Technical Commodity Manager

Summary

Sandisk is a global innovator in Flash and advanced memory technologies, delivering high-performance data storage solutions through advanced manufacturing and a broad product portfolio. The Technical Commodity Manager will develop sourcing and supply base strategies for new product introductions, provide technical expertise in electronic component and supplier selection, and ensure suppliers and components meet technical, quality, and sustainability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with NPI Procurement, Design Engineers, Commodity Managers and other relevant stakeholders to ensure and drive a robust sourcing strategy at NPI phase for all Sandisk flash products, while ensuring continuity of supply and best in class components in BOMs
• Provide technology expertise to commodity manager to develop supply base strategy
• Drives supply base strategy by BOM screen at product design stage, propose 2nd sources or replacements, drive the technical qualification process
• Provide expert technical support to the supplier/technology selection process
• Make sure qualified suppliers or components are meeting Sandisk technical requirements, quality requirements, green policy requirements
• Review suppliers’ technology roadmaps, ensure suppliers are meeting Sandisk technical requirements

Skills

• Bachelor degree or above in Engineering or Science with equivalent experience
• Min 4 years of professional experience, expert on electronic components, IC and project management
• Relative experience as technical commodity management, product development, quality management or field application engineering is a must, hardware design experience is a plus
• Ability to influence and convince
• Self-Motivator
• Communicate well in English both in verbal and written form
• Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills required
• Excellent team facilitation and presentation skills required
• Ability to present to all level of management / stakeholders and articulate strategies and performance metrics

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor degree or above in Engineering or Science with equivalent experience
• Min 4 years of professional experience, expert on electronic components, IC and project management
• Relative experience as technical commodity management, product development, quality management or field application engineering is a must, hardware design experience is a plus
• Ability to influence and convince
• Self-Motivator
• Communicate well in English both in verbal and written form
• Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills required
• Excellent team facilitation and presentation skills required
• Ability to present to all level of management / stakeholders and articulate strategies and performance metrics

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.
• Depending on your role and your performance, eligible to participate in the annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, consisting of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan.
• RSU awards are available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life, accident, and disability insurance
• Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit benefits
• The Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan