Director Gross Margin Program Management
About The Position
Marvell’s Supply Chain Planning Organization is seeking a Director to lead cross-functional efforts to identify and implement improvements in sourcing costs, product yields, and business processes that support corporate gross margin goals. The role requires a deep understanding of leading-edge semiconductor process and packaging manufacturing technology, sourcing methods, product yield, and cost structures. The product portfolio spans AI, datacenter and cloud, carrier, enterprise, and storage applications, including standard and customer-specific products. This high-visibility position works with global teams across Supply Chain, Finance, Operations Engineering, Foundry Engineering, Product and Test Engineering, Business Units, and Central Engineering. The Director leads or actively participates in task forces and reviews, develops a company-wide roadmap, and drives changes at both product and business-process levels. The role includes exposure to senior leadership and focuses on improving business practices and overall gross margins. The position is eligible for Marvell’s bonus and equity plans, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers. Marvell also highlights financial well-being, family support, mental and physical health, and recognition in its benefits offerings.
Requirements
- BS or higher in Engineering, Science, or a related field with 10–15 years of related professional experience, or a Master’s/Ph.D. in Engineering or Science with 5–10 years of semiconductor-industry experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in a product operations-related role at a fabless semiconductor company or integrated device manufacturer.
- Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing, its supply chain, semiconductor process and packaging cost structures, and tradeoffs affecting product cost and profitability.
- Experience working with teams from diverse cultural and geographic backgrounds.
- Excellent first-principles problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively across an organization.
- Excellent data-analysis skills and a statistical mindset for identifying correlations among product cost, sourcing costs, performance, and margins.
- Solid understanding of yield and test methodologies, foundry and packaging issues, associated cost impacts, and cost modeling.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills and ability to succinctly summarize key indicators, results, and risks to senior management.
- Ability to work across design, finance, supply chain, and operations engineering teams to identify opportunities, secure executive leadership commitment, and drive changes to completion.
Nice To Haves
- High-level software skills to automate data pulls and generate automated reports that drive indicators and programs.
Responsibilities
- Lead or actively participate in cross-functional task forces to identify product- and technology-specific foundry and OSAT sourcing cost and yield opportunities.
- Benchmark sourcing, yield, and cost practices against best-in-class industry methods and drive a company-wide roadmap to implement improvements.
- Drive cross-functional teams to develop, consolidate, and manage business process changes that improve gross margins.
- Participate in cross-functional business reviews to assess cost implications of product development and operations decisions and their impact on margins.
- Lead cross-functional cost reviews, report actual versus target costs, risks, and opportunities, and align senior management on status, roadmap, and risks.
- Contribute to cost modeling, establish and refine product cost targets from early development stages, and use those targets to drive changes.
- Identify and manage the financial health of targeted semiconductor products from early ideation and design through end of life.
- Share cost-management best practices across teams and ensure changes are successfully implemented.
- Analyze tradeoffs in sourcing and operations approaches and drive company-wide changes to improve business practices and gross margins.
Benefits
- Bonus and equity plans, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers.
- Employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back.
- Family support programs to help balance work and home life.
- Mental health resources.
- Recognition and service awards.
- Comprehensive benefits organized around financial well-being, family support, mental and physical health, and recognition.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
