Strategic Commodity Manager, Program Lead

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. 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

• Manage supplier relationships, costs, lead sourcing decisions, plan adequate capacity, evaluate performance, and manage commodity risks.
• Benchmark, develop, implement, and improve supply chain processes and infrastructure to support quality, scalability, and supply continuity.
• Work collaboratively with cross functional team and internal stakeholders in development of local and regional suppliers.
• Domestic and international travel will be required.
• Working knowledge of the of the Controllers, Computers & Software.
• Experience in managing Electronic Manufacturing & Service Based suppliers in high mix/low volume environment

Who we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or Business with 15 years of experience ; or 12 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience.  MBA or post graduate degree in Supply Chain Management preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of working experience in Supply Chain, Operations, or production environment, preferably in Semiconductor industry.
• Creative thinking and strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Has worked in a leadership role within a global matrix managed multi-site company with manufacturing and supplier operations spread over multiple-geo regions.
• Has extensive experience interfacing with internal senior stakeholders and suppliers with proven record in managing these relationships and driving executive escalation when necessary.

Preferred qualifications

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.