Commodity Manager

The Commodity Manager – OEM Systems holds a dual role combining strategic commodity ownership and strategic supplier management responsibility for OEM systems, including workstations, manipulators and thermal management solutions (coolers).

The role is accountable for defining and executing end‑to‑end commodity strategies while simultaneously steering and governing strategic supplier relationships across the full supplier lifecycle. This includes supplier selection and development, commercial and contractual governance, performance management, risk mitigation, and the strategic allocation and distribution of capacities across the supplier base to ensure scalability, resilience, and business continuity.

The Commodity Manager actively balances short‑, mid‑ and long‑term capacity scenarios, aligns capacity investments with demand forecasts and technology roadmaps, and mitigates single‑source and supplier power risks through structured sourcing and capacity strategies. The position continuously monitors market, cost, and technology trends and drives initiatives to improve cost competitiveness, supply chain resilience, and execution reliability, in alignment with Advantest’s business and supply chain strategy.

Key responsibilities and duties: 

• Commodity Strategy: Define and execute the end‑to‑end commodity strategy for OEM systems, managing supplier lifecycle decisions to ensure strategic fit, risk mitigation, and the strategic allocation and distribution of capacities across the supplier base.
• Sourcing & Commercial Strategy: Define and adapt sourcing strategies within the commodity, including spend management, pricing, lead times, cost optimization opportunities, and commercial liabilities in alignment with the overall commodity strategy.
• Strategic Supplier Management: Govern strategic supplier relationships across the full supplier lifecycle, defining supplier strategies aligned with business, commodity, and supply network objectives.
• Contract & Commercial Management: Ensure sufficient contract coverage of strategic suppliers and lead long‑term contract and agreement negotiations, including capacity commitments, commercial models, risk allocation, and value creation.
• Supplier Performance & Risk Management: Establish and steer Supplier Performance Management, evaluate performance outcomes against commodity strategy, mitigate supplier‑related risks, and drive corrective actions.
• Capacity & Supply Chain Resilience: Actively balance mid‑, and long‑term capacity scenarios, support multiple‑sourcing and supply base optimization initiatives, and strengthen overall supply chain resilience.
• Cross‑functional Alignment: Collaborate closely with R&D, Product Management, Quality, and other stakeholders to align supplier strategies with future technology demand and business priorities.
• Continuous Improvement & Leadership: Drive continuous improvement and innovation initiatives with suppliers, set clear objectives and priorities, and foster collaboration, accountability, and engagement within the extended supplier ecosystem.
• KPI and Performance Management: Create transparency and track the following KPIs: OTD, TCO, Cost stability, Quality, Cost improvements. Define mitigation actions, if required.

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or related field 
• 5+ years of experience in commodity management, sourcing or procurement
• Experience and industry knowledge of the commodity (OEM, e.g. cooling units, manipulators, workstations)
• Experience in negotiation and supplier management/ governance
• Experience working with globally matrix-organized teams and across business units