Senior Strategic Commodity Manager

Instructions

As a Senior Strategic Commodity Manager you will plan, organize and control business/contracts/negotiations for strategic acquisition of materials and services of technical or contractual nature within Global Supply Chain.  You will have the opportunity to work directly with suppliers with contract management, conduct supplier negotiations, analytically formulating, and executing comprehensive supplier management strategies based on semiconductor technology landscapes and global business environments within our plastics machining & fabrication commodity.

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitate most supplier Global Agreement negotiations, renegotiations and contract addendums.  Negotiate performance-based, preferred supplier agreements, to provide incentive for continuous supplier improvement.  Advises commodity team leader on strategic plans.
• Represents strategic commodity management on a cross-functional strategic commodity team that focuses on supply challenges and ensures internal/external customer needs are satisfied. 
• Works cross-functionally with product, manufacturing and quality engineers as well as procurement, finance, and product support.
• Define and monitor metrics in line with AOP (annual operating plan) objectives relative to supplier performance against these expectations to ensure continuous supplier improvement; then drives team to address and close gaps to meet objectives.
• Regularly evaluate cost and quality performance benchmarks, and the risks associated with the preferred supply base selection. 
• Develop and apply a strategic commodity plan to define a preferred supplier base for build-to-print commodities,

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Technical field, or equivalent years of education and experience.
• Eight (8) years of experience in role with similar responsibilities.
• Requires excellent analytical and written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate cross-functionally and with various levels of the organization including executives.  
• Project management experience and knowledge of basic project management concepts.
• Experience with continuity planning and risk mitigation development with suppliers.
• Experience in capacity planning, cost reduction approaches and lead time reduction.
• Influence skills with the ability to communicate critical thinking ideas and concepts and developing and delivering compelling arguments and presentations.
• Understanding of build-to-print documents (i.e. specifications/drawings) and function with semiconductor manufacturing tools.
• Ability to travel domestic and international. <25% travel time could be required.

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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The successful candidate for this position will become eligible for a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.  Click here to learn more about the benefits Lam offers for this position www.lambenefits.com.