You work at the interface between Engineering, Supply Chain, and Production, translating technical requirements into clear supplier packages, negotiating costs and lead times, and ensuring that the right boards are available on time and at the required quality level. * Translate engineering needs into supplier-ready data – review BOMs, Gerbers, stackups, drawings, and specifications to ensure CMs have complete and correct information. * Manage contract manufacturers – build strong relationships, align on capabilities and capacity, and drive performance on cost, quality, lead time, and responsiveness, including on-site visits of contract manufacturers * Optimize cost and lead time – run competitive RFQs, analyze trade-offs (volume, lead time, technology level), and negotiate pricing an
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