Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

Touchdown Labs, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Touchdown Labs is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to own supplier strategy, negotiations, and total-cost decisions for critical equipment and services. The role spans Taiwan and the U.S., with a focus on building a resilient supplier base and long-term partnerships in a fast-moving semiconductor ecosystem.

You will lead make-or-buy analyses, total-cost modeling, and executive supplier reviews, requiring 10+ years in semiconductor sourcing and comfort operating across Taiwan and the

Qualifications

• 10+ years in semiconductor or electronics sourcing.
• Negotiated major equipment or service agreements.
• Comfortable in Taiwan and U.S. business settings.

Responsibilities

• Own supplier strategy and segmentation and make-or-buy analysis.
• Develop and negotiate long-term supplier agreements.
• Lead executive supplier reviews and risk assessments.

Skills

Supplier strategy

Make-or-buy analysis

Total-cost modeling

Lead-time modeling

Negotiation

Supplier risk management

Executive supplier relationships

Cross-border collaboration

Job description

Careers · Supply chain, sourcing & quality# Senior Strategic Sourcing ManagerOwn supplier strategy, agreements, and total-cost decisions for critical equipment and services.**Location:** Hsinchu, Taiwan · Santa Clara, CAAll roles →Apply for this role →---SeniorHsinchuSanta ClaraOpenings: 2Open role## Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager### Our missionAI is becoming fundamental to how the world works. When it is, the ability to compute, and to manufacture the hardware that computes, should not be concentrated in a few places. Touchdown's mission is to make compute accessible to the whole world and to reindustrialize advanced semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. We co-design everything for next-generation compute: the AI systems people use, the software that serves them, the architectures and chips underneath, and the packaging, test, and manufacturing that make them real. Co-design brings down the complexity and cost of building compute. That is what makes manufacturing in America competitive again, and what puts compute within reach of people and companies everywhere. We build alongside the world's best manufacturing ecosystems, including Taiwan's, and every role here makes one layer better and carries what it learns to the rest.### Why this role mattersBuilding next-generation compute depends on getting the right tools, materials, and services at the right time and cost. Sourcing turns engineering needs into a dependable supply base.### Technical scopeSupplier strategy and segmentation; make-or-buy analysis; total-cost and lead-time modeling; negotiation of long-term agreements; supplier risk and resilience; executive supplier relationships across Taiwan and the U.S.### First 90 days* Take ownership of the supplier map for active programs.* Run competitive sourcing with lead-time and total-cost models.* Negotiate agreements with key suppliers.### What you will own* Supplier strategy and make-or-buy analysis.* Long-term agreements.* Executive supplier reviews.### What you bring* 10+ years in semiconductor or electronics sourcing.* Negotiated major equipment or service agreements.* Comfortable in Taiwan and U.S. business settings.### Helpful experience* Mandarin### How we work* AI-native by default. You use coding agents, AI-assisted analysis, and automation every day, and you check their output against measurements before anyone relies on it.* We work alongside foundries, test houses, OSATs, and research labs, and we build with partners rather than against them.* Do not bring, send, or use confidential information or trade secrets from a current or former employer. We hire for skill and judgment, not for anyone else's process recipes.### How the role works* Full-time.* Location: Hsinchu, Taiwan · Santa Clara, CA.* Openings: 2.* Taiwan roles are employed through a local employer of record. Mandarin is a strong plus for Taiwan roles; English is required for written work.* Pay: $160,000–$210,000 base (Santa Clara, CA).* Ranges are base pay for U.S. roles and depend on location, experience, and level. Full-time roles also include equity and benefits. Taiwan pay is set to the local market and discussed in the first call.* Start date and employment details are discussed during the process.Apply for this role →Applications are reviewed against the work described here. We do not use a degree, title, or keyword list as a substitute for evidence.