Sr Staff, NPI Sourcing Manager

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Position Summary

The Engineering Services & NRE role is responsible for establishing and managing the commercial, operational, and strategic framework for engineering services and R&D spend across product development portfolio and transform how the company decides, funds, sources, governs, and leverages engineering capability across its entire product portfolio.

The role ensures that engineering NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering) is clearly defined, contracted, tracked, sourced, and delivered efficiently—while continuously improving how the organization plans, sources, and delivers engineering services.

·       Cost control: Improve visibility and control of NRE and engineering services and R&D spend.

·       Predictability: Align projects expectations around cost, scope, resources, and delivery.

·       Speed: Reduce the time required to source, contract, and onboard engineering partners.

·       Scalability: Create repeatable processes that can be used across multiple projects rather than reinvented each time.

·       Leverage: Aggregate requirements to improve commercial and operational leverage with suppliers.

·       Strategic capability: Build the right balance of internal engineering capability and external engineering partners.

Key Responsibilities

Development Agreements

·       Define and manage assigned development agreements.

·       Establish clear commercial, technical, and deliverable expectations with engineering partners.

·       Ensure agreements support project requirements, timelines, and cost objectives.

·       Partner with Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and Program teams as needed.

NRE Tracking & Governance

·       Establish and maintain a consistent approach and visibility to NRE definition, budgeting, approval, and tracking across projects.

·       Identify cost, schedule, and risks early and drive resolution with project teams.

·       Provide stakeholders with a clear view of engineering-service spend and status.

Engineering Services & R&D Supplier Onboarding

·       Support sourcing and onboarding requirements for providers.

·       Establish standard processes for supplier selection, engagement, onboarding, and performance management.

·       Ensure new suppliers can be integrated efficiently into project teams, development processes, and transition to mass production if applicable.

·       Support continuous improvement across the engineering-services lifecycle: Plan → Source → Deliver → Measure → Improve

·       Identify recurring inefficiencies, handoff issues, and cost drivers.

Engineering Services Strategy

·       Develop the overall Engineering Services strategy by understanding and defining the business needs with the appropriate mix of internal capabilities, strategic partners, and external engineering providers.

·       Develop a scalable supplier and capability strategy as project needs evolve.

·       Identify opportunities to consolidate spend, leverage common capabilities, and improve supplier performance.

·       Translate business and engineering needs into a longer-term services strategy.

NPI Sourcing

·       Lead sourcing activities and supplier risk management for assigned projects.

·       Partner with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Program Management teams to ensure sourcing readiness and successful product launches.

·       Drive RFQ/RFP processes, supplier negotiations, cost analysis, and applicable agreements for new components and materials.

·       Execute sourcing strategies aligned with project timelines, cost targets, quality requirements, and supply-chain objectives.

·       Manage supplier onboarding, qualification, and capacity planning to support NPI ramp-up and production requirements.

·       Identify opportunities for cost reduction, design optimization, and value engineering during the product development process.

·       Track supplier performance, resolve sourcing-related issues, and mitigate supply, capacity, and launch risks.

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years' related experience or equivalent experiences
• Strong negotiator; ability to negotiate the best deal for ILMN and influence upward.
• Proven ability to influence senior and executive stakeholders without direct organizational authority.
• Experience with NPI, product development, design-to-cost, value engineering, and supplier development

Preferred Qualifications

·       Strategic thinker; anticipates and develops business opportunities and priorities for future action while also executing concrete business objectives.

·       Demonstrated experience translating complex technical and business requirements into scalable strategies, processes, and measurable business outcomes.

·       Customer focused, able to listen, very responsive, and action-oriented to meet business needs while maintaining a positive, professional outlook.

·       Strong analytical skills that allow the successful candidate to extract core data from a variety of sources, draw conclusions and insights, and translate those insights into actions.

·       Experience in regulated, highly technical, or complex product development environments.

·       Business acumen; demonstrated ability to understand financial and legal terms

·       Ability to deal effectively with pressure, multiple tasks, deadlines, and rapidly changing priorities.

·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills with requisite interpersonal skills to partner, collaborate, and build relationships to achieve outcomes.

·       Experience establishing portfolio-level governance and executive reporting.

·       Demonstrated ability to build consensus and drive organizational change across functional boundaries.

·       Familiarity with ERP and procurement systems.

·       Proficient in use of Microsoft Office (Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, Access).

 

The estimated base salary range for the Sr Staff, NPI Sourcing Manager role based in the United States of America is: $141,600 - $212,400. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. The range reflects long‑term growth in the role; therefore, most candidates are hired between the minimum and middle of the range. Placement depends on experience, skills, location, and internal equity. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.

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