Director, Commodity Management & NPI

About the Role

The Director of Commodity Management & NPI is responsible for leading WEKA’s supplier strategy, cost structure, and hardware readiness across key component categories, including SSDs, memory, and networking. This leader will own long-term supplier partnerships, roadmap alignment, cost models, and KPI development to ensure optimal availability, quality, and competitiveness in a dynamic market.

They will also drive strategic oversight of WEKA’s NPI pipeline, partnering cross-functionally with engineering, product, and operations to manage program timelines, risk, and execution. By combining deep domain expertise with operational discipline, the Director will help shape WEKA’s market agility, influence hardware innovation, and ensure new products launch seamlessly and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of the supply chain strategies across multiple commodities. Focus on ssd’s, memory products and networking.
• Partnership with key suppliers - roadmap reviews, communication of NPI activities, etc
• Management of NPI processes that related to Operations. Partner with integration partners to ensure product availability and quality
• Communication across the company on key activities related to supply chain and NPI projects. Strong communication skills are a must.
• Collaboration with engineering and product management on supplier trends, roadmaps and cost models
• Management of supplier performance and cost models. Consistent focus on driving down costs in a challenging market.
• Development of KPI’s with key suppliers
• Management of multiple NPI programs - project timeline management and cross functional management within projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Operations or related topic.
• 10+ years related experience in Manufacturing, Operations, Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, or related field.
• Domain knowledge expertise in data storage, ssd and memory markets.
• Experience with start-up’s - ability to work in unstructured environments and knows how to put in “just enough” processes.
• Ability to work cross functionally with sales, finance, engineering and product teams.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and communicate at all levels in the company

How We Work: The WEKA Way

We are Accountable: We take full ownership, always–even when things don’t go as planned. We lead with integrity, show up with responsibility & ownership, and hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards.

We are Brave: We question the status quo, push boundaries, and challenge ourselves to think bigger. We champion diverse perspectives and aren’t afraid to fail fast, learn, and iterate toward bold solutions.

We are Customer-Obsessed: WEKA’s success is our customers’ success. We listen intently, empathize deeply, and create solutions that truly make a difference.

We are One WEKA: We collaborate openly, communicate transparently, and celebrate wins together. Ideas flow freely, ownership is shared, and every voice is valued.