Senior Semiconductor Sourcing Manager

Bose Corporation, U.S.A; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 138,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bose Corporation in Framingham, MA seeks a Senior Semiconductor Sourcing Manager to drive global sourcing strategies for semiconductors, partnering with hardware, firmware, and product teams to optimize cost, lead times, and supply continuity.

The role requires deep semiconductor market knowledge and experience in executive communications, supplier negotiations, and risk management. Travel up to 15% may be involved.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in semiconductor sourcing or related high-tech field.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor industry, embedded systems.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and risk mitigation.
• Ability to read BOMs, roadmaps, and product requirements.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business.

Responsibilities

• Lead global sourcing and commodity strategies for semiconductors.
• Evaluate suppliers on hardware and software ecosystem maturity.
• Assess total value including pricing, licensing, and lifecycle costs.
• Partner with Hardware, Embedded Software, Firmware, and Product teams.
• Lead supplier selection and commercial negotiations.
• Identify supplier risks and mitigation strategies.
• Drive strategic supplier partnerships for long-term development.
• Lead QBRs/EBRs and present to executives.
• Collaborate with cost engineering to model costs.
• Oversee product supply chain from escalation to continuity.
• Travel up to 15%.

Skills

Semiconductor sourcing

Supplier negotiations

Cost management

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Global environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At Bose Corporation, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth - and for over 60 years, we have been a company built on innovation, excellence, and independence. Privately owned, fiercely customer-focused, and driven by our values, we continue to lead industries and transform lives through sound.

Today, Bose Corporation is entering an exciting new era. Across multiple global Business Units and Global Functions, we are shaping the future of audio technology, automotive, luxury, and premium experiences. We invite you to join us in this transformation.

Job Description

At Bose, we create products that deliver extraordinary experiences and help people feel more, do more, and be more. As part of Global Procurement, the Senior Semiconductor Sourcing Manager will develop and execute global sourcing strategies for semiconductors while supporting cost, innovation, time-to-market, and supply continuity objectives.

This role requires strong semiconductor market knowledge, commercial expertise, and an understanding of embedded software, firmware, software-enabled semiconductor technologies, and hardware/software interdependencies to support technology and sourcing decisions.

Job Description & responsibilities:

• Lead and execute global sourcing and commodity strategies for semiconductors that support key business objectives, including time to market, cost reduction, lead-time improvement, supply continuity, and successful product ramp-up and ramp-down.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of semiconductor architectures, including SoCs, MCUs, DSPs, and connectivity chipsets, and their integration with embedded software, firmware, and system-level applications.
• Evaluate semiconductor suppliers based on both hardware capabilities and software ecosystem maturity, including SDKs, APIs, development tools, firmware support, documentation, and long-term software maintenance.
• Assess the total value and cost of semiconductor solutions, considering hardware pricing, software licensing, development costs, integration complexity, ongoing support, and product lifecycle management.
• Partner with Hardware Engineering, Embedded Software, Firmware, and Product Development teams to assess technology roadmaps, supplier capabilities, platform compatibility, and long-term scalability.
• Lead supplier selection and commercial negotiations covering semiconductor components, software licensing, intellectual property (IP), technical support, development tools, and associated contractual agreements.
• Identify and mitigate supplier risks related to semiconductor availability, software dependencies, firmware updates, cybersecurity, technology obsolescence, and vendor lock-in.
• Drive strategic supplier partnerships that support hardware innovation, software ecosystem compatibility, competitive differentiation, and long-term product development needs.
• Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) with suppliers & be able to effectively communicate with executive teams. Transform multiple and complex streams of information into simple, clear and concise terms to be presented to stakeholders
• Partner with Product cost engineering to develop and maintain predictive cost models incorporating component cost drivers, risk profiles, lifecycle considerations, and End-of-Life.
• Establish strong partnerships with the Contract Manufacturing procurement teams & lead oversight of product supply chain from an escalation stand point including capacity analysis, safety stock, flexibility & distribution network.
• Assess supply risks and establish mitigation strategies, including alternative sources, capacity planning, safety stock, and business continuity plans.
• Lead semiconductor market intelligence, including technology trends, capacity, lead times, lifecycle/EOL, pricing, tariffs, and geopolitical or supply risks.
• Domestic and international travel up to 15%

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of experience in semiconductor sourcing, manufacturing, supply chain, or a related high-technology environment.
• Strong understanding of the semiconductor industry, embedded systems, and hardware/software technology ecosystems.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, cost management, and supply-risk mitigation.
• Ability to understand technical specifications, BOMs, semiconductor roadmaps, and product requirements.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, global environment with a high degree of integrity and accountability.

At Bose, you're inspired to be and do your best and are rewarded for your unique talents! Our compensation is thoughtfully tailored to your skills, experience, education, and location, and goes beyond base salary. The hiring range for this position in the primary work location of Framingham, Massachusetts is: $138,100-$189,850.The h