Strategic Sourcing Manager- Foundry and Advanced Packaging

Advanced Micro Devices; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices is seeking a Foundry Advanced Packaging Sourcing Manager in Austin, TX. You will coordinate strategic foundry supplier spend, develop global procurement strategies for post-fab and advanced packaging, and drive cost, quality, and service improvements.

The role requires a strong problem solving mindset, negotiation and sourcing skills, and the ability to lead critical procurement processes and supplier performance programs to support AMD growth.

Qualifications

• Problem solving and data analysis to drive procurement decisions.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Able to initiate and lead projects for procurement scalability.
• Strong negotiation and sourcing capabilities.
• Experience in supply chain management within engineering or semiconductor contexts.
• Understanding of regional and global markets and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with partners to develop negotiation strategies to meet cost targets.
• Lead procurement processes including NPI/NRE management and spend reporting.
• Own the bidding process: analysis, price negotiation, and awards.
• Implement contracts to minimize AMD risk and ensure supplier accountability.
• Lead Supplier Performance Management and quarterly scorecards.
• Develop and communicate a post-fab/advanced packaging commodity strategy.
• Collaborate on market research and benchmarking for foundry segments.
• Manage spend, savings and forecasting for foundry post-fab/advanced packaging.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Negotiation

Sourcing

Supply chain management

Project leadership

Foundry procurement

Education

BS/BA degree

MBA

Job description

Foundry Advanced Packaging Sourcing Manager

The Role:

• Coordinate the management and spend of AMD’s strategic foundry suppliers with specific focus on post fab / advanced packaging services reporting to the Director Foundry Procurement.
• Develop the global procurement strategy for foundry with specific focus on post fab and advanced packaging; implementing a supplier development program that has a coordinated long-term approach on cost, quality, and service.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships.
• Provide analytical support and recommendations regarding sourcing strategies, requirements planning, and cost improvement.

The Person:

• Problem Solving Specialist
• Drives sophisticated solutions and recommendations for complex issues through the analysis of the situation and available data.
• Exercises judgment in selecting the methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for acquiring results.
• Networks with key contacts outside area of expertise.
• Excellent communication & people skills.
• Capable of initiating and leading new projects to enable procurement scalability in support of AMD growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with partners and foundry team members to understand and develop negotiation strategies to drive cost targets.
• Develop, implement, and lead critical foundry procurement management processes based on feedback from team members and partners. This may include (but not limited to): NPI/NRE procurement program management / order execution, Spend/Savings reporting, support emergency ordering process, tracking payables/receivables initiatives, ongoing critical action tracking/reporting and accountability.
• Own the overall driven bidding process including analysis, price negotiation, and driving business awards.
• Implement contracts to minimize AMD risk and enable supplier accountability for non-performance.
• Lead Supplier Performance Management (SPM) and be responsible for the quarterly scorecard process to review service levels on cost, technology, quality, service, and flexibility.
• Develop and optimally communicate a foundry post fab / advanced packaging commodity strategy which fully reflects key partner inputs to AMD Senior Management Team. Provide updates on a regular basis to supervise progress against plan.
• Collaborate and formalize foundry post fab / advanced packaging market research and benchmarking processes.
• Collaborates with suppliers to communicate AMD requirements.
• Ownership of spend, savings and forecasting for Foundry post fab / advanced packaging supplier.

Preferred Experience:

• Extensive Founry or Semiconductor experience (specific to post fab and advanced packaging service offerings is ideal)
• Strong Engineering background is a plus
• Stong Negotiation and Sourcing skills
• Supply Chain Management (SCM) familiarityExperience working in an engineering or semiconductor company
• Understanding of regional and global markets and cultures

Academic Credentials:

BS/BA degree

MBA

Location:

Austin, TX

Visa Sponsorship:

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits:

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.