Technical Buyer: Design Sourcing & Costing (Hybrid)

Pod Point Limited; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

UnMind wellbeing platform

Peppy platform

Energy tariff discount

Hybrid working

Work abroad up to 20 days/yr

25 days holiday

Parental leave

Job summary

Pod Point Limited in London is seeking a Technical Buyer to own the commercial side of our hardware products. Hybrid role with 2 days in the office weekly, salary £40,000–£45,000 plus benefits.

You will partner with engineers from design through end of life, shaping BOMs, supplier relations and cost strategies. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to reduce costs, improve resilience and secure better terms with component suppliers and contract manufacturers.

Qualifications

• Technical buying experience in electronics or electro-mechanical hardware manufacturing
• Ability to read and understand a BOM including PCBs and tooling
• Involvement in new product introduction (NPI) and design reviews
• Cost analysis, should-cost models and negotiation
• Experience in supply-chain resilience and obsolescence management
• Familiarity with supplier quality processes and regulatory compliance (RoHS/REACH/WEEE)
• Proficiency with PLM/ERP systems and cost modelling using Excel/AI

Responsibilities

• Shape sourcing at the design stage and flag critical components
• Lead NPI sourcing and CBOM approvals for new products and kits
• Own CBOM costings and run should-cost reviews with manufacturers
• Drive cost reduction through value engineering with partners
• Build supply resilience by managing end-of-life and allocations
• Monitor component market trends and lead-time pricing
• Be the single trusted supplier contact for engineers and suppliers
• Manage contract manufacturer relationships and pricing benchmarks
• Lead supplier quality conversations and 8D investigations
• Ensure supplier documentation for RoHS, REACH and WEEE

Skills

Technical buying

Electronics BOM knowledge

NPI involvement

Cost analysis

Supply chain resilience

Supplier quality & compliance

Systems & data

Autonomy & relationship building

Tools

Arena PLM

ERP systems

Excel

AI cost modelling

Job description

Pod Point Limited in London is seeking a Technical Buyer to own the commercial side of our hardware products. Hybrid role with 2 days in the office weekly, salary £40,000–£45,000 plus benefits.

You will partner with engineers from design through end of life, shaping BOMs, supplier relations and cost strategies. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to reduce costs, improve resilience and secure better terms with component suppliers and contract manufacturers.