Supplier Program Manager

Job Details: Job Description: As a supplier program manager, you will play a critical role in driving Intel's operational excellence by ensuring the successful transition of materials from New Product Introduction (NPI) to High Volume Manufacturing (HVM). Your strategic expertise will align manufacturing processes with market dynamics and business requirements to optimize materials risk assessment, inventory health, and the supply chain while balancing cost and quality goals. Working alongside cross-functional teams, you will influence supplier and component decisions, drive procurement strategies, and manage supplier performance to meet delivery and operational targets. Your contributions will enable Intel's manufacturing innovations, ensuring production efficiency and supporting the company's commitment to global growth and technological leadership. ### Key Responsibilities - Translate manufacturing, market dynamics, and business requirements into actionable strategies for materials risk mitigation, inventory optimization, and supply chain streamlining. - Coordinate material acquisition for NPI programs and ramp readiness, ensuring seamless transitions to HVM. - Collaborate with suppliers to execute contractual requirements, evaluate performance, and identify cost opportunities and future operational strategies. - Partner with cross-functional teams across project management, engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing to define customer demand and raw materials requirements. - Drive planning and procurement activities at product and cross-platform levels, delivering materials integrity, availability, cost, and quality targets. - Provide regular program status updates and risk assessments to stakeholders, establish contingency plans, and closely monitor operational indicators. - Analyze data to design solutions for complex processes and develop systems/tools to improve efficiency across the organization. - Manage supplier relationships to achieve on-time delivery, cycle time performance, materials escalations resolution, and engineering change order closures. - Support new site startups and manage liabilities to align production goals with inventory control objectives. This position is not eligible for Intel immigration sponsorship Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management (or related field) with 3+ years of relevant experience for Bachelor’s, 2+ years for Master’s, or 0 years for PhD. - 1+ years of demonstrated ability to manage complex supplier relationships and execute operational strategies. - 1+ years of experience with SAP or similar procurement tools. Preferred Qualifications - Proficiency in business intelligence tools, data modeling, and data transformation. (Excel, Power BI) - Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams. - Proven ability to execute disciplined processes and deliver measurable results in a dynamic environment. - Expertise in stakeholder management and fostering collaborative partnerships across diverse teams. - Analytical mindset with experience in advanced data analysis for strategic decision-making. - Experience with AI and advanced analytics for process optimization and problem-solving. We are eager to work with professionals who are passionate about innovation and operational excellence. Join Intel and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of technology. Job Type: Experienced Hire Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America) Primary Location: US, Arizona, Phoenix Additional Locations: Business group: Intel Foundry strives to make every facet of semiconductor manufacturing state-of-the-art while delighting our customers -- from delivering cutting-edge silicon process and packaging technology leadership for the AI era, enabling our customers to design leadership products, global manufacturing scale and supply chain, through the continuous yield improvements to advanced packaging all the way to final test and assembly. We ensure our foundry customers' products receive our utmost focus in terms of service, technology enablement and capacity commitments. Employees in the Foundry Technology Manufacturing are part of a worldwide factory network that designs, develops, manufactures, and assembly/test packages the compute devices to improve the lives of every person on Earth. Posting Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. Position of Trust N/A Benefits We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel. Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $91,060.00-128,560.00 USD The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Work Model for this Role This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment. If you are asked to pay any fees during our hiring process, please report this immediately to your recruiter. 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