The group you’ll be a part of

The Global Operations Group brings information systems, facilities, supply chain, logistics, and high-volume manufacturing together to drive the engine of our global business operations. We help Lam deliver industry-leading solutions with speed and efficiency, while actively supporting the resilient and profitable growth of Lam's business.

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 workplace, 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

· Develop and implement commodity strategy, including long range capacity planning for 3+ years into the future




· Take material sourcing decisions and be accountable for performance against cost, quality, and lead time goals
· Onboard new suppliers considering evaluation of capability, implementation of legal contracts, assessment of financial risks, establishment of performance reviews
· Evaluate supplier reliability and develop new supply sources where vendors or suppliers are no longer competitive
· Set improvement plans and follow up for results
· Gather quotations, evaluate bids, and consider various supplier performance metrics to award business
· Evaluate risk of ongoing availability of material, address obsolescence, and last time buys. Implement stocking strategies and contracts to mitigate future availability and supply chain risks
· Forecast cost impacts, approve pricing changes, and negotiate cost reduction with suppliers
· Interact with engineering, manufacturing, and other groups to understand cross functional impacts of design and manufacturing strategy decision

📌 Strategic Commodity Manager, Program Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 Lam Research
📍 Bengaluru