Strategic Sourcing Manager - Indirect Sourcing

Location: Richmond, British Columbia or Burlington, Ontario (Hybrid)

Our Company:

Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC) is a leading supplier of high-performance semiconductors powering AI data center networking, IoT connectivity and intelligent human-machine interfaces. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Camarillo, California, Semtech serves the infrastructure, industrial and consumer markets from more than 30 locations around the globe. Semtech product platforms include: Signal Integrity, Cellular IoT Solutions, Circuit Protection, Wireless RF, Smart Sensing, Power Management, Broadcast Video, and Professional AV. 

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Procurement, the Strategic Sourcing Manager executes end-to-end purchasing activities for indirect goods and services including strategic sourcing, analysis, negotiations, and contract management. The position will play a critical role in supporting capital equipment (CapEx) procurement, requiring comfort with technical specifications and high-value vendor negotiations. The position will manage the vendors in North America.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with internal business units to identify needs and objectives to recommend suppliers capable of providing goods and services that meet requirements. This includes vetting requirements to ensure that they can be operationalized.
• Support capital expenditure (CapEx) sourcing activities including technical RFQs, equipment vendor negotiations, and coordination with engineering, IT, and operations stakeholders.
• Invite, assess, and award/recommend supplier tenders, bids, quotations, and proposals. This includes the ability to design and implement sourcing events in the form of Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Quotations (RFQ), and Requests for Information (RFI).
• Negotiate with vendors to arrive at the appropriate specifications and optimal value Structures evaluation criteria to ensure an equitable and consistent approach when selecting preferred vendors.
• Establish and negotiate contract terms and conditions, and maintain supplier relationships.
• Renewal contract negotiation – track contracts for renewals and expiries in advance to formulate appropriate supplier engagement strategies.
• Total cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis.
• Comply with and maintain knowledge of applicable rules, legislation, regulations, standards, and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications (Must Haves):

• 5+ years of strategic sourcing experience with demonstrated expertise in pricing / contract negotiation and ownership of RFP, RFI, RFQ processes
• Expertise with capital expenditure (Capex) sourcing
• Experience sourcing Manufacturing and IT equipment
• Advanced experience with Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Undergraduate degree

Desired Qualifications (Strong Pluses):

• High tech industry background
• SCMP or other Supply Chain/Purchasing certification
• Exposure to SAP
• Experience with AI tools like Claude

The intent of this job description is to describe the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically included in this description.

All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

A reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position is annual salary CAD $86,000 - $124,000. There are several factors taken into consideration in determining base salary, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, skills, education and experience, as well as job location and the value of other elements of an employee’s total compensation package.

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