Director Purchasing

$154,400 - $231,600/Yr

AMD - Austin, TX

Full-time - Director

Austin, TX

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Director of Purchasing at AMD is responsible for coordinating the management and spending of AMD's foundry suppliers, focusing on wafer or post-fab/advanced packaging. This role involves developing a global procurement strategy, implementing supplier development programs, and building strong supplier relationships to support AMD's growth and innovation in technology. The position requires analytical support for sourcing strategies and cost improvements, while also leading projects to enhance procurement scalability.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the management and spend of AMD's foundry suppliers, reporting to the Sr. Director of Procurement.
• Develop the global procurement strategy for foundry and implement a supplier development program.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Provide analytical support and recommendations regarding sourcing strategies and cost improvement.
• Develop processes and methods to implement new assignments and coordinate activities as a team lead.
• Collaborate with partners and foundry team members to develop negotiation strategies to drive cost targets.
• Lead critical foundry procurement management processes, including NPI NRE enablement and Spend/Savings reporting.
• Own the bidding process, including analysis, price negotiation, and business awards.
• Implement contracts to minimize AMD risk and ensure supplier accountability.
• Drive supplier performance reviews on contractual requirements.
• Lead Supplier Performance Management (SPM) and manage the quarterly scorecard process.
• Develop and communicate a commodity strategy to AMD Senior Management Team.
• Collaborate on foundry market research and benchmarking processes.

Requirements

• Extensive Foundry or Semiconductor experience.
• Strong Engineering background is a plus.
• Strong Negotiation skills.
• Supply Chain Management (SCM) experience.
• NAPM/APICS & Green Belt Certification is a plus.
• Understanding of regional and global markets and cultures.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in semiconductor industry.
• Advanced degree (M.S./MBA) in Engineering.

Benefits

• Base pay competitive with market rates.
• Eligibility for annual bonuses or sales incentives.
• Opportunity to own shares of AMD stock through Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Discount on purchasing AMD stock.