IC Commodity Manager

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Market Expertise

• Know the IC market landscape and the dynamics understanding the market sweet spots for NetApps products.
• Manage the IC commodities; including owning the supplier relationships developing the sourcing strategies and executing the daily and cyclical operational activities entailed with these commodities.
• Establish and maintain a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) aligned with technical capabilities risk mitigation and business objectives and influence Engineering design decisions accordingly.

Negotiation & Commercial Management

• Be the expert for commercial items with your suppliers and components they sell NetApp: Price T&Cs MOQs EOQs Lead Times SMI all contracts/agreements performance and use of distribution; benchmark with industry sources.
• Lead commercial and contractual negotiations with IC suppliers including NDAs Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) pricing frameworks and hub/VMI arrangements.
• Develop creative solutions to achieve best-in-class lead-times lowest cost of ownership MOQ & flexibility in the supply chain.
• Implement cost reductions on prototype and series production components and services.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Develop and nurture executive relationships with suppliers to achieve healthy partnerships security of supply early technology access strategic pricing and business terms high priority and mindshare.
• Monitor supplier performance through scorecards and regular business reviews; drive continuous improvement in delivery quality and responsiveness.
• Act as escalation path when suppliers are not meeting delivery commitments quality requirements or product support milestones.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Manage within NetApp our design and manufacturing partners and with our suppliers to drive roadmap alignment product support qualifications continued process improvements ensuring NetApp releases products both on time and below market cost.
• Influence internal and external engineering teams design decisions using a preferred supplier list to meet technical capabilities risk mitigation needs and business objectives.
• Collaborate with Engineering Product Management NPI and Planning teams to align on component selection roadmap priorities and qualification timelines.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Electrical Engineering Business or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in operations working with contract manufacturing or account management working for leading EMS contract manufacturers ODMs or OEMs.
• Demonstrated track record working with the key suppliers in the Analog Power / Signal Chain / Discrete / Timing Devices market.
• Proven track record of advanced problem solving of complex technical and/or commercial challenges.
• Strong analytical skills; proficiency in MS Office familiarity with IC cost benchmarking platforms is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools in daily work to improve efficiency analytical depth or output quality
• Fluent in English and Mandarin