Senior Strategic Commodity Manager - Mechatronics

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of

 

The Global Operations Group brings information systems, facilities, supply chain, logistics, and high-volume manufacturing together to drive the engine of our global business operations. We help Lam deliver industry-leading solutions with speed and efficiency, while actively supporting the resilient and profitable growth of Lam's business.

 

The Impact You’ll Make

At Lam, as a Strategic Commodity Manager, you play a crucial role in managing industry suppliers. You’ll develop and implement commodity strategies, align development deliverables, benchmark suppliers, negotiate agreements, and resolve delivery, cost, and production challenges. Navigating a highly visible and dynamic environment, your strategic expertise in implementing initiatives will support commodity availability, quality, and cost to maintain Lam's reliability and competitive edge.

What You’ll Do

The Strategic Commodity Manager is part of the Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) organization who interfaces with suppliers and various organizations within Lam to address delivery, cost, and production challenges as well as managing risks for the overall commodity. 

 

In this position you will play a vital role managing suppliers in Mechatronics and OEM robotics space with core responsibility in cost, commercial negotiations and execution to strategic plans.  You will work across the organization to formulate and execute the strategies, align goals and stakeholders, negotiate contracts and agreements, benchmark suppliers, and resolve delivery, cost, and production challenges.  

 

• Manage supplier relationships, lead sourcing decisions, plan adequate capacity, evaluate performance and manage commodity risks
• Benchmark, develop, implement, and improve supply chain processes and infrastructure to support quality, scalability, and supply continuity
• Work collaboratively with cross functional team and internal stakeholders in development of local and regional suppliers
• Some domestic and international travel will be required, up to ~10% of time

Who We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or business; MBA or post graduate degree in Supply Chain Management preferred
• Twelve (12) years of similar work experience in Supply Chain, Operations, or engineering preferably in semiconductor industry
• Creative thinking and strong problem-solving capabilities
• Formal or informal leadership role within a global matrix managed multi-site company with manufacturing and supplier operations spread over multiple continents
• Has extensive experience interfacing with customers and suppliers and managing these relationships, knowledge of supply chain management business processes.
• Demonstrate proactive leadership in identifying problems, potential risks and mitigating those in advance of a critical situation
• Experience with Program Management, exhibit attention to detail, sense of urgency and ability to handle multiple tasks in fast paced environment

Our Commitment

 

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

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