Sr. Global Commodity Manager

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Global Commodity Manager to join our team. This Senior Level role is critical to the Calix product development process, responsible for formulating, communicating, and executing the Strategic Silicon sourcing strategy. Your work will enable our competitive advantage by supporting cost optimization, supply continuity, and continuous improvement initiatives. This position can be fully remote if needed.

This role involves owning the end-to-end procurement strategy for silicon technology and key commodities by partnering with Engineering, Operations, and Product Management to align sourcing plans with technical roadmaps. You will develop and govern supplier relationships through structured business reviews, negotiations, and performance management while proactively driving cost reduction, value engineering, supply assurance, inventory flexibility, and risk mitigation to support production execution and long-term supply resiliency. This is a remote position with some onsite work as needed in the Bay Area.

Responsibilities

• Deep knowledge of global supply chains, commodity markets, and strategic sourcing methodologies, particularly within silicon technology.
• Build cross-functional alignment with Engineering, Operations, and Product Management to ensure the procurement strategy aligns with product technical and deployment roadmaps.
• Drive and develop supplier relationships and conduct business reviews that improve supplier value, performance, and account investments through aligned roadmaps.
• Ideate and drive opportunities for cost reduction for existing and new products.
• Collaborate, influence, and build consensus across diverse internal stakeholders.
• Negotiate contracts such as Pricing Agreements, NDAs, and Master Agreements, and ensure supplier adherence to key terms.
• Support Operations on component supply assurance and inventory programs that increase flexibility and minimize liabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement value engineering opportunities to reduce the cost of mechanical commodities while maintaining or improving quality.
• Support and expand the supplier risk management system, BOM risk reduction solutions, materials risk mitigation strategies, and maintain data integrity to ensure supply resiliency.
• Resolve roadblocks to production readiness and support execution during production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Senior Category Management Experience: 10+ years in strategic sourcing or category management, with deep technical acumen in semiconductors.
• A proven track record of personally leading and closing multi-million-dollar negotiations and structuring complex, long-term supply agreements.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence decision-making.
• Exceptional ability to partner with and influence Senior leadership and highly technical engineering teams.
• Advanced analytical skills and experience with data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to be onsite as needed in the Bay Area, CA.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master’s Degree in a Technical or Engineering field.
• Advantageous relationships with Tier 1 suppliers of SoC, FPGA, and WiFi chips.
• Familiarity with the Information & Communications Technology Industry.

Pay

Individual pay is determined based on location of residence and multiple factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The base pay range for this position varies by geographic location:

• San Francisco Bay Area: $170,200 - $255,300 USD Annual
• Select US Metros and States: $148,000 - $222,000 USD Annual
• Other US Locations: $133,200 - $199,800 USD Annual

As part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for a bonus.

Benefits

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