Senior Sourcing Specialist / ME Sourcing Manager (Packaging)
Cricut Open · verified Oct 20, 2026 At a glance
Senior Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at Cricut. Senai · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Source mechanical items to match engineering needs and the sourcing strategy, with packaging as your main portfolio
- Manage tooling and parts suppliers, balancing quality, supply and commercial terms
- Track supply against demand, resolve quality or delivery problems, and secure parts for new and ongoing products
- Use cost breakdowns, market comparisons and three-quote reviews to support pricing and savings
- Check supplier capabilities and capacity for new product introductions and continuing production
What you bring
- At least five years in high-volume consumer manufacturing operations, working with relevant commodities
- A command of mechanical procure-to-pay processes and the technical and commercial aspects of your assigned commodities
- Fluent written and spoken English
Who this fits
This role is for a senior sourcing specialist focused mainly on packaging, with scope to take on other commodities. The position is onsite in Senai and involves regional, occasional supplier visits; Johor and Singapore visits are part of the role rather than counted as travel. The stated experience requirement applies only to Malaysian candidates.
From the employer
About
Together we make. Come make with us.
Overview
About us.
At Cricut®, we believe that we’re all born makers. When we built our first cutting machine, we saw the potential for a simple yet powerful tool to completely transform the way people craft, design, and DIY. Since then, we continue to innovate with new machines, platforms, materials, and tools, but that’s just what we do. Who we are is a bustling worldwide community, a means for connection, and an outlet for unbridled creativity. Join us as we place the power of handmade into the hands of ALL.
Life
Love your work. And your coworkers.
Our company is made up of A+ human beings. We ask tough questions, entertain ideas outside of our own, and work together to make something bigger than ourselves. With Cricut® growing in China, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, as well as Europe and South America, we’re on an unstoppable roll, satisfying that innate creative itch around the world. We train, develop, and celebrate great work with hallway high fives and promotions within. We also throw the world’s best Halloween party.
Enjoy incredible perks.
We take care of our team. From outstanding medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits, to pet insurance, 401K match, life insurance, incentive programs, paid time off, on-site massages, phenomenal work-life balance, and employee discounts, we offer the best benefits package in the DIY consumer electronics industry. Period.
Like what you see? We can’t wait to meet you.
Responsibilities
- Source mechanical commodities based on Cricut engineering requirements and Cricut Sourcing Strategy
- Primary portfolio (core): Packaging Commodity, Such an Offset printing (GB), Corrugated box (MC), Printing Documents, Pulps, Blister, plastic tray, sticker, and label.
- Secondary portfolio (competency expansion): Catalog parts, Die-Cut and & other commodities as required by Cricut’ s product portfolio.
- Manage a portfolio of tooling and parts vendors to optimize Quality, Supply and Cost terms & conditions, including specifically.
- Proactive management of supply pipeline to secure supply vs demand
- Escalation and resolution of quality and supply issues
- Cost avoidance for NPI parts and extraction of cost reductions on the existing MP parts
- Ensure the best pricing is achieved, this can either be through Cost break down exercise, benchmarking exercise, 3 quotes justification for managed commodities.
- Perform and validate capabilities and capacity for selected supplier to have healthy supply chain for NPI and sustaining model’s.
*ONLY APPLICABLE TO MALAYSIAN*
- 5+ years of experience in high volume consumer manufacturing operations involving relevant commodities.
- Command of mechanical industry procure-to-pay processes.
- Understanding of technical & commercial attributes of commodities included in portfolio
- Languages: English fluency (written and spoken) is a must, Bahasa Malaysia a strong plus
- Travel: regional and occasional only. Visits to suppliers and manufacturers in the Johor & Singapore area shall not be considered as travel.
- Immediate start working candidates are preferrable.
What to Do Next: Please attach your resume including links to your Github and website where applicable. If you want to show your super powers in other ways – include that information too. You can be sure that Cricut® is an employer who values individuality, equality and diversity, so tell us what you’re all about. If you are a Maker or a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, we would love to hear about it when you send us your information!