Senior Manager, Component Planning & Procurement

About the role

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is looking for a Manager II, Semiconductor Supply Planning & Procurement to build, develop and lead a team of commodity procurement managers and a buy-sell procurement operations manager supporting HPE Networking sustaining products. The team manages the supply of critical semiconductor and memory components (memory, CPUs, FPGAs, silicon, wireless and other electronic components), covering forecasting, supplier engagement, procurement execution, inventory and allocation management and supply risk mitigation. The role is hybrid, with about two days per week in an HPE office.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop commodity procurement managers and procurement operations professionals, set priorities and goals, and support succession planning.
• Own supply health across semiconductor and memory commodities, lead cross-commodity supply reviews and mitigation plans for shortages and allocations, and drive forecast accuracy and supply visibility.
• Oversee procurement execution, purchase orders, supplier commitments and CRD accuracy, and serve as escalation point for supplier delivery and allocation issues.
• Ensure inventory is positioned across distributors, hubs and manufacturing locations, and optimize inventory while maintaining continuity of supply.
• Lead executive reporting on supply health, inventory and supplier performance, and build dashboards and operational reviews.
• Standardize processes for shortage management and allocation, and drive automation, reporting improvements and process excellence.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, operations or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, commodity management, supply planning or supply operations.
• 3+ years of people management experience leading supply chain or procurement teams.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor and electronic component supply chains, including allocation, inventory planning, supplier commitments, lead time and lifecycle planning.
• Experience managing supply across suppliers, distributors, ODM/CM partners and manufacturing environments.
• Preferred: experience in networking, server, storage or hardware manufacturing, and in constrained supply or allocation environments.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel proficiency.
• ERP/MRP systems such as SAP or Oracle.
• Preferred: Power BI, Tableau or similar business intelligence tools, and Lean Six Sigma certification.

What we offer

• Health and wellbeing benefits.
• Personal and professional development programs.
• An inclusive workplace with flexibility to manage work and personal needs.