Strategic Commodity Manager 5
Lam Research · Fremont
Full-time Posted 5 days ago
About this role
## 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 in the specific commodity space, i.e.: COTS (Commercial off-the-shelf parts) - Catalog parts, Proprietary OEM Parts & Distribution (Motors, Pressure switches, Pumps, Fasteners, and Power Supply)
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 * Develop and implement commodity strategy, including long-range capacity planning for 3+ years into the future
* Take material sourcing decisions and be accountable for performance against cost, quality, and lead time goals. * Onboard new suppliers considering evaluation of capability, implementation of legal contracts, assessment of financial risks, establishment of performance reviews. * Evaluate supplier reliability and develop new supply sources where vendors or suppliers are no longer competitive
* Set improvement plans and follow up for results. * Gather quotations, evaluate bids, and consider various supplier performance metrics to award business. * Evaluate risk of ongoing availability of material, address obsolescence, and last-time buys
* Implement stocking strategies and contracts to mitigate future availability and supply chain risks. * Fore
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