Our client is a global leader in electronic interconnect and component manufacturing, with a strong presence across mission-critical industries including automotive, industrial automation, telecommunications, and medical technology.
The company is rapidly expanding its manufacturing and sourcing hub in Thailand and is seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager, South and East Asia to serve as the single point of strategic accountability for regional sourcing, with a primary focus on direct electronics commodities including cables, wires, connectors, wire harnesses, and electro-mechanical components.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute end-to-end category strategies for Thailand and Southeast Asia, focusing on direct electronics categories including cables, wires, connectors, wire harnesses, and components
- Leverage local and Asian market intelligence to identify, audit, and onboard high-performing suppliers that enhance cost, quality, lead time, and supply chain resilience
- Partner with NPI and Quality teams to support regulated programme requirements, ensuring full compliance, traceability, and risk alignment
- Lead executive-level commercial negotiations covering unit pricing, payment terms, capacity reservation, tooling agreements, and risk-sharing terms
- Build forward-looking, volume-aggregated pricing models using long-term demand visibility to secure market-leading total cost of ownership structures
- Establish quotation history tracking, benchmark analytics, and cost-breakdown models to drive continuous cost-down and VA/VE cost reduction initiatives
- Provide hands-on quotation support to improve RFQ turnaround speed, accuracy, and competitiveness for new business development
- Act as the central bridge aligning local manufacturing operations, engineering, NPI, materials planning, and global commercial sourcing teams
- Serve as the primary escalation point for commercial disputes, vendor performance issues, and supply continuity risks across the Asian vendor base
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field
- 10 or more years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience within electronics, EMS, or Tier-1 automotive manufacturing environments
- Strong domain expertise in direct materials sourcing including wire harnesses, cable assemblies, connectors, mechanical and stamping parts, or electronic components
- Proven track record in BOM costing, supplier localisation, VA/VE cost reduction, and commercial negotiations
- Solid CAPEX procurement experience including machinery, tooling, and equipment sourcing is desirable
- Demonstrated track record of navigating and negotiating within the Asian supply network across Thailand, Greater China, and Southeast Asia
- Fluent in English with strong communication skills for regional and global stakeholder management
- Based in or able to commute to Chachoengsao; the site is commutable from Eastern Bangkok, Samut Prakan, and Chonburi
