采购与战略采购总监
Director of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing
部门：供应链与运营
汇报对象：运营副总裁
地点：加州斯科茨山谷或远程（美国）
采购与战略采购总监是一个领导职位，负责制定和执行Universal Audio的全球采购策略、供应商生态系统和物料可用性。该职位将战术物料管理转变为战略采购引擎，优化总拥有成本（TCO）、供应商绩效和供应链韧性，以支持增长目标。您将领导供应商谈判、新产品导入、采购整合、库存政策优化，并与工程、财务和运营部门进行跨职能的销售与运营计划（S&OP）协调。
我们接受美国的候选人。位于我们的总部斯科茨山谷，加州附近通勤距离的候选人优先考虑。
职责
战略采购与品类管理
- 在直接电子、机电元件和关键合同制造商（CM/JCM）领域制定并执行多年采购策略。
- 通过规模效应、双源路线图、良率优化和应成本建模推动成本削减计划。
- 领导主服务协议（MSA）、定价、产能预留和交货期SLA的合同谈判和生命周期管理。
- 进行供应商风险评估、产能建模和应急计划，确保业务连续性。
供应计划与库存策略
- 与销售、财务和运营合作进行S&OP，将长期需求预测转化为可执行的供应计划。
- 在全球仓库和CM网络中建立库存政策，平衡库存周转率、缓冲库存和物料可用性。
- 监控产品生命周期中的物料流动，管理工程变更订单（ECO）和停产（EOL）多余与过时（E&O）风险。
跨职能协作与新产品导入（NPI）支持
- 在NPI期间与研发和工程团队合作，推动可制造性/成本设计（DFM/DFC）、供应商选择和早期量产准备。
- 协调采购、生产和仓储团队，标准化物料处理、接收和库存控制流程。
- 制定并衡量供应商评分卡KPI（准时全数交付、质量/良率、成本偏差和交货期合规性）。
领导力与组织发展
- 建立、指导并扩展一个高效的采购团队。
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Department: Supply Chain & Operations
Reports to: Vice President of Operations
Location: Scotts Valley, CA or Remote (United States)
The Director of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing is a leadership role responsible for shaping and executing Universal Audio’s global sourcing strategy, supplier ecosystem, and material availability. This position transitions tactical material management into a strategic sourcing engine, optimizing total cost of ownership (TCO), supplier performance, and supply chain resilience to support growth goals. You will lead supplier negotiations, new product introduction, procurement integration, inventory policy optimization, and cross-functional S&OP alignment with Engineering, Finance, and Operations.
We are open to candidates in the United States. Candidates located in commutable distance to our HQ, Scotts Valley, CA are a plus.
Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
- Develop and execute multi-year sourcing strategies across direct electronics, electro-mechanical components, and key Contract Manufacturers (CMs/JCMs).
- Direct cost-reduction initiatives through volume leverage, dual-sourcing roadmaps, yield optimization, and should-cost modeling.
- Lead contract negotiation and lifecycle management for master service agreements (MSAs), pricing, capacity reservations, and lead-time SLAs.
- Conduct supplier risk assessments, capacity modeling, and contingency planning to ensure business continuity.
Supply Planning & Inventory Strategy
- Partner with Sales, Finance, and Operations on S&OP to translate long-range demand forecasts into execution-ready supply plans.
- Establish inventory policies across the global warehouse and CM network, balancing inventory turns, buffer stock, and material availability.
- Oversee material flows throughout the product lifecycle, managing Engineering Change Orders (ECO) and End-of-Life (EOL) excess & obsolescence (E&O) risk.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & New Product Introduction (NPI) Support
- Collaborate with R&D and Engineering during NPI to drive Design for Manufacturability/Cost (DFM/DFC), supplier selection, and early ramp availability.
- Align procurement, production, and warehouse teams to standardize material handling, receiving, and inventory control protocols.
- Define and measure supplier scorecard KPIs (On-Time In-Full, Quality/Yield, Cost Variance, and Lead Time compliance).
Leadership & Organizational Development
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing sourcing, procurement, and materials planning team.
- Drive process maturation, leveraging ERP/MRP tools (NetSuite) to automate replenishment, purchase order workflows, and exception reporting.
Qualifications
- Leadership: 4+ years in a senior management or director-level role leading strategic sourcing and material planning teams.
- Technical Expertise: Advanced proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP) and PLM software (e.g., Arena).
- Skills: Strong contract law knowledge, advanced financial/analytical modeling skills, and demonstrated success managing Contract Manufacturers (CMs/ODMs) globally.
Education/Experience
- 10+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, and supply chain management experience within high-tech hardware, audio electronics, or consumer electronics manufacturing.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or equivalent; MBA or APICS/CPIM certification preferred.
UA Salary Range of Pay: $150,000 - $170,000/year
Base salary pay will be based on the cost of labor for the city/state in which the new hire resides, at the time of hire.
UA offers competitive benefits: Profit sharing, Medical/Dental/Vision, 401K Safe Harbor Contribution, Stock Options, Flexible time-off (PTO/Sick Leave/Company Holiday Time-off), etc.
UA Mission: We exist to thrill and inspire music makers everywhere with timeless sound and impeccable craftsmanship, freeing the songs inside and allowing you to sound like the records you love.
UA Vision: In the future, music makers around the world will trust Universal Audio as a friend and creative partner, inspiring them to craft amazing records as naturally as playing their first instrument or singing their favorite song. The best home, project, and professional studios will feature most of the UA equipment from floor to ceiling — ranging from audio interfaces and guitar gear to microphones and software — all of it working together to deliver unrivaled sonics and operational symphony. Our customers will eagerly await each new UA product like a hit record or blockbuster movie, trusting that it may spark them to create the best music of their lives. In doing so, UA will become revered worldwide as the way that music is made.
Universal Audio is an equal employment opportunity employer. Our policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. UA also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on these protected categories.
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