Strategic Commodity Manager 5 - US-OR-Tualatin (1034), United States

Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer — open 1 day.

About the role

This role involves managing industry suppliers, developing and implementing commodity strategies, and resolving delivery, cost, and production challenges for Lam Research.

What you'll do

• Own, develop, align, and implement commodity strategy.
• Facilitate global agreement negotiations, renegotiations, and contract addendums.
• Negotiate performance-based, preferred supplier agreements.
• Represent strategic commodity management on a cross-functional strategic commodity team.
• Define and monitor metrics relative to supplier performance and drive gap closure.
• Evaluate cost and quality performance benchmarks and supply base risks.
• Develop and apply strategic commodity plans for the Electromechanical Assembly (EMA) commodity.

What you'll need

• Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a Supply Chain, Operations, or production/planning environment.
• Proven experience of strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Semiconductor industry experience.
• Process control knowledge such as Six Sigma Green Belt or above.
• Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes, quality control, problem-solving techniques, market dynamics, cost trends, availability, and global supply landscape.
• Familiar with metal fabrication techniques: machining, bending, welding and assembly, and testing for semiconductor applications.
• Excellent analytical skills using spreadsheets.
• Previous project management experience and knowledge of basic project management concepts.
• Experience with continuity planning and risk mitigation development with suppliers.
• Experience in capacity planning, cost reduction approaches and lead time reduction.
• Ability to use AI tools to bring efficiency and speed to daily tasks.