Regional Commodity Manager Service Parts Logistics jobs at Dell in United States, Austin

What you’ll achieve

You will be part of the Global Freight, Logistics and Trade (GFLT) procurement organization and work as a Regional Commodity Manager, reporting to the Procurement Director, responsible for regional execution of our global procurement strategy for Services Logistics.

You will:

• Deliver cost improvement through the execution of regional sourcing plans and managing RFI/P, as appropriate, via e-procurement tools (Keelvar)

• Proactively manage regional contractual expiry and compliance tied to the global category strategy

• Enable the implementation of our global procurement strategy for Service Logistics in your region by driving alignment across the procurement and regional stakeholder/supply base

• Remain abreast of procurement trends and new developments in the market-space for assigned categories and providing these regional insights in the development of future category strategies

• Leverage analytics to identify spend trends and outliers and eliminate any un-necessary leakage

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field

• 5+ years of procurement experience as a category manager or similar role or 2+ years of procurement experience as a category manager with MBA or post graduate degree

• Able to leverage advanced negotiation techniques to progress the sustainable achievement of cost, contractual and service level goals

• Strong analytical capabilities including report development and analysis (Power BI) as well as making data-driven recommendations and decisions

• Strong presentation and persuasion skills with an ability to clearly communicate across all levels of the organization

Desirable Requirements:

• Able to storyboard concisely, articulate key messaging clearly and deliver effectively to enable influence and buy in to desired outcome

• Strong influencing skills and ability to build lasting relationships internally & externally and influence across multiple layers of the organization

As a, you will spearhead the proactive identification and mitigation of advanced threats within our digital environment. Working closely with the CSIRT Incident Response team as a senior Cyber Threat Hunter, you'll delve deep into system, application, network, cloud, and security tooling logs in search of signs of adversary activities. Your expertise in leveraging state-of-the-art tools will be instrumental in fortifying Dell Technologies against emerging threats. Moreover, you will collaborate with various internal teams, sharing crucial insights and findings, and ensuring a unified and agile response to a wide variety of cyber threats.

You will:

• Proactively hunt for cyber threats across our systems, endpoints, applications, networks, and multi-cloud environments

• Utilize advanced analytical techniques to detect anomalies and patterns indicative of malicious activities ranging from opportunistic actors to advanced persistent nation-state threats

• Effectively collaborate with numerous teams across Dell as a cyber threat hunting subject matter expert to share insights and refine our detection and response mechanisms, deliver detailed assessments based on your hunts, and provide guidance on enhancing our security posture

• Provide expert investigative support of large scale and complex security incidents

• Mentor teammates, guiding their professional development

• 10-12 years of proven expertise in cyber threat hunting or similar experience across diverse environments

• Proficiency in various security tools such as SIEM, EDR, and UEBA

• Demonstrated experience in network, cloud, and/or host-based intrusion analysis; malware analysis and/or digital forensics skills are a plus

• Knowledge of and experience with standard network logging formats, network management systems and network security monitoring systems, security information and event management, network packet analysis tools and forensic analysis tools

• Knowledge of and experience with web proxy, firewalls, IPS, IDS, mail content scanning appliances, enterprise Antivirus solutions, network analyzers, and domain name servers

Desirable Requirements

• Deep technical knowledge of adversarial attack methods, tools, and technologies

• Strong understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base, the Cyber Kill Chain, and the Diamond Model

• Self-initiative and ability to successfully manage your time to meet the various role demands with minimal oversight

You will:

• Lead end-to-end ownership of commodity pricing strategy, from cost estimation and benchmarking to supplier negotiations and long-term roadmap planning

• Build and execute proactive supply continuity strategies, including alternate sourcing, dual-site readiness, and supplier capacity scaling

• Partner closely with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Finance, WWP, ODMs) to align supplier strategies with product roadmap and margin targets

• Anticipate market dynamics, geo-political risks, and input cost changes to inform pricing intelligence and strategic sourcing decisions

• Drive long-term partnerships and supplier accountability through structured business reviews and performance scorecards

Essential Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, commodity management, or procurement with global exposure

• Strong analytical skills in pricing, cost modeling, and financial impact assessment

• Proven negotiation experience with global suppliers and contract manufacturers

• Track record of mitigating supply risks through supplier diversification, multi-sourcing, or geo-spread initiatives

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across global, cross-functional teams

Desirable Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field

• Familiarity with PC/Server component supply chains or experience working with ODM partners

You will:

• Develop, communicate and maintain Server & Storage structural cost targets from Define through Plan Phase in a variety of working to executive forums
• Interface with Engineering, Marketing, Program Management and Procurement teams to develop Server component and system level cost analysis, Technology Tax, Design to Value and Design to Cost insights
• Drive product cost optimization through product development, procurement and product teardown activities and teams
• Maintain program cost analysis schedule and deliverables milestone alignment with Program Management and core teams

Essential Requirements

• 8+ years of related experience in a professional role
• 2+ years experience in Product Design/Engineering
• Proven program management skills
• Influencing skills to guide X-functional teams in the appropriate direction

Desirable Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (EE/ME/IE/CS); or 4+ years with a Master’s degree;2+ years of experience in Procurement and/or Engineering
• Existing knowledge of overall design cycle, landscape, and driving cross functional alignment
• Knowledge of existing electrical and/or mechanical technologies and processes, fundamental understanding of Design For Cost/Value, and​familiarity with x86 technologies