The Global Sourcing team is responsible for all direct procurement associated with our Hardware. Our scope includes all aspects of cost management from FATP to sub-tier supply chain suppliers as well as testing, certification, OPEX and CAPEX. Additionally we are the primary commercial relationship owner and manage all contracts. We leverage a fast paced dynamic development environment with first generation products typically moving from concept to customer delivery quickly. Many work streams are done in parallel across all teams to ensure products meet Verkada’s expectations for product cost and quality.
As a Global Sourcing Manager, you will own the entire direct sourcing execution for a product line. This includes using SAS tools and analytical skills, negotiating costs (BOM, MVA) and managing part qualifications for products in production. You will interact with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
What You'll Do- Own hardware sourcing responsibilities for Verkada Product Line(s)
- Analyze BOM pricing, identify opportunities and negotiate pricing
- Establish good working relationships with suppliers
- Collaborate with and influence cross functional teams to manage production cost and/or quality
- 2+ years experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain or commodity management
- 2+ years working with international supply chains in multiple time zones and countries
- Ability to travel up to 30%
- Degree in Engineering preferred
- Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week and be able to accommodate early morning calls
Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
- Private medical insurance by Nan Shan Life Insurance
- Permanent employees of Verkada Taiwan are eligible for full participation to the group insurance scheme, including accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, accident medical reimbursement, hospital and surgical, and cancer indemnity cover
- Spouses and immediate dependents are eligible to participate in the scheme for accident medical reimbursement, hospital and surgical, and cancer indemnity cover
- Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
- Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, generous time off, and personal sick time
- Professional development stipend
- Wellness/fitness benefits
- Meal stipend
- Commuter benefits
You must be independently authorized to work in Taiwan. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role, at this time.
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Verkada is the world’s largest cloud-based B2B physical security platform, offering a seamless blend of tech and safety. With six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace systems, and intercoms — all integrated on one cloud platform, Verkada is designed for simplicity and scalability. Our real-time insights help organizations keep their spaces safe and comfortable while taking swift action to minimize security risks, workplace hassles, and costly inefficiencies.
Founded in 2016 and backed by over $460M in funding, we’ve grown fast, with 16 offices spread across four continents, 2,000+ employees, and 26,000+ customers in 85+ countries — including 82 of the Fortune 500.
Created by Stanford computer scientists and security experts, alongside Cisco Meraki’s co-founder and COO Hans Robertson, Verkada calls San Mateo, CA home. We also have offices in Salt Lake City, Tampa, Phoenix, Austin, London, Sydney, Taiwan, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto, Mexico City, Seattle, Tokyo, and Korea.
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Verkada’s products start with safety – video security cameras, door-based access control and alarms, and extend to operations, environmental sensors, visitor and mailroom management.
All of our products can be accessed within one cloud ecosystem, bringing the intuitive and easy-to-use nature of consumer security products to the levels of scale
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