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Axon

Builds weapons, cameras and software for police

Electronic Sourcing Engineer 2

Procurement & SourcingPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeScottsdale, AZ, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of experience in supply chain, technical sourcing, and/or engineering.
  • Proven success developing strong relationships with key stakeholders to drive rigor in supplier selection.
  • Skill in should-cost modeling and negotiating pricing and terms and conditions.
  • Work experience in a new product introduction sourcing environment and ability to manage the rapid changes typical during new product development.
  • Experience dealing with electronics suppliers.
  • Experience in a high-mix, low-volume procurement environment.
  • Must be located in or willing to relocate to Scottsdale, Arizona.

Responsibilities

  • Communicate proactively with design engineering and product teams before and during new product introduction to understand current and future needs for new product components, using industry experience to influence decisions.
  • Work with Electronics Category Managers on sourcing decisions aligned with their strategies and seek cross-functional agreement when discrepancies arise.
  • Build relationships with manufacturers and their representatives to understand product roadmaps and availability for future product development.
  • Develop and ramp component sources for new products with the sourcing team, and support timely component purchasing for engineering builds.
  • Lead the request-for-quotation process with the electronics supply base to establish costing for electronic components.
  • Own quarterly material spend reporting.
  • Assist Category Managers and cross-functional category teams in developing and executing multidimensional commodity strategies for new product introduction, emphasizing cost optimization, time to market, technology, quality, supply continuity, supply chain consolidation, service, and risk mitigation.
  • Support component-level pricing negotiations and partner with Category Managers on negotiation strategies with new product suppliers to meet pricing, service, quality, and delivery targets; ensure new-business supplier awards are leveraged in pricing negotiations.
  • Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities on new and existing products with category management and continuous engineering teams.
  • Identify supply-chain risks and work with Electronics Category Managers, continuous engineering, and component engineering to qualify additional sources for critical bill-of-material components.
  • Assist Electronics Category Managers and Legal teams in negotiating and executing optimal contract terms with key new suppliers.
  • Lead supplier selection for new product introduction and ensure selections use sound criteria that account for supplier fit and total cost of ownership.
  • Participate in periodic business reviews with key suppliers to review performance.
  • Own the development and maintenance of the approved manufacturers list.
  • Perform other sourcing and procurement duties as business requirements dictate.

About the Company

Axon

Builds weapons, cameras and software for police

Axon builds public safety technology for police, emergency responders and security teams, combining connected devices with software that manages their work. Its TASER weapons and body cameras link field equipment to a cloud platform used throughout an investigation. Agencies use Axon Evidence to store recordings, control access and share case material with prosecutors, while its records and real-time operations tools organize reports and coordinate responses. Axon earns money from device sales and subscriptions that combine software, equipment upgrades and support over multiple years. Founded in 1993, Axon is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Scottsdale, AZ
Founded
1993

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