Global Supply Manager, PCB

Greater Los Angeles, CA | Fully on site | Full-time | $130,000 to $180,000 base We're partnering with an aerospace manufacturer building flight vehicles at rate. Designs move fast, volumes keep climbing, and the electronics supply base has to keep pace. They need a Global Supply Manager to own printed circuit boards and assemblies for the vehicle electronics programme. You'll take boards from new product development through to stable, high-volume production, and you'll be the person who makes sure fabricators and assembly partners can deliver. Why it's worth a look Real ownership. You run the commodity: strategy, supplier selection, negotiation and contract awards. Flight hardware at rate. Every board you source goes into vehicles built for a production ramp, not a one-off prototype. Technical and commercial in equal measure. You'll work with electrical engineering on manufacturability alongside the negotiation and cost modelling. Visibility. You'll present supply base health, risks and contract awards directly to leadership. The role Own the supply base for bare boards and PCB assemblies across development and production programmes Build sourcing strategies that cut risk and hit cost, payment term and cash flow targets Qualify and develop fabrication and assembly suppliers, and install capacity ahead of an aggressive production ramp Visit suppliers on site to assess capability, equipment, capacity and quality systems Negotiate and manage contracts covering pricing, scope, liability, IP and export compliance, working with Legal Run RFx packages, award work and manage ongoing purchase orders Build should-cost models and drive year-on-year cost reduction Set supplier KPIs and SLAs, track performance and lead continuous improvement What you bring Bachelor's degree and 6+ years, advanced degree and 4+ years, or 10+ years of experience across engineering, purchasing, contract negotiation, production planning or supply chain Direct sourcing experience in PCB fabrication, PCBA or contract electronics manufacturing A working knowledge of what drives board cost and lead time: layer count, materials, assembly complexity and component supply A track record negotiating high-value contracts with a global supply base Confident reading drawings and specifications and joining design reviews NPI and production procurement experience Comfortable prioritising across many programmes in a fast-moving environment Nice to have Aerospace, defence, medical or automotive electronics experience APICS or Lean Six Sigma certification Need to know Base salary: $130,000 to $180,000 , with final level and salary set on experience. Full medical, dental and vision, 401(k), disability and life cover, paid parental leave and PTO. Up to 50% travel, including international Extended hours and weekends around major milestones Fully on site, remote not considered #J-18808-Ljbffr Sourcechange Limited