Senior Supply Chain Business Manager

at  Lam Research

THE GROUP YOU’LL BE A PART OF

The Pilot Supply Chain Business Manager (SBM) manages suppliers in support of New Product Introductions (NPI) for Lam Engineering teams and Pilot Manufacturing. This includes monitoring supplier performance, coordinating cross-functional teams, analyzing supplier workflows, ensuring adequate manufacturing capacity, and driving continuous improvement efforts. Lam depends on Rapid Prototype Manufacturing (RPM) as a key function to enable accelerated cycles of learning and development. As a result, there is substantial visibility placed on the performance of the team and the NPI supply-base.
The Pilot Supply Chain Business Manager role is a unique blend of strategy ownership and tactical execution. Each SBM is responsible for the activity within their assigned commodity and interface with a variety of stakeholders such as Engineering, Logistics, Quality Engineering, as well as Suppliers and Lam Executive Management. Clear communication, effective problem solving, negotiating, and a high standard of excellence are essential skills to be successful in this role.

• Manage assigned commodity in a cross functional environment, balancing requirements.
• Lead Pilot Procurement Team work groups to align sourcing objectives within the commodity team.
• Own Supplier rapid prototype manufacturing work groups to drive optimized delivery performance and continuous improvement.
• Negotiate and manage Rapid Prototype Material agreements internally and externally.
• Foster strong working ties with Lam’s supply base to align goals and drive initiatives.
• Serve as a resource that stakeholders rely on for guidance, be attentive to Product Group needs.
• Apply systemic resolutions to supply chain issues, leverage process maps to improve execution.
• Identify risks and create strategies to mitigate, contingency and business continuity planning.
• Understand capacity drivers within a commodity, present recommendations to close gaps.
• Respond and address escalations, communicate status, manage expectations, drive help needed.
• Develop SME knowledge within a commodity to influence stakeholders and strategic objectives.