Strategic Commodity Mgr 5 at Lam Research

Simpang Ampat, Penang, Malaysia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Strategic Planning, Supplier Management, Negotiation, Inventory Control, Quality Control, Material Control Systems, Cross-Functional Leadership, Project Management, Risk Management, Cost Savings, Communication, Mechanical Engineering, Excel Proficiency, Semiconductor Equipment Knowledge, Team Leadership, Capacity Planning

Industry

Semiconductor Manufacturing

Description

The impact you’ll make At Lam, as a Strategic Commodity Manager, you play a crucial role in managing industry suppliers. You’ll develop and implement commodity strategies, align development deliverables, benchmark suppliers, negotiate agreements, and resolve delivery, cost, and production challenges. Navigating a highly visible and dynamic environment, your strategic expertise in implementing initiatives will support commodity availability, quality, and cost to maintain Lam's reliability and competitive edge. What you’ll do Individual represents the Mechatronics commodity at Lam Research. Mechatronics commodity involves mostly robots that are used to move wafers during wafer processing as well as spindles and controllers used in automation. Provides strategic plans for timely inventory control, planning and quality control of production materials. Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures, and material control systems to drive speed, streamline procedures, and implement solutions. Ensures for solid strategies to assure availability of materials in the supply chain as scheduled, and the maintenance of inventory at minimum acceptable levels. Responsible for sourcing decisions as well as coordinating global procurement efforts. Coordinates with finance/accounting on matters involving inventory, cost savings and cash flow management. Leads commodity team for establishing strategic vision for the commodity space, then managing projects to active plans & objectives. This requires managing weekly collaborative meetings and ensuring all internal stakeholders are engaged and communication to higher management are in place & timely. Work with suppliers in making sure they have adequate capacity to support Lam demand as well as supply continuity risk management plans. Manages several global and domestic integrators in the Mechatronics commodity supporting Etch & Deposition product lines. Preferred qualifications Minimum Experience: 10 years industry experience. Familiarity with semiconductor equipment or high-technology supply management practices, standards and organizations. Proven ability to gain partnerships and excel working and leading in a cross-functional environment with new product introduction, manufacturing, quality and reliability engineers as well as procurement, finance, and product support. PowerPoint and presentation skills. Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering or other technical fields, proficient in excel (pivot tables, macros, etc.). May require up to 15-25% travel. Our commitment We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results. Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees. Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.

Responsibilities

The Strategic Commodity Manager is responsible for managing suppliers and developing commodity strategies to ensure material availability and quality. This role includes leading a commodity team, coordinating procurement efforts, and managing inventory control.