Strategic Commodity Mgr 4- Ceramics Technology

The group you’ll be a part of

This Strategic Commodity Position reports into GSCM and will manage industry leading suppliers for Technology critical to the performance on Lam's tools. 

The impact you’ll make

At Lam, as a Strategic Commodity Manager, you play a crucial role in managing industry leading suppliers. 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

• Represents global supply chain strategic commodity management to develop and align sourcing strategies of critical parts sourcing with volume suppliers and set supplier categorization
• Recommend supply chain strategies for critical commodities & technologies to the extent of mergers & acquisitions, Joint Ventures, insourcing, partnership through clear ROI of proposal
• Works cross-functionally with product management, engineering, and product group teams on key roadmap objectives & technology developments within our supply chain
• Develop and maintain supplier core competencies to support local/global business requirements
• Develop, own and actively manage business and supply / demand continuity plans
• Negotiate contracts such as IP agreements as well as volume purchase agreements and identify / execute on pricing inflection points
• Manage Lam liabilities at suppliers through claims and balance sheet review processes
• Establish fair value of part costs and actively negotiate or structure space to maintain fair value
• Develop and own execution of cost savings plans including alternate sourcing, restructuring the supply chain, and design-based savings projects in partnership with our engineering teams
• Support/improve supplier performance through supplier scorecard and quarterly based review processes
• Encourage and coordinate early supplier involvement on new product designs using the suppliers’ expertise to optimize quality, cost and manufacturability
• Lead/ support cross-functional commodity management teams to ensure strategic and executional alignment
• Regularly evaluate cost, technology, & quality performance benchmarks, and the risks associated with the sourcing strategy.  Develop and apply a strategic commodity plan to define a preferred supplier base for our commodities

Who we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or Business-related field 

• More than 3 years related experience in a supply chain role with progressive responsibility 

• Proven ability to gain partnerships and excel on a cross-functional teams  

• Experience in procurement and supplier management desirable 

• Ability to interpret technical documents (i.e. blueprints/drawings/BOM) 

• Experience in using SAP system is a MUST 

• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills 

• Effective negotiation and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to manage multiple processes and projects  

• Team player, independent and meticulous  

• Some travel will be required 

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or Business-related field 

• More than 5 years related experience in a supply chain role with progressive responsibility 

• Experience in procurement and supplier management desirable 

• Effective negotiation, contract experience and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to manage multiple processes and projects  

• Team player, independent and meticulous  

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.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.