Global Supply Manager

Job Summary

Global supply management is a strategic and proactive organization responsible for NetApp and NetApp’s customer success through strategic supply planning and tactical execution. As a member of the team, you will be utilizing existing tools and developing new tools to plan global material supply pipelines to achieve business objectives in a balanced way to maximize material availability and schedule fidelity, while minimizing associated costs.

Job Requirements

Essential Functions

• Leverage supply planning principles to create and communicate strategic supply plans to meet key business objectives

• Responsible for dynamic supplier forecasts and commits, and collaborate cross functionally with suppliers and internal team members to make adjustments as needed
• Create and monitor consumption
• Utilize systems and tools to manage supply, communicate issues, and drive efficiency
• Work with contract manufacturers and internal stakeholders to close supply gaps
• Enhance and maintain relationships and lines of communication with internal and external partners
• Establish and maintain operating policies and procedures to achieve production schedules, quality standards and operational costs
• Provide external and cross-functional leadership for problem resolution and facilitate continuous improvements, while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations
• Communicate risks and issues which may impact desired business objectives
• Ensure projects adhere to the company processes and initiate process improvements as needed
• Requirements
• Oral and written communication skills
• Analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and organizational skills
• Project and program management skills desired
• Quality orientation
• Computer and application proficient: MS Office, SAP/Oracle, SAP IBP, Agile, experience with Tableau or PowerBI a plus
• General understanding of ERP/MRP and shop floor control systems
• Technical skills in supply planning, inventory management, and production scheduling
• Focus on continuous improvement
• Proven track record of surpassing objectives and delivering exceptional results.

Education

Responsibility and Interaction:

• Responsibility:

o This position is responsible for managing many tasks within a large group or department.

o The potential impact of decisions made by this individual will be mostly operational with some financial.

o This individual will apply tools, experience, knowledge, and relationships to address issues that are diverse in scope, and resolve problems through short- and mid-term planning.

• Interaction:

o This individual must work effectively with staff and management within and outside their department, function, and organization

o Individual is self-managing, and displays the ability to prioritize activities based upon business needs

o The ideal candidate will be a proactive contributor and subject matter expert.

o To be successful, this individual must demonstrate favorable results through regular leadership and influencing others.

Education & Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years supply planning experience

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience may be considered
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects is required

At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.

Why You'll Thrive at NetApp

At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.

NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.

Our culture

We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.

If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now.

Submitting an Application

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AI Disclosure

For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support—rather than replace—human decision-making.