Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission: 

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish — but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Job Description

Your Career

Our dynamite Supply Chain & Operations Team is looking for an individual with good business acumen and experience in the JDM/ODM supply chain. In this position, you will have responsibility for managing the supply chain operations for SD-WAN products built by our contract manufacturer, as well as our ODM/JDM partners. In this position you will lead initiatives that ensure component continuity of supply, reduce product risk, maintain product at company quality standards and ensure no stock outs. As the ODM SBM, other responsibilities include maintaining supplier relationships and the development and execution of short and long term strategies ensure continuity of supply and competitive cost. In this position, you will report to the Dir, Supply Chain Materials and ODM within Operations, Supply Chain group. 

Your Impact and Responsibilities

• Responsible for JDM/ODM supplier partnerships at a strategic level to create competitive advantage for the company.

• Manage Scorecards and Conduct Quarterly Supplier Business Reviews with JDM/ODM partners

• Oversee the execution and supply chain operations of the ODM product into the EMS environment as final product for order fulfillment.

• Product availability: Manage product metrics that minimizes stock outs and allows upside through supply chain flexibility and risk assessment and mitigation.

• Product cost negotiations: Negotiate product costs, Mitigate additional costs, purchase price variances 

• Inventory management. Resolve material shortages through strategic supply chain planning. Manage on hand inventory meeting a corporate inventory turns target. Mitigate excess and obsolete inventory.

• Production planning: Assist to execute a production plan based on a forecast, materials availability, production capacity, as well as assist in issues that impact the plan and backlog commitments.

• EMS performance: Provide input to quarterly performance surveys to identify accomplishments and areas to improve. Participate or lead initiatives to improve manufacturer’s service level and capabilities that align with company demands.

• Reporting: Provide metrics on performance, execution to commit, on time delivery, materials availability, and status of build plans, inventory liabilities and manufacturing operations data.

• Document Control: Participate in the implementation of change orders, change order impact analysis, effective dates.

• Develop and manage strategic ODM partnerships at a senior and working level to create competitive advantage and world class supply chain

• Establish contractual terms SOW, SLA and/or procurement programs (SMI/VMI) that provide a strategic advantage and result in a lower total cost of ownership.

Qualifications

Experience

• BA/BS or equivalent experience plus 7+ years supply chain/program management experience

• Experience working in related environment with a proven track record of driving cost out of the supply chain

• Demonstrated experience working with Manufacturers and global cross functional teams

• Management of supply chain in an outsourced manufacturing environment

• Business process and/or application configuration knowledge with supply chain and costing models

Additional Information

Your Team

Our World-Wide Operations team is a team of professionals with extensive business and project management experience in the contract manufacturing industry. This team has a proven track record of success in all aspects of supply chain and project management. We’re dedicated to growing production, reducing operating costs, and improving product quality by utilizing World-class Manufacturing concepts to optimize supply chain processes and strategies. Our manufacturing team leadership establishes clear objectives, defining and implementing profit improvement and profiling inventory management, valuation, and lead-time improvement programs. If you have a passion for extensive end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain with the knowledge and experience, we want you! 

Our Commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer, the starting salary (includes on-target earnings = base + on target incentives for sales roles) is expected to be between $135,100/yr to $198,700/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs

• Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.
• Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
  • The job requires accessing a company worksite
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• If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter.

Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs

• Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.
• Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
  • The job requires accessing a company worksite
  • The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements
  • You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite
• If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter.