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Kirin

Global beverages, pharmaceuticals, and biotech conglomerate

Smart Hardware Supplier Development Manager

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Be based in Shenzhen and have at least 3 years of supplier development experience in consumer electronics or smart hardware.
  • Have a strong Pearl River Delta factory network and hands-on experience with requests for quotation, factory audits, and negotiations.
  • Be able to read CAD/STP files, drawings, and bills of materials and discuss design for manufacturability with engineers.
  • Communicate clearly in Chinese and English and be willing to visit factories frequently.

Responsibilities

  • Source and qualify suppliers for mechanical and electronic parts, tooling, finishing, packaging, and assembly.
  • Manage requests for quotation, cost breakdowns, comparisons, negotiations, samples, supplier qualification, and supplier records.
  • Review CAD/STP files, drawings, bills of materials, processes, and lead times with design, engineering, and factory teams.
  • Drive improvements in quality, cost, delivery, dual sourcing, and production risk.
  • Build a supplier database, risk classifications, dual-source strategies, and clear procurement records.
  • Follow up on trial production and mass-production issues.

About the Company

Kirin

Global beverages, pharmaceuticals, and biotech conglomerate

Kirin is a diversified global group that uses its fermentation heritage to run beverages, health science, and pharmaceuticals. It combines fermentation expertise with biotechnology via Kyowa Kirin for cancer and rare-disease therapies and produces functional ingredients like LC-Plasma to support immunity. The company differentiates itself with a strong R&D focus, a mixed portfolio of consumer beverages and biotech medicines, a large manufacturing/distribution network, and ESG leadership including 100% recycled PET and net-zero goals, backed by the Kirin Health Innovation Fund. Its goal is to create long-term value by aligning nature, science, and industry to deliver health solutions and sustainable products.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Founded
1907

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