fab2 Sourcing & Planning Manager at fab2 owning supply base for semiconductor fab manufacturing. Manage supplier negotiation, MRP execution, and shortage recovery across hardware, electronics, and raw materials.
Responsibilities
As a Sourcing & Planning Manager at fab2, you will own the supply base we use to manufacture semiconductor fabs. The work spans supplier negotiation, MRP execution, and shortage recovery across hardware, electronics, and raw materials. You'll work alongside production and engineering to find suppliers, drive design for manufacturability, and make sure material is never the reason a build stops.
Own material planning for high-mix assemblies under rapid design iteration, balancing obsolescence risk against continuity of supply.
Preserve R&D's freedom to source fast and creatively while bringing rigor and continuity of supply as we scale into production.
Be the creative tension in our push toward zero vendors. Run make-versus-buy analysis, know what a part should cost and who can supply it, and call it when buying beats our in-house capability today.
Judge suppliers in person. Walk their floors, look at their machines, and form your own view of what they can actually make.
Identify single-sourced parts; qualify second sources where the risk is unacceptable.
Buy long-lead material ahead of design release; execute last-time buys before end-of-life.
Set stocking policy and own any resulting excess and obsolescence.
Own purchase orders: confirm dates, expedite late lines.
Manage inbound freight, customs, and tariff exposure.
Ensure our production work centers are always clear-to-build on time.
Represent sourcing in the development of our in-house manufacturing software. Draft the specifications and prototype the tools yourself.
Qualification
5+ years sourcing
Required
5+ years sourcing, procurement, or material planning for physical products
MRP execution in a production ERP including demand planning, PO placement, shortage recovery
