NPI Commodity Lead - Hardware & Data Center Supply

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Sunnyvale (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited is seeking an experienced Commodity Manager / NPI Lead to support strategic sourcing, supplier management, NPI, and supply continuity for large-scale hardware programs.

The role partners with Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Operations, Finance, and manufacturing partners to ensure component readiness, competitive costs, and supply availability throughout the hardware lifecycle.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
5+ years of experience in commodity management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, hardware procurement, or infrastructure supply chain.
Experience in hardware, semiconductor, storage, compute, networking, or technology manufacturing environments.
Strong analytical and stakeholder-management capabilities.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute commodity strategies, sourcing plans, and supplier engagement models for critical hardware components and subsystems.
Manage strategic supplier relationships and align demand forecasts, capacity, production readiness, and performance expectations.
Monitor industry conditions, component availability, and market dynamics to inform sourcing decisions.
Lead pricing analysis, cost optimization, negotiations, and long-term supply strategies with suppliers.
Partner with Engineering during New Product Introduction (NPI) to ensure component readiness and sourcing alignment.
Identify shortages, capacity constraints, supplier risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
Drive supplier performance improvements across quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness.