Strategic Commodity Manager

**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** Plans, schedules and monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle to determine required materials purchases. Obtains materials using engineering and production schedules to maintain inventory at planned levels (i.e., Just in Time purchases, use of EOQ - Economic Order Quantities). Resolves discrepancies. Creates and maintains bills of material and parts/commodities numbers in supply chain management or other enterprisewide systems. Ensures material standards are met and non-conformances or variances are approved and/or minimized. Develops specifications for new contract orders. Gathers quotations, examines bids and makes awards. Monitors cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. Evaluates vendor reliability and develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive. **What You’ll Do** - _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_ - _Encourage and coordinate early supplier involvement on new product designs using the suppliers’ expertise to optimize quality, cost and manufacturability_ **Who We’re Looking For** - BA/BS/MS degree in Business or a technical field such as: Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, Global Supply Chain Management; MBA preferred - Over 7 years of experience in Supply Chain, Operations, or production/planning environment. Preferably in Semiconductor industry. - Metal Distribution or Aluminum Rolling Mill experience preferred - Global Supply Chain knowledge, upstream and downstream metal producers & suppliers - Metallurgical basics - Requires excellent analytical and written/oral communication skills with ability to communicate cross-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 - Influence skills: experienced communicator with the ability to communicate critical thinking ideas and concepts. Capable of developing and delivering compelling arguments and presentations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and business processes - Understanding of build-to-print documents (i.e. specifications/drawings) and function with semiconductor manufacturing tools - Maintains current knowledge on relevant trends through professional networking, industry reports, trade journals, etc. - Ability to travel domestic and international.