Senior Commodity Manager

Company: Mattson Technology, Inc. a 38-year Silicon Valley company, designs, manufactures, markets, and globally supports plasma and rapid thermal processing equipment to fabricate integrated circuits for the global semiconductor industry.

Mattson Technology, Inc. offers processing equipment utilizing innovative technologies to deliver advanced processing capabilities and high productivity for the fabrication of current and next-generation integrated circuits. Our equipment and technologies are used by leading memory and logic, analog /power device manufacturers worldwide. Innovations from Mattson Technology in Atomic Surface Engineering address the most critical logic and memory manufacturing challenges.

In May 2016, Mattson Technology was acquired by Beijing’s E-Town Capital. Our new investor’s vision is that Mattson Technology, with its Silicon Valley DNA, will continue to operate as a global, market-driven technology provider serving worldwide semiconductor manufacturing customers. In July, 2025, the company successfully listed in Shanghai’s STAR Exchange. As the external trade compliance environment evolves, Mattson Technology now operates independently from the parent company in product, business, and operations, serving customers outside of China.

We encourage you to consider a career at Mattson Technology. Mattson Technology recognizes that to recruit and retain a team of highly qualified employees, we must invest in our employees and therefore, we offer a comprehensive employee benefits package.

About the Role

The Commodity Business Manager will be responsible for all aspects of supply chain; cost, supply source, supply availability management, supply base relationships, strategic sourcing and contract negotiations for MSA of various commodities. Responsible for cost, quality, planning and delivery of materials for Mattson. The commodity Manager will facilitate and/or lead projects and meetings towards innovative material cost reduction strategies. Responsibilities include working closely with suppliers as well as internal Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning, Finance, Program Management and Legal departments resulting in strategic supplier relationships that achieve cost-effective procurement decisions for the company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing and managing Requests for Proposals/Quotes and coordinating the proposal and selection process including driving implementation of MSA/Contracts.
• Managing assigned suppliers/commodities on an on-going basis to ensure that the businesses needs for cost, delivery and quality are met.
• Identifying, negotiating with, selecting, contracting and managing the performance of suppliers for designated commodities or areas of spend.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for project delivery methods, costs and quality.
• Team up with engineering and quality to develop second source options where single source positions exposes the supply line to the company
• Developing strong relationships with internal stakeholders, understanding their needs and consulting with them to build quality procurement strategies aligned to business requirements.
• Managing and developing strong relationships with key suppliers, dealing with any potential issues and concerns, and attending regular meetings to ensure open communication.
• Develop and drive strategic goals while also completing tactical, working level tasks as required.
• Support NPI process with vendor evaluation and site selection
• Encourages and coordinates early supplier involvement in new products parts design using the suppliers’ expertise to optimize quality and manufacturability
• Plan, organize and execute Quarterly Business Reviews
• Provide procurement support for other strategic cross functional projects
• Ensuring that suppliers operate in full compliance with Mattson policies for supplier conduct on Social Environmental responsibility, Health and Safety policies.

Requirements:

• At least 7 years of working in the Semiconductor Equipment Industry
• Experience with working with global suppliers
• 5+ years of direct experience in commodity management
• Flexibility and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, very dynamic environment with a self- starter approach.
• Ability to segment and profile supply base to meet cost reduction objectives
• Proven success working on cross-functional projects, completing cost models, and negotiating.
• Ability to data mine and consolidate results to develop consumption trends, and future usage to generate risk buys, buffer inventories or risk buy recommendations
• Proven record in supply base consolidation through the usage of spend aggregation to optimize source usage
• Ability to quickly learn the nuances of new commodity or areas of spend e.g.
• A quick learner and team player, exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Mattson Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.