Team: Strategic Sourcing

Location: River HQ, Bengaluru

Key Responsibilities

- Owns the electrical commodity strategy for built-to-print EMS assemblies — displays, motor controllers, on-board chargers and DC-DC converters — and the strategic semiconductor supplier relationships behind them
- Define and maintain a category roadmap aligned to the product and volume plan, with clear cost, capacity, risk and localization targets
- Lead supplier selection, RFQs and sourcing decisions for new programs (NPI) and for cost/continuity actions on running production
- Build direct, strategic relationships with semiconductor suppliers — the makers of the power devices (MOSFETs, IGBTs, SiC, gate drivers), microcontrollers, memory, display drivers and analog ICs that drive our assemblies — rather than relying on distribution alone
- Monitor device pricing, wafer and raw-material (including rare-earth/magnet) trends, FX and logistics to forecast landed-cost movement and time buys
- Stay ahead of shifts (e.g. SiC/GaN adoption, controller and display technology) to guide sourcing and design-in decisions




- Translate this intelligence into proactive risk actions and buying strategies, and brief leadership with a explicit market outlook
- Own commodity cost — build should-cost/clean-sheet models for EMS assemblies (material, labour, overhead, NRE) and negotiate to them
- Partner with engineering to influence component selection toward sourceable, second-sourced, lifecycle-healthy parts — early, at design-in

Ideal Candidate

- Bachelor's/Master’s degree in engineering or Supply chain Management is preferred
- 8 – 12 years in strategic sourcing/procurement of electrical or electronic commodities, including EMS/contract-manufacturing and semiconductor categories
- A track record of direct semiconductor supplier relationships, allocation/LTA management, and lifecycle (EOL/PCN) handlingstrong should-cost, negotiation and contracting capability; comfort with cross-functional influence
- Proven use of market intelligence to anticipate lead-time, allocation, pricing or geopolitical shifts and act ahead of them
- Excellent communication skills and people skills

📌 Manager - Strategic Sourcing (Electrical) (Bengaluru)
🏢 River Mobility
📍 Bengaluru