At a glance
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Austin · Santa Clara · Toronto
About the role
- Tenstorrent is seeking a Global Supply Chain Manager to lead strategic sourcing and supplier management for their memory and storage portfolio.
- This role involves owning commodity strategy, commercial negotiations, and supply assurance from new product introduction through volume production.
- The position is hybrid, based in Toronto, ON, Austin, TX, or Santa Clara, CA.
Responsibilities
- Own the global memory and storage commodity strategy, including supplier selection, sourcing plans, commercial agreements, and supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, and responsiveness.
- Lead pricing and contract negotiations with manufacturers and authorized supply partners, including volume tiers, allocation commitments, lead times, payment terms, and excess and obsolete inventory liability.
- Partner with Hardware Engineering and NPI teams to align sourcing plans with product requirements and supplier technology roadmaps.
- Support approved vendor lists, alternate-source qualification, and material readiness for prototype builds and production ramps.
- Translate product forecasts and BOM requirements into demand plans, then align supplier capacity, allocation, and delivery commitments with build schedules and longer-term requirements.
- Monitor DRAM and NAND market conditions, supplier capacity, and technology transitions to recommend sourcing actions.
- Manage supply continuity, inventory exposure, and supply risk across manufacturers, distributors, and contract manufacturers.
- Resolve allocation and delivery issues, maintain visibility to open orders, manage product changes and lifecycle events, and reduce single-source and geographic risk.
- Lead supplier business reviews and corrective actions.
Requirements
- Experience in strategic sourcing or commodity management for memory and storage, with knowledge of DRAM components and modules, including DDR memory, and NAND-based storage products including SSDs.
- Understanding of the supplier ecosystem, technology roadmaps, qualification requirements, and commercial dynamics of memory and storage commodities.
- Experience managing direct relationships with global memory and storage manufacturers and authorized distributors, with a track record of negotiating pricing, supply agreements, and capacity commitments.
- Ability to translate demand forecasts, supplier roadmaps, lead times, and market conditions into sourcing and inventory decisions.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and operations to align technical requirements, supplier qualification, product cost, and production readiness.
- Ability to balance long-term supplier strategy with daily execution, including allocation negotiations, shortage recovery, and changes in demand.
Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation package
- Benefits
Workplace
- Hybrid workplace model based in Toronto, ON, Austin, TX, or Santa Clara, CA.
Skills
- DRAM
- NAND
- SSDs
- DDR Memory
