Global Supply Manager

Job Summary

Global Supply Management is a strategic and execution-focused organization responsible for enabling NetApp customer success through disciplined supply execution factory engagement and proactive risk management. As a member of the Global Supply Team this role will establish structured factory engagement and governance routines strengthen EMS and sub-tier supplier partnerships and drive timely issue resolution to support material availability schedule fidelity factory readiness and business continuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Leverage supply planning principles to create and communicate strategic supply plans to meet key business objectives
• Responsible for dynamic supplier forecasts and commits and collaborate cross functionally with suppliers and internal team members to make adjustments as needed
• Create and monitor consumption
• Utilize systems and tools to manage supply communicate issues and drive efficiency
• Work with contract manufacturers and internal stakeholders to close supply gaps
• Enhance and maintain relationships and lines of communication with internal and external partners
• Establish and maintain operating policies and procedures to achieve production schedules quality standards and operational costs
• Provide external and cross-functional leadership for problem resolution and facilitate continuous improvements while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations
• Communicate risks and issues which may impact desired business objectives
• Ensure projects adhere to the company processes and initiate process improvements as needed
• Establish and drive a structured factory engagement and execution governance model to improve alignment accountability operational discipline and decision-making across factory execution activities
• Standardize factory commit cadence execution reviews and escalation processes to ensure timely visibility ownership and closure of supply build and shipment risks
• Strengthen direct engagement with EMS partners and sub-tier suppliers to improve factory readiness constraint management recovery planning execution performance and business continuity
• Serve as a strong factory liaison across multiple factory levels enabling clear communication between NetApp stakeholders EMS leadership factory operations teams and critical sub-tier suppliers

Education

• General understanding of ERP/MRP and shop floor control systems
• Technical skills in supply planning inventory management and production scheduling
• Focus on continuous improvement
• Proven track record of surpassing objectives and delivering exceptional results.
• Experience establishing operating cadence governance routines escalation paths and execution metrics with contract manufacturers EMS partners or factory operations teams
• Ability to influence and engage across multiple factory levels including site leadership production control materials planning manufacturing and supplier management teams
• Strong execution rigor with the ability to convert factory risks constraints and commitments into clear action plans owners timelines and measurable outcomes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively in English

Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1