Sourcing Manager

Rambus•San Jose, CA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Sourcing Manager to join our Memory Interface Chip team in San Jose/Taiwan. Candidates will be joining some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world to develop products that make data faster and safer. As a Sourcing Manager, the candidate will be reporting to the Director Sourcing and is a Full Time position. This role is responsible for defining and implementing all aspects of current and long-term sourcing strategies to effectively source foundry and OSAT that meet customer expectations of supply, quality, technology, and cost. Rambus offers a flexible work environment, embracing a hybrid approach for the majority of our office-based roles. We encourage employees to spend an average of at least three days per week working onsite, allowing for two days of remote work

Requirements

10+ years of experience to manage semiconductor related materials, suppliers, and have interactions with ASIC houses, fabless, OEM, Silicon Foundry or OSAT
Have possessed deep understanding of semiconductor production management, preferably in Assembly, Test, and Backend manufacturing process technologies
Extremely strong analytical skills, high level of accuracy and attention to detail
Experience in improving Supplier performance processes
Experience in using cost models and object

Responsibilities

Supplier management; own commercial interface & supplier negotiations with key suppliers
Monitor supplier performance & KPI's including supply, cost, quality, and technology
Project management; drive projects as both project leader and/or member supporting strategic initiatives
Develop and maintain cost projection and perform data analysis that can be leveraged in negotiation and sourcing strategy
Lead mid-long term planning activities and actively seek opportunities for process improvements
Drive and sustain effective communication with internal and external partners
Support capital budgeting and cash flow management, and the execution of Global Procurement strategies
Handle cost saving initiatives and metric
Implement cost savings and process improvement program
Own procurement process for designated areas and accounts
Negotiate with suppliers to meet business needs
Have deep knowledge to serve as a consultant for procurement process and supplier issues.