise flags early.
Build the supplier operating rhythm: performance reviews, corrective action processes, and escalation paths.
Partner closely with the VP of Supply Chain on strategic sourcing direction, and with the Director of Supply Chain on component readiness for production builds.