Manager, Supply Chain Planning - Wafers

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office
144K-247K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Hardware • Robotics • Metaverse
The Role
Manages wafer supply plans, inventory positions, supply-demand tradeoffs, and executive reporting. Leads and mentors supply chain planners, collaborates with foundry partners to address shortages and forecast capacity, and aligns backend planning, engineering, and capacity teams to resolve bottlenecks. Drives continuous improvement and supports strategic planning in a global semiconductor manufacturing environment.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are looking for a Manager, Supply Chain Planning - Wafers, located at our Corporate Headquarters in Santa Clara, CA. At NVIDIA, our employees are passionate about parallel and visual computing. We're united in our quest to transform the way graphics are used for work and play. Our technology impacts the visual experience in video game development, film production, deep learning, space exploration, medicine, computational finance and automotive design. And we've only scratched the surface of what we can accomplish when we apply our technology to it. We need passionate, hard-working, and creative people to help us take on some of these extraordinary opportunities.

What you'll be doing:

  • Manage weekly, monthly, and quarterly supply plans with business leaders and provide mentorship on supply and inventory positions

  • Analyze planning strategies and priority tradeoffs with business leaders to optimize supply to meet customer demand and revenue targets

  • Present weekly supply changes to executive management

  • Develop, mentor, and lead team of high performing supply chain planners responsible for wafer/die supply

  • Collaborate with foundry partners to drive closure of near term wafer supply shortages and to forecast longer term capacity requirements

  • Oversee cross-functional alignment with backend planning, capacity planning, and engineering teams to understand chip supply bottlenecks and influence downstream capacity investments

  • Guide continuous improvement efforts and projects in support of organizational strategies

What we need to see:

  • BA/BS degree in Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience

  • 8+ overall years of experience in supply chain/operations, preferably with background in semiconductors or wafer/chip planning

  • At least 4+ years of experience in a leadership role

  • Proficiency in Excel, SAP, advanced planning software/ERP, and other business software applications

  • Demonstrated agility and flexibility in a fast-paced, constraint production environment

  • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with senior executive staff

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Experience managing global manufacturing with foundry suppliers and partner teams around the world

  • Proven problem solving, analytical and complex modeling skills

  • Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and people concurrently

  • Find creative, out-of-the-box solutions and approaches to complex problems

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 144,000 USD - 247,250 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 1, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Skills Required

  • BA or BS degree in Business, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of experience in supply chain or operations
  • Experience in semiconductor or wafer/chip planning
  • 4+ years of experience in a leadership role
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Proficiency in SAP
  • Proficiency in advanced planning software and ERP systems
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, constraint production environment
  • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to communicate with senior executive staff
  • Experience managing global manufacturing with foundry suppliers and international partner teams
  • Problem-solving, analytical, and complex modeling skills
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments and people concurrently

NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.

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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
21,960 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

What We Do

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”

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