Procurement Manager at Dyson

Jing'an District, Shanghai, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Procurement Management, Supplier Performance, Risk Management, Negotiation, Project Management, Commodity Strategies, Cost Efficiency, Collaboration, Communication, Stakeholder Management, Material Readiness, BOM Analysis, PCBA Sourcing, Electronics, JDM Environment, Supply Chain

Industry

electrical;Appliances;and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

About us: We’re looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to join our Electronics Procurement team, specialising in PCBA sourcing within a JDM environment. Collaborating with internal stakeholders, JDM manufacturing partners, and external suppliers, you’ll drive best-in-class supplier performance, position critical materials for supply assurance, and enable our product launch schedules. The role is central for building and executing robust Commodity Strategies for PCBAs. About the role: As a Procurement Manager you’ll: · Own the commercial responsibility for the PCBA commodity—total control of sourcing, cost, supplier quality, and delivery across new and existing projects. · Engage collaboratively with Procurement Engineering, RDD, and project managers to develop, qualify, and ramp supply chains that deliver on cost, quality, and performance metrics. · Lead dual-source initiatives—partner with engineering and JDM teams to qualify alternative suppliers and components to reduce risk and drive cost efficiency. · Coordinate PCBA part qualification for alternative sources and design changes, closely following up to mitigate supply bottlenecks and manage cost-down activities. · Build and implement commodity strategies by working with category managers and engineering on specific PCBA requirements for each product category. · Manage material readiness—monitor and coordinate with suppliers and partners to ensure PCBA and component availability lines up with project milestones. · Screen global PCBA manufacturers and JDMs for capability, competitiveness, and fit with Dyson’s requirements. Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and allocation. · Drive complex negotiations—achieve best cost, quality, and adaptability outcomes for Dyson, whether dealing with JDMs or other suppliers. · Support rapid demand change management—work with supply chain teams on expedited PCBA allocations and critical priorities. · Coordinate exposure management—support operations and contract manufacturers to minimise obsolete or excess PCBA materials through smart scheduling, cancellation, and rescheduling. · Assist RDD and engineering in PCBA evaluation and validation builds—lead supplier support for prototypes, pilot runs, and ramp-ups. · Lead BOM analysis and price control—break down PCBAs by component, review costs, and manage price variance. · Support BOM and AVL management—work with category managers to scrub BOMs, guide longevity decisions, and steer AVL use. · Drive risk assessment and mitigation—work with category managers to spot risk components and develop PCBA supply solutions. About you: · Bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, or related field · Credentials in procurement and/or supply chain · Experience in Commodity management, especially in Electronics/PCBA/JDM sourcing · Proven record of defining and executing commodity strategies · Strong supplier performance and risk management skills · Expert negotiator—comfortable in both monopolistic and competitive environments · Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management abilities · Ability to work independently with drive and initiative · Project management experience is a bonus · Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, or similar analytics tools Benefits Dyson monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and bonuses. Beyond that, you’ll enjoy a transport allowance and comprehensive medical care and insurance. But financial benefits are just the start of a Dyson career. Professional growth, leadership development and new opportunities abound, driven by regular reviews and dynamic workshops. And with a vibrant culture, the latest devices and a relaxed dress code reflecting our engineering spirit, it’s an exciting team environment geared to fuelling and realising ambition. Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity. At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.

Responsibilities

The Procurement Manager will own the commercial responsibility for the PCBA commodity, managing sourcing, cost, supplier quality, and delivery. They will collaborate with various teams to develop and qualify supply chains while driving supplier performance and risk mitigation.