Cost Manager, Program Lead

Experience in Commodity Management, Commercial Negotiations, and Costing in Semiconductor, Automotive, Electrical Equipment Manufacturing, or high-technology industries. - Business and technical understanding of Manufacturing & Assembly processes related to various components. - Familiarity with standards and organizations related to supply management practices. - Strong analytical skills and ability to formulate and execute comprehensive supplier management strategies based on semiconductor technology landscapes and global business environments. Role Overview: As a Strategic Commodity Manager at Lam, you have a crucial role in managing industry suppliers. Your responsibilities include developing and implementing commodity strategies, aligning development deliverables, benchmarking suppliers, negotiating agreements, and resolving delivery, cost, and production challenges. Your strategic expertise in implementing initiatives will support commodity availability, quality, and cost to maintain Lam's reliability and competitive edge. Key Responsibilities:

Drive the Commercial Commodity strategy for various commodities. - Plan, organize, and control business/contracts/negotiations for cost-effective strategic acquisition of materials and services within the Global Supply Chain. - Drive commercial negotiations to drive best cost strategies & cost reduction through supplier contract management. - Establish and drive Commercial Strategic commodity vision, evaluate supplier cost, and manage relationships to achieve global cost efficiency goals. - Determine cost targets during design & development phase, recommend cost-effective solutions, and investigate cost reduction opportunities. - Negotiate cost increases from suppliers related to raw materials, process, labor, and other input costs to mitigate impact. - Utilize cost methodologies, tools, and software models to prepare and maintain reliable and accurate data. - Contribute to cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures, monitor trends, and assess cost effectiveness of products. - Research and analyze various commodities for function to price and price to cost evaluation. - Continuously scan markets to explore and evaluate strategic and cost-effective suppliers. - Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Procurement, Finance, and Product Support. - Define and monitor metrics in line with objectives, relative to supplier cost performance, and provide inputs to Commodity Sourcing strategy. - Manage supplier performance through score