Senior Commodity Manager - Rack Integration

Company Description

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.

At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.

Job Description

Who You’ll Work With

Arista is seeking a new Senior Commodity Manager, Rack Integration to support a brand new product segment, dealing with leading edge products for our most prominent customers. This is a critical role, ensuring that Arista Rack Integration business meets customer driven requirements, and supports revenue, quality and time to market. You will work with an experienced internal cross-disciplinary team, including product management, demand planning, product development, supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics.

Externally you will help foster a strong network of technology and supply chain partners. We are looking for a hands-on leader, interested in being part of a world-class organization while building a strong functional team. Strong communications, problem solving, and communication skills are essential.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to create, implement, and maintain strategic sourcing strategy for Arista’s Rack Integration to support customer & company requirements.
• Ownership of RFP process, proposal evaluation & supplier assessment, and supplier selection.
• Manage the relationship with key Rack Integration partners as well as material suppliers.
• Coordinate with our product management team, engineering team, material team and integration partners to assure timely delivery of all prototypes and production units to our customers.
• In partnership with NPI engineers, lead efforts around capacity planning and capex roll out
• Negotiations and management of cost models for suppliers to include hard requirements (such as price, volume discounts, etc.) and soft requirements (such as expertise, technical backup, etc.) in the context of Total Acquisition Cost (TAC) and Total Opportunity Cost (TOC).
• Identification and delivery of opportunities for cost reduction.
• Lead negotiator for contract negotiations (SOWs, MPAs, LTAs, Development Agreements, etc)
• Ensures appropriate performance measure (Technology, Quality, Cost and Delivery) of supply base and feedback of results through regular QBRs.
• Working with the site supply chain leads, this individual will manage relationships with suppliers on behalf of Arista.