Global Commodity Manager, PV

The Global Commodity Manager : PV (Photovoltaic Modules) will be responsible for the development and execution of sourcing strategies capable of delivering high quality, cost-effective materials that meet standard and custom project requirements. This position is responsible for cost, quality, and delivery of 3rd-Party PV modules supporting utility-scale solar photo-voltaic power plants and large commercial solar installations.

This position will also be responsible for all commercial and strategic supplier management for relevant commodities, developing and maintaining supplier relationships, and managing supplier performance and capability development.
This role will be responsible for monitoring all relevant trends in commodity markets, advise the business on impact of those trends, and develop strategies to maintain SunPower’s leading market position in designing and building utility scale photovoltaic power plants.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•Develop and execute Commodity Strategies for electrical products, including transformers, switch-gear, motors, actuators, and other electrical components.
•Achieve cost, quality, and delivery goals and objectives for standard and custom products.
•Influence technical design decisions in the interest of achieving optimal cost, quality, and delivery.
•Strive to achieve competitive sourcing tension among multiple qualified suppliers through development and execution of commodity strategies.
•Develop and negotiate supply contracts
•Work closely with Systems Project Electrical Engineers and R&D to define standard and custom product requirements
•Interface w/ Planning, Marketing Program Management, R&D, Sales and Construction Management to assess current and future sourcing requirements
•Hold quarterly executive review of strategic sourcing plan that defines, among other things, the market environment, capable suppliers, and annual / quarterly strategic objectives
•Develop and manage overall supplier relationships
•Manage supplier performance and capability development
•Maintain personal knowledge of market trends including rigorous analysis of market drivers, cost structures, technical improvements and competitive landscape.
•Periodic travel to supplier’s manufacturing sites.

Deliverables:
•Develop an ongoing sc/bus model/strategy that can deliver 20%+ GM for 3P
•95%+ OTD for PV/Cell supplier
•Develop Highly Variable cost structure
•Incoming DOA DPPM of < .5K DPPM ‘09
•Reliability: Annualized Failure Rate of <1% within Limited Power Warranty
•100%+ Contractual Coverage for PV/Cell Suppliers.
•VMI/Demand Pull (< 1 wk LT) for Cell Suppliers. < 75% take in 1-2 Q forecast period.
•Quarterly or Bi-Annual Exec Commodity Strategy Review

Education and Experience:
•10-15 Years experience in operations, manufacturing, sourcing.
•7-10 years supplier / supply chain management
•3-5 years electrical utility experience in engineering or supply chain function.
•5-7 years experience w/ direct accountability for quality/yield and capacity/throughput in manufacturing environment.
•BS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
•MBA or MS Operations Engineering or Industrial Engineering Degree preferred.

Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.