Sr. Manager of Sourcing

Job Posting Date

2025-09-04

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General Summary:

Sourcing Manager will develop and execute supplier strategies supporting a range of product portfolio across Business Units. This individual will work with cross-functional team across the organization and manage performance of OSAT and core-technology providers to maximize value. The individual will assess markets, leverage competition and strike supplier agreements to provide to long-term supply assurance and competitive advantages. Sourcing Manager will have direct responsibility over all business aspects with the supplier, not limited to strategy, price, relationship management, contractual performance.

Individual will have the opportunity to work with diverse and talented inter-disciplinary group on leading edge technologies and influence product decisions for the company.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Development of suppliers to enable long term viable and competitive repeat buy business.
• Execute sourcing strategies to ensure supply with lowest total cost of ownership.
• Collaborate across the various organizations (supply chain, engineering, product management, etc) to ensure business objectives are met.
• Negotiate product pricing and contract terms and monitor performance for compliance.
• Continuously assess and implement tactics to mitigate supply and ecosystem risk to business.
• Analyze scenarios and effectively communicate with Sr. Executives, with data & recommendations.
• Works independently with little supervision.
• Requires solid verbal and written communication skills to convey complex detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels.
• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.
• Has moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).
• Tasks may not have defined steps; simultaneous use of multiple mental abilities is generally required to determine the best approach.
• Substantial creativity is needed to innovate new processes, procedures, or work products within guidelines or to achieve established objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.

• 8+ years of Sourcing or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years direct experience in the semiconductor industry in procurement, sourcing roles.
• 5+ years direct experience managing semiconductor Contract Manufactures (OSAT’s, EMS etc)
• Fundamental understanding of semiconductor packaging, bump, WLP package technology manufacturing and cost structure.
• Track record of collaboration and delivering results in a cross functional environment.
• Strong critical and analytical skills, out-of-box ideation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a penchant for teamwork.
• Project management experience is a plus.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$148,000.00 - $222,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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