Global Community Manager Optics

Global Community Manager Optics

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work.

We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world.

Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next.

We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here.

We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.

We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you.

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Job Description:

About the Position:

The Global Commodity Manager (GCM) for Optics will develop and implement the Optics commodity and supply-chain strategies in order to drive time-to-market, continuity of supply and cost reduction initiatives that enable HPE's Optics business requirements.

Responsibilities:

Optics GCM's responsibilities may include:


* Managing optics commodities, including optical hardware systems, pluggable optical and copper modules and cables (Optics).


* Managing New Product Introduction (NPI) of Optics commodities, leading suppliers and internal engineering teams through all the selection and qualification process.


* Managing sourcing, including building and maintaining supplier relations, onboarding new suppliers, and driving Request for Information (RFI) and Quotation (RFQ) processes from inception, through suppliers and products selection to final production release.


* Leading suppliers to align their commercial, technical and product roadmaps to Juniper's requirements, as well as leading periodic Supplier Business Reviews (SBR) to maintain suppliers' performance in line with HPE's standards.


* Developing the company's commodity strategy along with other GCM peers, and works with internal stakeholders to implement it.


* Working closely with the engineering and PLM teams to influence technical and business objectives and decisions.


* Working with internal teams and suppliers to meet regulatory compliance, including leading TL9000 audits.


* Leading contract negotiations, including purchase, non-disclosure and statement-of-work agreements.


* Working with peer GCMs on Optics price negotiations, in order to achieve the company's annual cost reduction targets.


* Working with HPE's global buyers and contract manufacturers, material managers and suppliers to align supply with backlog and forecast demand.


* Working with cross-functional teams and peer GCMs' to maintain Optics through all lifecycle phases, from qualification through end-of-life.


* Identifying projects that add strategic value to HPE's Optics portfolio...