Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With the industry’s broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything®.
Job Req ID: 547921
Job Posting Title: Commodity Manager – ICs
City: Irvine
State: California
Country: USA
Alternate Location: US – California, Southern – Irvine
Percent of Travel Required: 0% – 25%
Job Function: Operations/Manufacturing
Discipline: G&A-Buyer
• Drive and analyze costing activities at the product and component level with IC suppliers
• Interface with Marketing & Engineering regarding pricing and availability for high volume manufacturing of ICs (Flash; EEPROM; DRAM etc.)
• Proactively investigate new market trends, supplier roadmaps and present to BRCM engineering the best path to take from a technology; cost; supply standpoint for new reference designs
• Review and analyze quotes submitted by suppliers to ensure lowest costs possible across entire BOM
• Utilize contract negotiation, process changes, and implementation of sustainable cost controls
• Develop and deploy cost reduction/profit improvement plans with suppliers
• Prepare Business Cases, including ROI models, and effectively present rational for cost savings opportunities
• Co-Champion BRCM Preferred Supplier Program for the IC’s Commodity. This individual should strive to be a cost expert and must be a self-starter/team player
• Typically requires a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Supply Chain Management, with 6-10 years of related experience
• A strong working knowledge for costing BOMs in high volume electronic assemblies is essential – A strong understanding of IC suppliers leading the technology in current market conditions is a must
• Diplomatic, able to understand and work well with other functions such as Marketing; Engineering; Finance & Operations.
• Technical competency is critical
• High competency in negotiations
• Ability to work in a fast paced, task-focused environment
• Requires strong communication, problem solving and analytical skills.
• A high level of proficiency with Microsoft office products especially Excel required
• Experience in Agile and/or SAP highly preferred
Broadcom is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans)
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