Senior Hardware Sourcing Lead for Drones & Robotics

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

Job summary

Wingtra, a robotics scaleup born from ETH Zurich, is hiring a Senior Sourcing professional to own hardware supplier strategies. You will plan sourcing, scan markets, shortlist suppliers and build a clear view of capability in collaboration with R&D, Production, Finance and Compliance.

You will negotiate pricing and terms, set up NDAs and supply agreements, onboard suppliers, manage vendor data in our ERP, lead supplier qualification, audit for quality and compliance, and drive cost reductions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in sourcing, purchasing or new product introduction for hardware products.
• Reading technical drawings and specs; work with engineers.
• Willingness to travel regularly, including international trips.
• Audited suppliers hands-on or in a quality management system (e.g., ISO 9001).
• Knowledge of trade compliance rules and ERP usage for purchasing.

Responsibilities

• Plan sourcing: build a plan for each commodity with BOM and criticality.
• Find and shortlist suppliers via market scans and RFIs/RFQs.
• Collaborate with R&D, Production, Finance and Compliance to assess supplier capability.
• Negotiate pricing, volumes, tooling and payment terms; set NDAs and supply agreements.
• Onboard suppliers and maintain ERP vendor data, price breaks and lead times.
• Lead supplier qualification including quality agreements and first articles.
• Audit suppliers for quality, traceability and compliance; trade checks.
• Place and track orders for prototypes, validation, and pre-series builds; monitor performance.
• Drive cost reductions using should-cost and landed-cost methods.
• Grow supplier base across regions and reuse qualification records.
• Document sourcing processes and templates for repeatability.

Skills

Sourcing

Supplier management

Negotiation

Market research

Reading technical drawings

English communication

Education

Engineering / Supply chain / Business degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Wingtra, a robotics scaleup born from ETH Zurich, is hiring a Senior Sourcing professional to own hardware supplier strategies. You will plan sourcing, scan markets, shortlist suppliers and build a clear view of capability in collaboration with R&D, Production, Finance and Compliance.

You will negotiate pricing and terms, set up NDAs and supply agreements, onboard suppliers, manage vendor data in our ERP, lead supplier qualification, audit for quality and compliance, and drive cost reductions.