This position is an individual contributor that plays a vital role as the Commodity manager for Metal Machining within the Build to Print Fabrication space with core responsibility to get the Finished Goods delivered as per plan. The self-motived candidate will plan, organize and controlbusiness/contracts/negotiations for strategic acquisition of materials and services of technical orcontractual nature within Global Supply Chain. This Strategic Commodity Managers will beresponsible for driving supplier contract management, conducting supplier negotiations, analyticallyformulating and executing comprehensive supplier management strategies based onsemiconductor technology landscapes and global business environments within our metalmachining commodity. Facilitate most supplier Global Agreement negotiations, renegotiations and contractaddendums. Negotiate performance-based, preferred supplier agreements, to provideincentive for continuous supplier improvement. Advises commodity team leader on strategicplans. Represents strategic commodity management on a cross-functional strategic commodity teamthat focuses on supply challenges and ensures internal/external customer needs are satisfied. Works cross-functionally with product, manufacturing, and quality engineers as well asprocurement, finance, and product support Define and monitor metrics in line with AOP (annual operating plan) objectives relative tosupplier 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 withthe preferred supply base selection. Develop and apply a strategic commodity plans to define a preferred supplier base for metalmachining commodity. Encourage and coordinate early supplier involvement on new product designs using thesuppliers' expertise to optimize quality, cost and manufacturability. Minimum Education: BA/BS/MS degree in Business or a technical field listed herein (but notlimited to) the following: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Applied Science Operations Management, Global Supply Chain Management. MBA preferred. Minimum Experience: 7-10+ years of experience in a Supply Chain, Operations, orproduction/planning environment. Preferably in Semiconductor industry. Exceptional interpersonal relationship skills and professional level of emotional intelligencenecessary to achieve the desired objective deliverables. Proven experience of strong analytical and problem-solving skills with history of successfulresolution. Exhibit attention to detail, sense of urgency and ability to handle multiple tasks in fast pacedenvironment. Six sigma green belt or above is a plus. Business and technical background with an understanding of CNC machining process. Requires excellent analytical and written/oral communication skills with ability to communicatecross-functionally and with various levels of the organization including executives. Previous 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.
