Job DescriptionThe Senior Category Manager - PCBA is responsible for developing and executing enterprise-wide sourcing and supplier strategies for printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) with $300M in spend across 50+ Business Units. Reporting to the Senior Director of Supply Chain, this role partners closely with engineering, operations, and business units to drive cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and technology alignment across a global supply base. The role balances strategy with execution: driving sourcing events, negotiating master agreements, rationalizing suppliers, and implementing contracts to deliver measurable savings, risk reduction, and compliance in a highly decentralized environment.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute global PCBA / EMS category strategies aligned to business and product roadmaps
- Drive supplier consolidation, preferred supplier programs, and long-term agreements
- Stand up EMS / PCBA category council and cross-functional working teams to drive alignment and adoption without direct authority.
- Analyze spend, supplier landscape, and market dynamics to identify cost savings, working capital improvement, and risk mitigation opportunities
- Lead complex sourcing events (RFIs, RFPs, RFQs) and negotiate global commercial agreements
- Lead executive-level supplier negotiations and quarterly business reviews
- Build and execute savings pipelines and cost-reduction initiatives (e.g. should cost, benchmarking, value engineering)
- Drive supply chain risk mitigation (capacity constraints, geopolitical risk, material shortages)
- Serve as escalation point for critical supplier performance issues
- Lead supplier development initiatives to improve cost structure, scalability, and technical capability
- Lead initiatives to improve supplier pay terms
- Champion enterprise level digital sourcing tools and data visibility usage across the enterprise (e.g., Source-to-Pay platforms)
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field
- 8-12 years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain
- Strong experience in PCBA, EMS, or electronic components
- Proven track record negotiating complex supply agreements and driving cost savings
- Experience in NPI, supplier qualification, and manufacturing environments
- Strong analytical skills (TCO, should-cost modeling, market analysis)
- Experience with Source-to-Pay platforms (e.g., Ivalua, Coupa, SAP)
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment in a matrix organization
- Advanced PC skills, including MS Teams administration, MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Strong technical aptitude: ability to learn and adapt to new technology
- Demonstrated success executing complex sourcing projects across multiple sites/business units in a decentralized enterprise; proven ability to influence without authority.
- Strong commercial acumen (TCO, price/should-cost, indexation, SLAs/KPIs) and contract negotiation experience for master agreements
- Willingness to travel globally (20-30%)
Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.
Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
