Global Commodity Manager – Optics

NVIDIA • Santa Clara, CA

20h

About The Position

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. NVIDIA is looking for a Commodity Manager to join our Global Commodity Management Group. The ideal candidate will own strategic sourcing and commodity management of Optical and Copackaged Optics technologies in the Boards and Systems Supply Chain Group. This position develops, directs, and influences global sourcing and commodity strategies that deliver significant value in the supply chain through sourcing strategies, supply assurance, component quality, and gross margin improvements. What you’ll be doing: The Global Commodity Manager (GCM) is a critical part of NVIDIA product development process and is responsible for formulating, communicating, and executing the optical and copackaged optics commodity sourcing strategies. The GCM must establish strong internal relationships with NVIDIA cross functional teams.

Requirements

• BS in Business, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years' experience in global commodity management and proven track record in managing connector, cable, and optics Supply Base
• Deep understanding of active optical components, passive optical interconnects, and copackaged optics technologies, market, manufacturing process, cost drivers and supply landscape
• Ability to be innovative with issues related to strategic sourcing, supplier relations, and supplier performance measurement systems
• Strong analytical skills such as cost modeling, quotation analysis, supplier selection, and supply/demand analysis
• Ability to incorporate AI tools to improve supply chain and sourcing analysis, data integrity, and decision making
• Excellent negotiation and leadership skills in supplier management and contract negotiation.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills dealing with supply base executives
• High degree of integrity, initiative, and attention to detail in a collaborative environment

Nice To Haves

• MBA Preferred.
• Technical experience to compliment strong program management skills is preferred

Responsibilities

• Build cross-functional alignment with Networking, Hardware, Electrical, and Mechanical engineering to identify commodity sourcing strategies to enable NVIDIA business segment requirements for Boards and System Supply Chain.
• Develop and manage supplier relationships and conduct supplier business reviews that improve suppliers value, performance, and account investments through aligned roadmaps
• Negotiate Master Service Agreements, cost reduction strategies, and maintain lead-time, cost systems, and split of business decisions
• Deliver a supplier risk management system, BOM risk reduction solutions, materials risk mitigation strategies, and maintaining data integrity to ensure supply resiliency
• Rationalize and reduce the number of components and suppliers to capture synergies and reduce risk due to demand fluctuation
• Enable early supplier involvement to bring innovation from the industry to deliver innovation on SOL (Speed of Light) project schedules
• Concentrated effort in NPI to achieve industry leading time-to-market, establishing supplier selection criteria, alternative suppliers, qualify new suppliers, own the RFQ process, and drive supplier selection in partnership with Engineering
• Provide complex capacity planning to support high volume ramp during NPI stages, informing Engineering and Management of any supply risks to Pre-release schedules, while also developing and enabling production and scale strategies for sustaining product and commodity growth to drive cost, lead time, continuity of supply, and risk mitigation leadership.

Benefits

• Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.
• The base salary range is 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD.
• You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager