Buyer III - Electronics & PCBA
PdwNow, we're entering a new phase of growth and are looking for a Buyer III - Electronics & PCBA to join our Supply Chain team. This is an advanced individual contributor role for an experienced electronics procurement professional who brings deep knowledge of electronic components, PCBAs, suppliers, distribution channels, and electronics manufacturing. The ideal candidate combines hands-on buying experience with the technical fluency and commercial judgment to independently work through complex electronics supply challenges, identify alternatives, and bring informed recommendations to Engineering and Supply Chain. You will serve as a subject matter expert for electronics procurement while remaining close to execution: placing and expediting purchase orders, managing supplier performance and shortages, and ensuring material is available to support production. What You'll DoServe as the procurement subject matter expert for electronics, including PCBAs, bare PCBs, electronic components, interconnects, cable and harness assemblies, electromechanical assemblies, and related production hardware; support adjacent commodities as business priorities require.Execute day-to-day procurement activities for assigned suppliers and commodities, including placing and expediting purchase orders, managing shortages and open-order status, resolving delivery issues, and ensuring material availability to support production requirements.Independently assess complex electronics sourcing and supply problems, evaluate supplier, component, and commercial alternatives, and bring informed recommendations and potential solutions forward for cross-functional decision-making.Lead assigned technical and commercial RFI, RFQ, and RFP activities in partnership with Supply Chain and Engineering, including component bills of material, board fabrication, assembly, test, tooling, non-recurring engineering, programming, and production-volume requirements.Apply deep knowledge of the electronics supplier market to identify and evaluate PCB fabricators, electronics manufacturing services providers, contract manufacturers, component manufacturers, authorized distributors, and other qualified sources; contribute supplier and market expertise to broader sourcing decisions.Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, minimum order quantities, non-cancellable/non-returnable commitments, capacity, warranty, service levels, and other commercial terms, using market knowledge and commercial judgment to achieve strong outcomes for PDW.Work directly with Engineering to interpret bills of material, approved manufacturer and vendor lists, drawings, specifications, datasheets, engineering changes, and build requirements; proactively identify component and sourcing Identify and mitigate allocation, obsolescence, lifecycle, sole-source, counterfeit, capacity, country-of-origin, supplier, and lead-time risks through alternate sourcing, supplier development, forecast alignment, last-time-buy planning, and other appropriate actions.Own supplier performance for assigned suppliers across on-time delivery, quality, cost, responsiveness, and production readiness; drive supplier follow-up, corrective actions, and recovery plans and escalate significant issues as appropriate.Share electronics procurement knowledge across the Supply Chain team by informally mentoring and cross-training Buyers and Planners, documenting relevant supplier and commodity knowledge, and helping build backup capability without formal supervisory responsibility.RequirementsBachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.Seven or more years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, commodity management, supplier management, or manufacturing operations, with significant direct experience purchasing or sourcing PC…