Commodity Manager

About Veeco

You probably don’t realize it, but what we do at Veeco touches the lives of every person, every day. It’s a bold statement, but it’s true. From the smartphones in our pockets that access the world’s collective knowledge, to the cloud‑based services where all that information lives, to high‑speed wireless communication and computing power needed to drive artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, gaming and so much more, our technology is all around us.

We design, develop, manufacture, and service highly complex, cutting‑edge machines used by our customers to create the essential devices that drive the digital age, connect the world, and improve the human experience. Along with the world’s leading technology companies, many of which are household names, we help solve their most difficult material science challenges, enabling technologies for a more connected, sustainable, and convenient world.

The Commodity Manager will be responsible for defining and executing the strategic direction for assigned commodities and categories that support the development and manufacture of advanced semiconductor equipment. This role leverages deep market knowledge and supplier insight to drive cost, quality, and supply continuity. Working closely with engineering, operations, and supply chain partners, the Commodity Manager strengthens Veeco’s supply base while enabling innovation, scalability, and long‑term business success.

• Provide leadership in and develop an understanding of the market for the commodities/categories assigned, including industry trends, cost drivers, global pricing, lead‑times, technology and manufacturing capability of company suppliers and suppliers in the market that best meet expectations and objectives.
• Create, execute, maintain, and continually improve upon commodity strategies for the commodities assigned; focused on current and future alignment of technology requirements, and achieving objectives in terms of total cost, lead‑time, capacity, inventory management, risk mitigation, and overall supply chain effectiveness.
• Lead across product lines and cross functional teams to create and execute commodity strategies, continuous improvement and supply projects; facilitating groups effectively; design and manage working sessions; involving and communicating to management as necessary.
• Anticipate, recognize, analyze and solve complex supply problems, communicating to and involving colleagues, management and stakeholders as necessary.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance to meet company expectations and objectives.
• Negotiate best in class price, quality, delivery, payment and delivery terms, and customer service requirements that align with business objectives.
• Negotiate agreements and contracts to establish a framework for the working client / supplier business model, manage supply risk and meet business objectives. Negotiate and write contracts as needed to purchase goods and services.
• Lead, coordinate and support onsite supplier visits, assessments, audits and continuous improvement opportunities to improve total cost and address issues with supplier performance.
• Support corporate goals as to quality, cost, customer service and inventory management. Understand, introduce and lead new thought/“best of” supply chain and sourcing practices into the group.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 15% of the time. May also travel internationally.

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering, preferably Mechanical/Industrial/Aerospace Engineering or International Supply Chain is required and a minimum of 5 years of experience in purchasing, supply chain or strategic sourcing is required.

• Experience working for a company that designs and/or manufactures capital equipment is preferred
• APICS or CPM Certification highly desired
• Strong Negotiation skills
• Experience with Excel including pivot tables, complex formulas, and Co‑Pilot
• Experience with PowerPoint for creation and delivery of presentation
• Complete knowledge of all aspects of Purchasing including but not limited to:
  Source selection, price / cost analysis,…