Strategic Sourcing Manager - Materials

3w3 weeks ago

ENOVIX Corporation

MY · Full-time · MYR 180,000 – MYR 300,000

About this role

The Strategic Sourcing Manager for Materials secures a reliable, cost-competitive, and sustainable supply of critical materials. This role combines market intelligence, supplier relationship management, and cross-functional collaboration to support battery technology roadmaps and production scaling. It acts as the bridge between suppliers, R&D, and manufacturing for growth objectives.

Day-to-day involves developing and executing global sourcing strategies, negotiating long-term supply agreements, and qualifying new suppliers. Manage material commodity relationships, support design reviews, and handle weekly demand, supply, and capacity at supplier partners. Drive cost reduction through value engineering, alternative sourcing, and supply chain optimization.

Collaborate with Process Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, finance, and operations teams to ensure supply assurance and align with production ramp-up. Perform Quarterly Business Reviews, monitor global markets, tariffs, and regulations for resilience. Lead supplier performance on quality, cost, delivery, and sustainability metrics like ESG and CO₂ footprint.

Build stakeholder support across locations and functions, provide benchmarking of competitive components and materials. Develop cost analysis tools, make vs. buy analyses, and strategies for supply diversification. Represent the company in strategic partnerships and investment discussions with upstream suppliers.

Requirements

Experience in strategic sourcing and commodity management for critical materials
Proven skills in supplier relationship management across raw materials to finished components
Expertise in negotiating supply agreements, contracts, and cost reduction opportunities
Knowledge of global markets, tariffs, regulations for minerals and electrode materials
Ability to perform cost analysis, benchmarking, and make vs. buy analyses
Cross-functional collaboration with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and finance
Familiarity with supplier performance metrics including ESG and CO₂ footprint
Hands-on experience in supply chain optimization and risk management

Responsibilities

Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for materials and optimize business processes
Negotiate and execute Master Supply Agreements, development contracts, and long-term supply agreements
Manage material commodity relationships, support design reviews, and weekly demand, supply, capacity at suppliers
Drive cost reduction initiatives through value engineering, alternative sourcing, and supply chain optimization
Monitor global market trends, tariffs, and regulatory impacts on critical minerals and electrode materials
Partner with R&D, Engineering, and Manufacturing to qualify new suppliers and materials
Lead supplier performance management including quality, cost, delivery, and sustainability metrics
Develop strategies for supply diversification, resilience, and alignment with production plans