高级经理，商品管理
Senior Manager, Commodity Management
饥饿、谦逊、诚实、有心。
职位机会
Nutanix 正在寻找一位高级商品管理经理，带领我们充满活力的供应链团队。在这个高影响力的角色中，您将定义并推动服务器和存储产品组件（包括 CPU、内存、SSD、HDD 和 NIC 技术）的技术路线图和全球商品策略。管理一个 5 亿到 10 亿美元的支出组合，您将与硬件工程、产品管理和运营紧密合作，通过战略采购、价值工程和全面的风险缓解优化产品成本。如果您是一位经验丰富的领导者，拥有深厚的服务器架构技术背景，有跨境供应链管理的成功经验，并具备建立高管级供应商关系的能力，我们邀请您参与塑造我们硬件解决方案的未来。
关于团队
加入我们不断壮大的供应链团队！您将向负责生命周期管理和供应链管理的高级总监汇报。此职位的工作设置是领导我们的商品管理团队。该职位需要出差，每年两次国际出差。
您的职责
该职位负责服务器-存储产品商品。需要对 CPU、内存、SSD、HDD、NIC 和服务器平台（L6）组件和技术有深入理解。您将根据专业领域知识和行业知识，执行活动以显著影响产品管理、硬件工程、产品运营、质量和其他关键同行团队，使其与商品策略保持一致。
您将带来的能力
- 需要具备深厚的服务器技术知识，以影响硬件工程和产品管理。
- 定义并推动关键组件的技术路线图是基本要求。
- 理解市场并能够通过 NX 提供最佳解决方案。
- 负责产品成本。包括成本降低、避免、价值工程等。
- 在与硬件工程、产品管理、财务和运营紧密合作的情况下，独立发起并推动商品策略。
- 管理 RFI 和 RFQ 的执行/评分/建议，选择最符合 SBM、PM 和硬件工程定义的技术要求/成本/数量/质量/交货期/供应链灵活性和稳健性目标的供应商，确保战略优先事项的一致性。重点关注高风险或高影响的供应商。确保 RFQ 授标符合整体团队战略。
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Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.
The Opportunity
Nutanix is seeking a Senior Manager of Commodity Management to lead our dynamic Supply Base team. In this high-impact role, you will define and drive technology roadmaps and global commodity strategies for Server and Storage Product components, including CPU, memory, SSD, HDD, and NIC technologies. Managing a $500M–$1B expenditure portfolio, you will partner closely with Hardware Engineering, Product Management, and Operations tooptimizeproduct costs through strategic sourcing, value engineering, and comprehensive risk mitigation. If you are a seasoned leader with deep technical expertise in server architecture, a proven track record of managing cross-border supply chains, and the ability to foster executive-level supplier relationships, we invite you to help shape the future of our hardware solutions.
About the Team
Join ourgrowing Supply Base team!You will report to theSenior Directorleading Life Cycle Management and Supply Base Management.The work setup for this role isto lead our Commodity Management Team.Therole does involve travel, 2x per year to travel internationally
Your Role
This positionis responsible forServer – Storage Product commodities. Detailed understanding of CPU, memory, SSD, HDD, NIC, and server platforms (L6) components and technology isrequired. You will perform activities to significantly influence the Product Management, HW Eng, Product Operations, Quality, and other key peergroupsalignment with commodity strategies based on subject matterexpertiseand knowledge of the industry.
What You Will Bring
- Deep technical knowledge of server technology isrequiredto influence HW eng and Product Management.
- Defineand drive technology roadmaps for key components is fundamental.
- Understanding the market and how to navigate NX to provide the best solutions possible
- Own the ProductCost. Cost reduction, avoidance, VE, etc.
- Independentlyinitiateand drive commodity strategies in close collaboration with HW eng, Product Management, Finance, and Operations
- Manage execution / scoring / recommendations on RFIs and RFQs to select theappropriatesupplierthat best meets the technology requirements / cost / volume / quality / lead-time / supply chain flexibility and robustness targets defined by SBM, PM, and HW Eng to ensure alignment of strategic priorities. Focus is on higher risk or higherimpactsuppliers. Ensure RFQ awards are consistent with overall group strategy
- Manage overall process to maintain HW technology roadmap alignment with the supply base. Drive risk mitigation to completion
- Foresee and develop long-range mitigation strategies for the commodity space
- Drive commodity space suppliers to compliance with Nutanix standards and to meet metrics for Value Engineering proposals. Provide subject matterexpertiseon Value Engineering solutions to product changes during product development execution
- Define and negotiate forward-looking cost strategies with selected suppliers
- Monitor supplier NPI execution for post-mortems
- Establish relationships with senior BU executives and key decision-makers
- Foresee and mitigate supply chain capacity and/or sub-componentrisk points
- Manage strategic relationships with key suppliers and service providers including contract negotiations
Requirements
- Previous experience in commodity management of $500M-$1B ofcompany’sexpenditures.
- Successfully manage a broad base commodity group
- Supply Base Engineering or technical experience is a plus
- Geopolitical & Risk Management: Proventrack recordof managing cross-border supply chain risks, localization, and dual-sourcing strategies
- Develops strategies to support overall corporate direction. Implement solutions and process across many cross-functional groups
- Extensive experience in the following areas
- CPU / Memory / SSD / HDD technology
- Cost Reduction targets are met/exceeded
- NPI COGS target met
- NPI shortage escalations
- VE, cost avoidance, multi-sourcing per strategy
- Commodity strategy sourcing execution
Education and experience
- Requires BA/BS or equivalent plus 10+ years manufacturing experience with 6+ years management. Technical or MS degree preferred. . Expert in server/storage architecture. Significant and diverse management experience preferred. Engineering experience specific to the commodity type.
Work Arrangement
This role is remote for zones 2-4.
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $156,000 – 290,000.
However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Our application deadline is40 daysfrom the date of posting. In good faith, the posting may be removed prior to this date if the position is filled or extended in good faith.
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