Senior Commodity Manager, CPU

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Senior Commodity Manager, CPU Remote - US ; United States Job category: Business Operations Job ID: 136720-en_US 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. P…

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