Senior Manager, Technical Sourcing; Foundry
Listed on 2026-10-01
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Procurement / Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Coordination
We are looking for a Senior Technical Sourcing Manager – Foundry & ASIC to lead sourcing strategy for semiconductor foundry and ASIC services supporting current and next-generation products.
You will partner with Silicon Engineering, Product, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain to secure the technology, capacity, cost, and supply assurance required to support product development and high-volume manufacturing.
Responsibilities- Own global sourcing strategy for semiconductor foundry and ASIC services, from early product development through high-volume manufacturing.
- Partner with Engineering to align process technology, foundry capabilities, and ASIC partners with product and technology roadmaps.
- Lead strategic relationships and negotiations with foundries and ASIC partners across pricing, NRE, masks, capacity, commercial terms, and long-term agreements.
- Develop strategies for advanced process nodes, including technology access, capacity reservations, multi-year supply commitments, and strategic investments.
- Build should-cost and total-cost models covering wafers, masks, NRE, yield, cycle time, and manufacturing economics.
- Secure capacity ahead of major product ramps and develop sourcing strategies to mitigate technology, capacity, geographic, and supply risks.
- Monitor foundry market dynamics, technology roadmaps, industry capacity, and competitive cost trends.
- Present sourcing strategies, commercial recommendations, supplier decisions, and key risks to senior leadership.
- 10+ years of experience in semiconductors, foundry, ASIC, technical sourcing, supply chain, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, advanced process nodes, wafer economics, yield, capacity, and cycle time.
- Experience working with leading semiconductor foundries and/or ASIC partners.
- Demonstrated success leading complex commercial negotiations and strategic supplier relationships.
- Experience supporting semiconductor products from development through tapeout, qualification, ramp, and volume production.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Ability to travel internationally.
- Experience sourcing advanced-node foundry services for AI, HPC, networking, data center, or other complex semiconductor products.
- Experience negotiating wafer pricing, NRE, capacity agreements, strategic prepayments, and long-term supply agreements.
- Understanding of leading-edge process technologies and foundry ecosystems.
- Established relationships with leading global foundry and ASIC suppliers.
Please note that no relocation package is available for this role.
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Salary Range:$161,500-$218,500 per year
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