Senior Finance Manager, Supply Chain & Sourcing

VAST Data • Campbell, CA

13h

About The Position

VAST Data is seeking a hands-on Senior Finance Manager to lead upstream supply chain finance as the company scales to support AI infrastructure deployments. The role serves as the primary financial partner to operations and strategic sourcing, translating component-level supply tactics into P&L impact and helping secure long-term supply needs.

The position leads financial analysis of supplier structures and sourcing strategies, forecasts component pricing to support product margin planning, and supports high-stakes supplier negotiations. It owns upstream component financial forecasting and risk monitoring, manages financial interfaces with contract manufacturers and hubbing partners, and supports inventory health through billing and purchase-order reconciliation and management of excess and obsolescence.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in finance, with deep expertise in supply chain or component-level procurement finance.
• Working knowledge of the semiconductor ecosystem, including NAND, DRAM, and ICs, component pricing mechanics, and allocation deal structures.
• Demonstrated track record negotiating complex commercial agreements directly with suppliers while balancing P&L targets with legal and treasury requirements.
• Expert financial modeling skills, including building robust scenario and what-if analyses for complex supply chains.
• Exceptional ability to bridge engineering requirements, procurement goals, and financial constraints for executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial evaluations of supplier structures and model long-term margin impacts across sourcing scenarios, including direct-to-vendor versus distribution, multi-sourcing, and buffer stock.
• Forecast NAND, DRAM, and controller pricing trends to inform product margin planning.
• Serve as the finance analyst for high-stakes supplier negotiations.
• Standardize upstream commercial terms, including price protection (PPV), volume rebates, meet-or-release clauses, and long-term purchase obligations.
• Own the upstream component financial forecast by reconciling build requirements against supplier allocations.
• Monitor and mitigate non-cancellable, non-returnable (NCNR) exposures and allocation shortfalls before contract commitment.
• Manage financial interfaces with contract manufacturers and hubbing partners.
• Audit billing accuracy and reconcile purchase orders against production builds.
• Drive inventory health by addressing excess and obsolescence (E&O).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed