Commodity Manager/NPI Procurement - Sourcing Engineering /Component Engineering - Collaborative Envi

1. Liaise with NPI Procurement, Design Engineers, Commodity Managers and other relevant stakeholders to ensure and drive a robust sourcing strategy at the NPI phase; Ensure continuity of supply and best in class components in BOMs for all WDC flash products.
2. Provide technology expertise to commodity managers to develop the supply base strategy.
3. Drive supply base strategy, by BOM screen, at product design stage; propose alternate sources or replacements and drive the technical qualification process.
4. Provide expert technical support for the supplier/technology selection process.
5. Ensure qualified suppliers or components are meeting WDC technical requirements, quality requirements, and green policy requirements.
6. Review suppliers’ technology roadmaps, ensure suppliers are meeting WDC technical requirements.
7. Work with PDT teams to support NPI program milestones.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor degree or above in Engineering or Science with equivalent experience.
2. Min 7 years of professional experience including project management.
3. Expert knowledge and experience with electronic components.
4. Prior experience as technical commodity management, product development, quality management or field application engineering is a must; Hardware design experience is a plus.
5. Communicate well in English both in verbal and written form.
6. Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills required.
7. Excellent team facilitation and presentation skills required.
8. Ability to present to all levels of management / stakeholders and articulate strategies and performance metrics.