Altera
Commodity Manager
San Jose, California, United States · Senior · Contract
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$31,590 more — $180,690 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $180,690 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (11-3071) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and be able to balance strategic initiatives, tactical execution, and project management responsibilities.
- Monitor supplier performance, financial health, market trends, labor market dynamics, and commercial risks to proactively identify opportunities and mitigation plans.
- The pay range below is for Bay Area California only.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute category, sourcing, and supplier strategies aligned with business objectives, budget targets, and risk management requirements.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including requirements gathering, market/spend analysis, RFx events, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract execution.
- Negotiate and manage complex commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, outsourcing agreements, contingent workforce contracts, software agreements, and professional services engagements.
- Partner with,HR, Finance, Legal, IT, Information Security, Facilities, Engineering and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver cost-effective, compliant procurement solutions.
- Develop sourcing strategies for contingent workforce, managed services, and outsourcing engagements, including supplier selection, rate benchmarking, workforce optimization, governance, and compliance.
- Own strategic supplier relationships and performance management for key suppliers, including Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), executive-level supplier engagement, performance scorecards, innovation discussions, risk assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Drive supplier accountability through governance frameworks, service-level monitoring, issue resolution, and strategic roadmap alignment.
- Identify and deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, and value creation opportunities across assigned categories.
- Develop and enhance procurement policies, procedures, templates, and controls to improve efficiency, compliance, audit readiness, and stakeholder experience.
- Support organizational stand-up activities, procurement transformation initiatives, contract lifecycle management, supplier governance, and process standardization efforts.
Requirements
- 8+ years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, vendor management, or category management experience, with significant experience managing indirect spend categories.
- Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract management, and commercial deal structuring.
- Experience managing contingent workforce programs, managed service providers (MSPs), staffing suppliers, and outsourced service providers.
- Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to conduct spend analysis, cost modeling, supplier benchmarking, business case development, and total cost of ownership (TCO) evaluations.
- Experience leading supplier performance management programs, including supplier scorecards, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), governance frameworks, and executive-level supplier engagement.
- Strong understanding of procurement risk management, supplier financial analysis, regulatory compliance, contract controls, and audit requirements.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decisions across all organizational levels.
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Operations, Engineering, or a related field. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- Proven experience developing and executing sourcing strategies across one or more indirect categories, including Engineering Services, Contingent Workforce, Managed Services, Outsourcing, IT, Professional Services, Facilities, Marketing, HR, and Corporate Services.
- Demonstrated experience negotiating complex agreements, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), software licensing agreements, professional services contracts, outsourcing agreements, and contingent workforce contracts.
- Proven ability to identify and deliver measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, process improvements, and value creation initiatives.
- Ability to effectively partner with stakeholders across Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Information Security, Engineering, Facilities, and Executive Leadership teams.
- Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supporting procurement transformation, process improvement, procurement policy development, governance programs, and organizational scaling initiatives.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
- MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Skills
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
Compensation
- The pay range below is for Bay Area California only.
Company info
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
This listing is sourced directly from Altera's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.