Strategic Technology Sourcing

JAMBU PALANIAPPAN

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STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY SOURCING MANAGER

Enhancing Partnership Accelerating Innovation Manufacturing Excellence Forward-thinking leader known for leveraging negotiation, executive-level relationship building and project execution skills to effectively manage strategic suppliers. Data-driven decision maker with a strong technical and Silicon manufacturing background to address key issues prior to successful product launch. Experience in building collaborative partnerships with business and operations leaders to resolve critical business challenges. Proven expertise in:

– Tier-1 Supplier Management – Supplier Contract Development & Execution

– Global Engineering Operations Team

– New Product Introduction

– Technology Roadmap Alignment

– IP Licensing Agreements

– Supplier Performance Benchmarking – Cost Reduction & Cost Model Development PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY (acquired by Renesas), San Jose, CA 2017 - 2020 Strategic Sourcing and Engineering Operations Manager Managed silicon sourcing, supply chain and engineering operations activities at tier-1 suppliers. Supported new product introduction from multiple sources to meet customer sampling, and ramped up production to meet yield targets. Systematically monitored daily operational status of inventory and expedited engineering material to meet aggressive sampling schedule from automotive and mobile customers. Managed global team and annual budget.

• Achieved 8% YOY cost reduction with tier-1 suppliers by executing strategic sourcing strategies to implement cost-effective solutions that met technology, quality and time-to-market requirements.

• Created NPI delivery Performance to Commit, improving metrics from 60% to greater than 99% within two quarters.

• Executed Agile product life cycle management by converting from legacy systems, resulting in 15% reduction in errors associated with setting up manufacturing flow and material management.

• Provided real-time monitoring of product yield, executing immediate corrective actions as necessary.

• Planned and developed supplier selection, qualification criteria and supplier quarterly business review (QBR) scorecard, effectively managing KPI metrics, including cost, cycle time, capacity support, technology roadmap alignment, yield improvements, quality incidents, process change notification and process control.

• Built easy-to-use cost model for calculating silicon cost, leading to quick evaluation of product feasibility and ROI.

• Benchmarked suppliers for cost, quality, supply chain and key technical metrics to negotiate and appropriately award business to key suppliers.

• Identified, selected and administered third-party IP vendor contractual agreements, NRE / royalty and IP delivery / qualification schedule, securing favorable terms for company. MAXIM INTEGRATED, San Jose, CA 2016 - 2017

NPI Program Manager

Defined and led multiple projects, including creating project objectives, meeting key development metrics, performing risk analysis and determining resource requirements. Scheduled planning and compression sessions / regular review meetings and ensured product ramp-up to meet yield and quality targets. Provided status updates to senior management.

• Directed cross-functional team and managed end-to-end project planning using Oracle Primavera scheduling software, successfully executing and meeting aggressive product introduction schedules set by tier-1 automotive and mobile customer requirements.

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MICRON TECHNOLOGY, Milpitas, CA 2014 - 2016

Strategic Sourcing and Engineering Operations Manager Managed ASIC and COT silicon sourcing, supply chain and engineering operations activities at tier-1 suppliers from product design to qualification of next-generation memory controller products using advanced silicon and package technology. Mediated all provisions of master supply agreement with supply chain partners, including cost, capacity planning, minimum guaranteed yield, acceptable product quality, new products expedite quota and cycle time.

• Negotiated 10% YOY cost reduction with tier-1 suppliers by executing strategic sourcing strategies to implement cost- effective solutions that met technology, quality and time-to-market requirements.

• Resolved manufacturing quality issue during development phase, resulting in higher reliability products shipped to tier-1 networking hardware manufacturers.

VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR (acquired by Maxim Integrated), San Jose, CA 2001 - 2014 Director of Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain & Engineering Operations 2010 - 2014 Manager of Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain & Engineering Operations 2001 - 2010 Oversaw multiple tier-1 strategic suppliers from start-up stage to supporting peak annual revenue of $170M. Negotiated all provisions of joint development agreements with suppliers, including specifications, schedule, exclusivity, technology roadmap alignment, IP licensing and NRE costs. Served as chairperson for internal Quality Review Board and key member of Factory Audit Team. Supervised team of silicon sourcing, supply chain specialists and operations engineering and managed global annual budget.

• Persuaded 3 tier-1 silicon supplier executives to develop custom silicon technology with exclusive use for early stage start up, enabling delivery of advanced power management ICs for large OEM customers.

• Led total cost reduction program with tier-1 suppliers, achieving 8% YOY reduction and exceeding corporate margin goals.

• Received CEO award for managing and executing joint silicon technology development at tier-1 suppliers and delivering technologies on schedule to meet very aggressive time-to-market requirements set by large OEM datacenter customers.

• Navigated major product recall issue by implementing maverick product elimination at wafer test and identifying root cause, which led to 10x improvement in product quality to meet key cloud and datacenter customer quality requirements.

• Participated in initiating formal supplier performance management processes and designing key performance indices (KPI). Improved supplier performance by managing supplier score card and conducting quarterly business reviews (QBRs).

• Delivered productivity improvements through automation and creative methods, resulting in 50% reduction in product tooling verification time, 30% decrease in RMA material return cycle time and 20% reduction in PO submission time.

• Led cross-functional team to implement new phase release process to manage product life cycle, helping to organize NPI introduction using systematic methodology across various products.

• Created design verification checklist, consolidating all necessary data required to transition product tooling into 1 central database location with access control.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR, Santa Clara, CA, Manager of Silicon Sourcing, Supply Chain & Engineering Operations Identified and developed strategic external manufacturing partner in China to support consolidation of 2 in-house facilities. Proactively addressed concerns raised by internal teams: IP protection and tier-1 automotive customer product quality requirements.

EDUCATION

Master of Science (MS), Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Bachelor of Technology (BTech), University of Madras, Madras, India

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