Semiconductor Group Manager

HPE • Aguadilla, PR

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Semiconductor Group Manager is responsible for execution of commodity and category strategies worldwide, including procurement strategies, policies, and tactics. The role oversees purchasing and buying, coordinates procurement activities with engineering, manufacturing, strategic procurement, and business units, and supports planned inventory levels, assurance of supply, service levels, business requirements, and risk mitigation.

The position applies expert subject-matter knowledge to manage staff working on complex business and technical issues. It leads senior-level individual contributors and lower-level people managers, with accountability for a large multi-department area or location and significant influence on business results and organizational strategy. The manager advises senior management on policies and long-term goals, recruits and develops staff, and plans and monitors high-end operational and strategic activities. The role typically manages 10 or more direct reports, although span-of-control guidelines may vary.

The role is designated hybrid, requiring an average of two days per week working from an HPE office. HPE describes its workplace as inclusive and accessible and offers benefits intended to support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing, along with programs for personal and professional development.

Requirements

• First-level university degree or equivalent experience.
• Typically 10 or more years of experience in a supply-chain function or related field.
• Typically 2–4 years of people-management experience.
• Advanced knowledge of procurement and supply-chain business requirements and strategies.
• Advanced written, verbal, and presentation skills for varied audiences; mastery of English and the local language.
• Thorough knowledge of marketplace and industry standards and compliance, using others’ expertise as necessary.
• Advanced qualitative and quantitative analytics and data-modeling skills.
• Advanced project-management and project-sponsorship skills.
• Advanced people-management skills, including managing teams across geographies.
• Advanced influencing, consulting, and negotiation skills, with the ability to ensure strategic alignment among multiple parties.
• Advanced business acumen and understanding of risk-mitigation approaches and contract language.
• Strong understanding of company policies and processes.
• Excellent multitasking and prioritization skills.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced university degree.
• Experience managing 10 or more direct reports is typical for the role, though span-of-control guidelines may differ.

Responsibilities

• Align internal objectives with external realities to maximize the efficiency of technologies, processes, and solutions and ensure performance meets business needs.
• Manage senior-level exempt individual contributors and lower-level people managers with strategic implications across organizations or functions.
• Hire staff, set and monitor annual performance plans, coach employees, support career development, and ensure teams have appropriate tools.
• Ensure delivery of products and services that meet performance metrics defined by senior management and support the design of performance measurement processes.
• Consult with business leaders and guide and influence strategic decision-making across a broad scope.
• Create supply-chain operational efficiencies and cost savings at scale through horizontal strategies and initiatives, influencing internal and external partners.
• Plan, direct, and monitor staff activities from a strategic level to achieve key business metrics.
• Oversee complex initiatives that may affect the global supply chain, typically leading cross-functional and cross-regional teams.
• Execute worldwide commodity and category strategies and company procurement strategies, policies, and tactics.
• Coordinate purchasing with engineering, manufacturing, strategic procurement, and business units to support inventory plans, assurance of supply, service levels, business requirements, and risk mitigation.

Benefits

• A comprehensive suite of benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
• Programs supporting personal and professional development and career goals.

What This Job Offers

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