Senior Commodity & Materials Manager
Core
Manage materials readiness, supply continuity, and inventory health for sustaining production and product transitions in a fast-paced hardware supply chain.
Role type
Senior Commodity & Materials Manager
Builds
Hardware supply chain operations for AI cloud infrastructure and data centers
Domain
Hardware manufacturing / AI infrastructure (via careerplan.io/jobs/43-001-77-769-senior-commodity-materials-manager-at-vast-data)
Required skills
supply chain management, inventory planning, demand forecasting, supplier collaboration, data analytics, BOM analysis, risk management, process improvement, cross-functional leadership, financial reporting
Preferred skills
program management, advanced supply chain strategy
Technologies
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio
Responsibilities
Manage materials readiness for sustaining production and product transitions; Maintain and validate key supply, demand, and inventory data feeds; Monitor global inventory positions and highlight required actions; Analyze multi-level BOM structures and material usage; Collaborate with contract manufacturers and suppliers to track supply status; Provide regular supply outlooks against demand forecasts; Drive excess and obsolete (E&O) inventory reviews; Implement and maintain inventory audit and validation processes; Support product lifecycle transitions; Serve as an operations subject matter expert on inventory cost methodology; Generate and maintain materials planning dashboards; Influence commodity and planning teams on allocation decisions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
