Automation Sr. Commodity Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and executes commodity strategies, as well as drives supplier development through innovation and collaboration.
• Maintains advanced knowledge of industry and market dynamics, and knowledge of commodities to drive supply chain solutions ahead of Intel needs.
• Leverages and applies strong understanding of contracting and negotiating, risk mitigation, and supplier relationship management to manage supplier relationships and provide sustainable cost, quality, availability, and technology solutions with adherence to procurement policies.
• Owes relationships and coordinates purchasing activities with cross-functional teams to acquire materials and services in a cost-effective and timely manner.
• Ensures that the respective commodity meets the business demand and cost requirements necessary for Intel to develop great products and services for its customers.
• Works closely with partner teams and suppliers to define standard and custom product requirements, influence design decisions to meet desired product and service demand and fulfil the business objective.
• Works with partner teams to capture commodity requirements and understand how design can influence cost and give feedback.
• Conducts periodic executive reviews of commodity sourcing strategy in partnership with internal teams/customers to shape strategic business objectives and account investments through aligned roadmaps.
• Reviews and pivots sourcing strategy when required in response to changing market conditions and develops mitigation plans to ensure business continuity.
• Works closely with finance and legal to resolve disputes.
• Leads sustainability and regulatory compliance and ensures suppliers comply with Intel's business processes.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to drive supply chain optimization, understand affordability, set cost targets and define cost reduction roadmaps through detailed understanding of supplier financial targets, business objectives, and margins.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field of study. 4+ years of relevant experience in supply chain, sourcing, and/or related field. Experience in the following technology hardware and software ecosystem and commercial agreements, contract negotiation, financial analysis, and risk mitigation strategies, market intelligence and benchmarking to drive data-informed decisions, supplier relationship management, including performance monitoring and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in supply chain or related field of study. Experience working with factory automation stakeholders. Program Management experience.