Sourcing Manager, Foundation Equipment

Nextracker • Fremont, CA

122d • $130,000 - $140,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing, planning, and final assembly readiness for mechanical categories support NX's Products. This strategic role bridges Product Management, Engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure the products are supply-ready, scalable, and cost-effective.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in supply chain, sourcing, or planning for electromechanical products.
• Strong experience managing a supplier base and a team spread across the globe.
• Strong understanding of BOM structuring, MRP/ERP systems, and supplier qualification.
• Ability to work in start-up environments navigating ambiguity, fast changing priorities by leading alignment with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and suppliers.
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, leading change management initiatives, and effectively shifting priorities as business needs evolve.

Nice To Haves

• Solar, energy, or construction equipment experience.
• Experience in early-stage product development and ramp.
• Willingness to travel (25%) to Asia and EU & within US.

Responsibilities

• Assess product map and identify sourcing strategy for the critical mechanical, electrical and control subassemblies.
• Develop strategies to control cost, improve capacity and delivery of suppliers as they scale with the NX products growth.
• Risk Assessment and mitigation of legacy suppliers who are sole source or poor performing by identifying alternates sources or by developing risk controls with incumbents.
• Improve relationship with competent players while developing alternate sources for supporting key product lines.
• Negotiate pricing, execute contracts, improve capacity and lead times and plan against geo political risks to support NX product ramps globally.
• Develop and support after service supply chain by developing suppliers for meeting spares and fleet demand.
• Provide oversight of execution by resolving commercial bottlenecks, resolving supplier escalations and mitigating operational risks.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering to develop a supplier chain strategy in line with the product road map transitioning from legacy products to the next generation products.
• Oversight of forecast, demand planning, allocations and procurement processes streamlining hand offs and identifying bottlenecks between business units and NX functional teams.
• Drive accountability between sales, planning, operations and procurement and where needed be the change agent to drive efficiency.
• Oversight of Change Management practices between engineering and suppliers maintain the production BOM and ensuring effective communication internally and externally.
• Develop readiness plans for early builds, pilots, and scaled production.
• Coordinate build readiness with internal and external assembly teams.
• Ensure tooling, test fixtures, and packaging are in place.
• Support transfer to contract manufacturers or integration facilities.
• Act as the supply chain voice in product development and review forums.
• Track and resolve long lead time or critical component issues.
• Report to leadership on supply chain risk, readiness, and timelines.

Benefits

• Health care coverage.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• 401(K) participation including company matching.
• Company paid holidays with unlimited paid time off.
• Generous discretionary company bonuses.
• Life and disability protection.
• Stock compensation eligibility for certain positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees