Strategic Sourcing Manager

Amphenol Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401K with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Life insurance and disability coverage

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions, a division of Amphenol Corporation, seeks a Strategic Sourcing Manager in Santa Clara, CA. You will lead sourcing for semiconductors and optical modules, building executive relationships and guiding cost-optimized supplier strategies.

The role bridges Engineering, Supply Chain, and Product Management to ensure cost competitiveness and long-term supply assurance across critical components for high-speed transceivers and AI networking products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 5+ years in strategic sourcing or procurement in semiconductors, electronics, optical modules, or networking.
• Proven relationships with leading semiconductor suppliers.
• Fluent English; Mandarin a plus.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for semiconductors, ICs, DSPs, drivers, TIAs, laser control ICs, power management devices, memory, and other active electronic components used in optical networking products.
• Build executive-level relationships with key semiconductor manufacturers, distributors, and ecosystem partners.
• Lead supplier selection, qualification, and performance management processes to ensure quality, delivery, cost, and technology roadmaps.
• Establish multi-source strategies to improve supply chain resilience and mitigate single-source risks.
• Lead commercial negotiations covering pricing, allocations, supply agreements, and long-term commitments.
• Develop and execute cost-reduction initiatives through supplier negotiations, design optimization, alternate sourcing, and value engineering.
• Partner with Engineering and R&D teams on component selection, lifecycle management, and supplier technology assessments.
• Support NPI programs by securing samples, engineering support, and production capacity commitments.
• Participate in design reviews to evaluate sourcing risks, second-source opportunities, and long-term availability.
• Monitor semiconductor market conditions, pricing dynamics, lead times, and capacity developments.
• Provide proactive market intelligence and risk assessments to senior management.
• Develop contingency plans for supply disruptions, allocation situations, and geopolitical risks.
• Negotiate and manage strategic sourcing agreements, NDAs, LTAs, and supply contracts.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and regulations.
• Support supplier audits and governance programs focused on quality, sustainability, and business continuity.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Cost reduction

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Market intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world's largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Position: Strategic Sourcing Manager

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. We have design, sales, and manufacturing locations globally and are currently seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our Xgiga team based in the US.

SUMMARY:

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Sourcing Manager with a strong Electronic Engineering background to lead strategic sourcing, supplier management, and supply continuity initiatives for critical electronic and optical components used in high-speed optical transceivers and AI networking products.The ideal candidate combines deep technical understanding of semiconductor and optical module technologies with established executive-level relationships across leading semiconductor suppliers.

This role will serve as a key bridge between Engineering, Supply Chain, Product Management, and Supplier Partners to ensure cost competitiveness, technology alignment, and long-term supply assurance.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for semiconductors, ICs, DSPs, drivers, TIAs, laser control ICs, power management devices, memory, and other active electronic components used in optical networking products.
• Build and maintain executive-level strategic relationships with key semiconductor manufacturers, distributors, and ecosystem partners.
• Drive supplier selection, qualification, and performance management processes to ensure optimal quality, delivery, cost, and technology roadmaps.
• Establish multi-source strategies where applicable to improve supply chain resilience and mitigate single-source risks.

Cost Optimization & Commercial Negotiation

• Lead commercial negotiations covering pricing, allocation, supply agreements, long-term commitments, and strategic partnerships.
• Develop and execute cost-reduction initiatives through supplier negotiations, design optimization, alternate sourcing, and value engineering activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve total cost of ownership while maintaining performance, reliability, and compliance requirements.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and commodity cost management activities.

Engineering & New Product Introduction (NPI) Support

• Partner closely with Engineering and R&D teams on component selection, technical evaluation, lifecycle management, and supplier technology assessments.
• Support NPI programs by securing samples, engineering support, and production capacity commitments.
• Participate in design reviews to evaluate sourcing risks, second-source opportunities, and long-term component availability.
• Collaborate with Product Development teams to align sourcing strategies with technology roadmaps.

Market Intelligence & Risk Management

• Monitor semiconductor market conditions, technology trends, pricing dynamics, lead times, and capacity developments.
• Provide proactive market intelligence and risk assessments to senior management.
• Develop contingency plans for supply disruptions, allocation situations, geopolitical risks, and component obsolescence.
• Maintain visibility into supplier financial health, manufacturing footprint, and strategic direction.

Compliance & Governance

• Negotiate and manage strategic sourcing agreements, NDAs, LTAs, and supply contracts.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable U.S. and international regulations.
• Support supplier audits and governance programs focused on quality, sustainability, and business continuity.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience in the semiconductor, electronics, optical module, or networking industries.
• Proven relationships with leading semiconductor suppliers, including ADI, TI, MPS, Broadcom, Marvell, MACOM, and Semtech.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor components, electronic supply chains, and supplier management.
• Experience in supplier negotiations, cost reduction, and supply continuity planning.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Fluent English required; Mandarin is a plus.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in optical modules, AI hardware, data center networking, or telecommunications.
• Background in electronic engineering, hardware design, or R&D.
• Experience supporting NPI, component qualification, and technology roadmap planning.
• Knowledge of DSPs, TIAs, laser drivers, and other high-speed optical communication components.

The base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $189,260. In determining rate of pay, Amphenol considers a variety of nondiscriminatory factors, including but not limited to geographic location, relevant industry experience, qualifications, skills, and education. It would be rare for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for a given role. Base salary is one facet of Amphenol's total rewards package which includes participation in our comprehensive benefits program with medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day 1, vacation, sick leave, personal days, paid holidays, life insurance, short/long term disability, and matching 401K.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin.

For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/