Sourcing Manager

NEX Corporation; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 980,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Flexible working hours and vacation

Product-driven culture and growth

Hands-on experience with cutting-edge技

Job summary

Nex is seeking an experienced Senior Sourcing Manager in Hong Kong to lead upstream sourcing strategy for critical ICs and memory. You will partner with principals to secure design support, allocation, pricing, and Nex-preferred contracts, ensuring cost competitiveness and supply continuity as the Playground hardware business scales globally.

The role requires 7–10+ years in sourcing/supplier management in consumer electronics, with a proven track record in negotiations and multi-sourcing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or business.
• 7–10+ years sourcing/supplier management in consumer electronics/hardware; IC/memory/SoC experience essential.
• Proven commercial negotiation, cost analysis, and multi-sourcing track record.
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering/operations in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop upstream sourcing strategy and execution for critical ICs/memory.
• Partner with principals to secure design/development support, allocation, pricing, and Nex-preferred contracts.
• Ensure cost competitiveness and supply continuity as we scale Playground hardware globally.
• Build and maintain an Approved Vendor List (AVL) for critical components and manage risk mitigation.

Skills

Upstream sourcing

Negotiation

Cost analysis

Multi-sourcing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business

Tools

N/A

Job description

Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.

Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have FunandIs Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.

Location: Hong Kong

Reports to: Director, Manufacturing and Sourcing

The Role

At Nex, we move fast. This role upstream sourcing strategy and executionforcritical ICs/memory(e.g., SoC, camera modules, memory). Partner with principals to secure design/development support, allocation, pricing, andNex-preferred contracts. Ensure cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and resilience as we scale Playground hardware globally.

What You’ll Do

• Upstream Partnerships, Pricing & Forecasting
  • Build and manage strategic supplier relationships for assigned commodities.
  • Drive pricing strategy, negotiations, andlocked-in commercial terms(cost models, should-cost, allocation guarantees).
  • Establish forecasting cadence with internal stakeholders and suppliers; translate demand signals into supply plans.
  • Drive alignment on lead times, MOQs, allocation strategy, and upside planning.
• Supply Resilience & AVL Management
  • Build and maintain an Approved Vendor List (AVL) for critical components.
  • Plan and execute dual-sourcing / second-source qualification, including risk assessments and readiness gates.
  • Identify critical point-of-failure risks and implement mitigation plans (supply, capacity, geopolitical, and quality risks).
• Core Component Strategy (SoC/Camera/Memory)
  • Shape commodity strategy and supplier selection recommendations for core technologies (e.g., SoC, camera, memory).
  • Collaborate with engineering and quality on supplier capability assessment, qualification planning, and change control.
  • Track roadmaps and ensure sourcing decisions support product performance, cost, and schedule.
• Allocation & Execution
  • Securepriority allocationduring shortages; manage lead times and supply ramps.
  • Track supplier KPIs (OTD, yield, quality); drive continuous cost/efficiency improvements.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business (Master's preferred).
• 7–10+ yearssourcing/supplier management inconsumer electronics/hardware;IC/memory/SoC experience essential.
• Proven commercial negotiation, cost analysis, andmulti-sourcingtrack record.
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering/operations in fast-paced settings.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
• Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
• Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field

Nex is located inSan Jose, California, USAandHongKong. Learn more about us atnex.inc/who-we-are.

Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.

We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.