Global Hardware Sourcing Lead

Arbeitnow; Zürich; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wingtra seeks a seasoned Sourcing professional to plan and execute supplier strategies for hardware products. You will run market scans, evaluate suppliers with R&D and Production, and negotiate terms including NDAs and long-term agreements.

You will also onboard suppliers, manage vendor data in the ERP, and drive cost reductions across regions. You will collaborate across Finance and Compliance, participate in qualification programs, and ensure quality, traceability and trade compliance while

Qualifications

• 6+ years in sourcing, purchasing or new product introduction for hardware.
• Read technical drawings and work with engineers.
• Willing to travel regularly, including international trips.
• Audited suppliers or worked with ISO 9001 quality management.
• Knowledge of trade compliance rules and ERP systems.
• English communication at a professional level.

Responsibilities

• Plan sourcing: build a plan from BOM, weigh criticality and sourcing options.
• Market scans, RFIs and RFQs to shortlist suppliers.
• Collaborate with R&D, Production, Finance and Compliance for a single view.
• Negotiate pricing, volumes, tooling and terms; draft NDAs and agreements.
• Onboard suppliers and maintain ERP vendor data, lead times, price breaks.
• Coordinate supplier qualification; quality agreements and inspection readiness.
• Audit suppliers for quality, traceability and trade compliance.
• Place and expedite orders for prototypes to pre-series builds.
• Drive cost reductions using should-cost and landed-cost models.
• Grow supplier base across production sites and regions; reuse qualifications.
• Document sourcing processes and playbooks to enable handover.

Skills

Sourcing

Supplier relations

Cross-functional

English comms

Education

Engineering degree

Supply chain degree

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Wingtra seeks a seasoned Sourcing professional to plan and execute supplier strategies for hardware products. You will run market scans, evaluate suppliers with R&D and Production, and negotiate terms including NDAs and long-term agreements.

You will also onboard suppliers, manage vendor data in the ERP, and drive cost reductions across regions. You will collaborate across Finance and Compliance, participate in qualification programs, and ensure quality, traceability and trade compliance while