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We are seeking a Display technology & Optics (D&O) Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead Optics Strategic Partnerships and Sourcing across OMI and enabling technologies (e.g., Film, Lens, and critical supply-chain partnerships). This role owns the end-to-end strategy for supplier engagement and commercial outcomes, translating long-range compute and product needs into sourcing, contracting, and partnership roadmaps that ensure capacity, cost, technology access, resiliency, and speed.
Job Responsibility
Strategic Sourcing & Supply Management: End-to-end sourcing strategy for optical film components across AR/VR product portfolio
Develop and execute multi-year commodity strategies
Drive competitive cost structures through strategic negotiations, should-cost modeling, and TCO analysis
Establish and manage long-term supply agreements
Build and maintain resilient supply base
Cost and Supply Negotiation: Lead commercial negotiations with optical film suppliers to achieve cost targets
Develop should-cost models for D-film, L-film
Drive year-over-year cost reduction programs
Negotiate capacity commitments, lead time improvements
Manage NRE costs and tooling investments
Technical Depth in Optics: Develop domain expertise in optical film technologies
Stay current on optical film industry trends
Partner with optics engineering teams to translate technical requirements
Evaluate supplier technical capabilities
Support new technology introduction
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as primary supply chain interface between optics engineering, product design, quality, operations, and finance
Partner with Optics Engineering
Collaborate with Product Design / Mechanical Engineering on DFM and DFSC
Work with Quality Engineering
Coordinate with Operations / NPI teams
Engage with Finance / FP&A
Align with Program Management
Support Sustainability / Responsible Sourcing initiatives
Risk Management & Business Continuity: Proactively identify and mitigate supply chain risks
Develop and maintain business continuity plans
Monitor suppliers' financial health and operational stability
Drive supplier diversification and regional strategy
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Optical, Mechanical, Materials, Chemical, or related field), Supply Chain Management, or Business
8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management, or procurement, preferably in consumer electronics, optics, or display technologies
Demonstrated track record of complex commercial negotiations in delivering significant cost savings
Experience managing optical or display component suppliers, with understanding of film, coating, or precision optics manufacturing
Analytical skills with proficiency in should-cost modeling, TCO analysis, and data-driven decision making
Proven ability to build and manage relationships across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, matrixed organization
Experience with supplier qualification processes, quality systems (ISO, IATF), and production ramp-up management
Nice to have
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy review)
Experience with one or more: Film (L/D film), LCD/OLED display, yield/capacity ramp planning
Prior experience operating in a hyperscale or large platform environment with complex stakeholder sets
Understanding of supply chain risk management in semiconductors (multi-tier, geopolitical, and allocation) environments
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies