Director Purchasing

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THE ROLE:

• Coordinate the management and spend of AMD’s foundry suppliers (wafer or post fab / advanced packaging) reporting directly to the Sr. Director of Procurement.
• Develop the global procurement strategy for foundry; implementing a supplier development program that has a coordinated long-term approach on cost, quality, and service.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Provide analytical support and recommendations regarding sourcing strategies, requirements planning, and cost improvement.

THE PERSON:

• Problem Solving Specialist.
• Drive sophisticated solutions and recommendations for complex issues through the analysis of the situation and available data.
• Exercises judgment in selecting the methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for acquiring results.
• Networks with key contacts outside area of expertise.
• Excellent communication & people skills.
• Capable of initiating and leading new projects to enable procurement scalability in support of AMD growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop processes and methods to implement new assignments and coordinate activities of other personnel as a team lead.
• Collaborate with partners and foundry team members to understand and develop negotiation strategies to drive cost targets.
• Develop, implement, and lead critical foundry procurement management processes partnering with internal and external members. This may include (but not limited to):  NPI NRE enablement, technology NRE enablement, Spend/Savings reporting, ongoing critical action tracking/reporting and accountability.
• Own the overall driven bidding process including analysis, price negotiation, and driving business awards.
• Implement contracts to minimize AMD risk and enable supplier accountability for non-performance.
• Drive supplier's performance reviews on contractual requirements which meet AMD short- and long-term needs.
• Lead Supplier Performance Management (SPM) and be responsible for the quarterly scorecard process to review service levels on cost, technology, quality, service, and flexibility.
• Develop and optimally communicate a commodity strategy which fully reflects key partner inputs to AMD Senior Management Team. Provide updates on a regular basis to supervise progress against plan.
• Collaborate and formalize foundry market research and benchmarking processes.
• Exemplifies discernment and judgment in collaborating with management to understand negotiation requirements.
• Collaborates with suppliers to communicate AMD requirements.
• Ownership of spend, savings and forecasting for Foundry suppliers.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Extensive Foundry or Semiconductor experience
• Strong Engineering background is a plus
• Strong Negotiation skills
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• NAPM/APICS & Green Belt Certification a plus
• Understanding of regional and global markets and cultures

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

B.S./M.S./MBA in Engineering

LOCATION:

Austin, TX

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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