Title:  Senior Commodity Manager, CPU

Job Summary

NetApp is seeking a strategic, commercially rigorous Senior Commodity Manager, CPU to lead the global sourcing strategy for hard disk drives—one of the company’s most business-critical commodities. 

In this individual-contributor role, you will own the end-to-end CPU supplier and commodity strategy, including supply planning, executive supplier relationships, long-term negotiations, and supply continuity in a complex global environment. 

Job Responsibilities

• Own and execute the global  CPU commodity strategy, aligning supplier capabilities, technology roadmaps, capacity, and commercial agreements with business requirements. 
• Build executive-level relationships with strategic CPU suppliers and serve as a primary commercial and strategic contact. 
• Lead complex, high-value negotiations, including multi-year agreements, pricing frameworks, capacity commitments, allocation protections, supply assurance, and business-continuity provisions. 
• Partner with Engineering and Product Management to assess emerging technologies, influence supplier roadmaps, and support performance, availability, lifecycle, and cost objectives. 
• Develop market intelligence on CPU suppliers, capacity, technology transitions, cost trends, lead times, manufacturing conditions, and competitive dynamics. 
• Identify and mitigate geopolitical, trade, regulatory, logistics, regional concentration, and other supply risks. 
• Maintain risk-mitigation plans covering supply continuity, capacity protection, alternate sources, contractual safeguards, and escalation mechanisms. 
• Lead supplier selection, qualification, business reviews, and performance management across cost, quality, delivery, technology, responsiveness, and compliance. 
• Develop cost models, quotation analyses, and total-cost-of-ownership assessments to support sourcing and executive decisions. 
• Drive cross-functional resolution of supply constraints, quality issues, commercial disputes, allocation challenges, and lifecycle transitions. 
• Communicate commodity strategy, supplier performance, market developments, risks, and recommended actions to senior leaders. 

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related technical field—or equivalent practical experience. 
• 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, sales, product marketing, pricing, business development, supplier management, or a related commercial role. 
• Experience in the CPU industry through procurement, sales, marketing, pricing, business development, product management, operations, engineering, or supplier management. 
• Experience developing commercial strategies, negotiating agreements, managing strategic relationships, or leading complex cross-functional initiatives. 
• Strong commercial, analytical, and negotiation skills, including quotation analysis, market assessment, business-case development, and data-informed decision-making. 
• Ability to influence cross-functionally and engage credibly with senior stakeholders and external partners without direct-report authority. 
• Ability to work effectively in a remote or hybrid environment with globally distributed teams and suppliers. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• MBA, master’s degree, or advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field. 
• Direct experience in CPU procurement, strategic sourcing, commodity management, or supplier management. 
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise storage, data-center infrastructure, server hardware, or a related technology hardware environment. 
• Experience negotiating long-term supply agreements, pricing arrangements, capacity commitments, allocation protections, and supply-assurance terms. 
• Deep understanding of CPU manufacturing, assembly, test, quality, capacity planning, technology transitions, and end-of-life management. 
• Strong knowledge of CPU market dynamics, supplier landscapes, technology roadmaps, capacity considerations, cost drivers, product lifecycles, and industry trends. 
• Experience developing and executing commodity strategies for enterprise storage, data-center infrastructure, server, or other high-volume technology hardware environments. 
• Experience managing geopolitical, trade, regulatory, and regional supply-chain risks. 
• Track record of leading executive-level supplier or customer reviews and improving supply assurance, commercial value, delivery, quality, or technology alignment. 
• Experience managing shortages, allocation environments, and business-continuity planning for critical components. 

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