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F5 Networks, Inc Manager, Supply Chain - RP1030674 in SEATTLE, Washington
At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.
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At F5, we live and breathe our core values, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Customer Dedication, Profitable Growth, Innovation, Employee Success, and Diversity. We help each other achieve our goals, value the diversity of ideas different backgrounds can bring, emphasize teamwork over rock-stars, work hard and most of all have fun.
We offerwork/life integration programs{rel="nofollow"}like Freedom to Flex, dynamic employee inclusion groups, paid maternity/paternity leave, tuition assistance for professional development, a comprehensive mentoring program, rewards/recognition, and so much more. At F5, we truly do help each other thrive and it shows: F5 has been named one of the Worlds Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine for the past two years.
And this dedication to living our culture doesnt just exist within our offices; it extends into our communities throughGlobal Good initiatives{rel="nofollow"}such as employee matching, volunteer opportunities, and the F5 Foundation. Our employees are passionate about making a difference in the world.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become part of a company thats on the forefront of transformation. And because we know that a more diverse F5 is a more powerful F5, were looking for smart, passionate, determined individuals to join us. If you make thoughtful decisions quickly, obsess over your customers needs, take ownership of your work (the mistakes as well as the successes), and embrace different perspectives by putting the human first, then we want to talk to you.
[Position Summary:]{.underline}
The Manager, Supply Chain is an individual contributor that helps manage the sustaining supply chain at the contract manufacturer. He/She will collaborate with the F5 supply chain team to manage Sustaining and NPI supply, monthly cost claims, part shortages & escalations, and will help lead inventory reduction and raw material replenishment related projects. The Manager, Supply Chain should be adept at managing contract manufacturers, and should have a commanding understanding of Excel, VBA, with some statistical background and experience with Tableau or PowerBI.
[Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities]{.underline}
Drives materials procurement activities and supplier management to assure production readiness and maintain desired performance and costs.
Manages and oversees supply chain execution by Contract Manufacturers.
Oversee the development and material planning aligning schedules for manufacturing activities and specific schedules; monitor schedule statuses, identify alternative opportunities to mitigate shortages, and address problems which may cause schedule impacts.
Identify cost reduction and inventory mitigation opportunities, where applicable, and works with the CM for execution, inclusive of capturing cost reductions from other areas of the business into the pricing model.
Partner with operations/business teams to consult, develop and imp