Senior Engineer - Commodity Management / NPI

Company Description

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We're also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that's built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

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Job Description

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

This role will be based in Mountain View, CA.

We are looking for a Senior Engineer - Commodity / Vendor Management to support sourcing, supplier management, cost optimization, and supply assurance for LinkedIn’s global datacenter hardware portfolio. This role will work across server and storage commodities including CPU, GPU, DRAM, NAND, NVMe/SSD, HDD, and other critical server components.

In this role, you will partner with senior commodity leaders and cross-functional teams to execute commodity and sourcing strategies while developing ownership of assigned commodities and supplier relationships. You will work closely with Hardware Engineering, Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Finance, OxMs, and component suppliers to ensure hardware is available at the right cost, quality, and time to support LinkedIn’s infrastructure growth.

The ideal candidate combines strong operational execution and analytical skills with the ability to work effectively in a small, cross-functional team. They should be comfortable independently driving established operational responsibilities and supplier engagements, while partnering with Staff and Senior Staff leaders on broader commodity strategy, complex negotiations, and ambiguous or high-impact decisions.

Responsibilities

• Commodity Management and Market Intelligence - Support commodity strategies across CPU, GPU, DRAM, NAND, NVMe/SSD, HDD, and other server components. Track market trends, pricing, lead times, technology transitions, and supply conditions and translate these into actionable insights. Develop increasing ownership of assigned commodities and their associated sourcing strategies.
• Supplier and Vendor Management - Manage operational engagement with commodity suppliers and OxMs, including pricing, forecasts, supply commitments, delivery performance, and issue resolution. Support QBRs, supplier scorecards, roadmap discussions, and escalations while independently managing supplier relationships within assigned areas.
• Supply Assurance and Execution - Partner with Supply Planning and suppliers to track demand, supply commitments, inventory, and long-lead components. Identify potential shortages or delivery risks early and independently drive operational actions with internal teams and suppliers through resolution.
• Cost and Commercial Management - Support sourcing events and commercial negotiations through pricing analysis, cost models, benchmarks, and supplier comparisons. Lead pricing and commercial discussions for assigned areas while partnering with Staff and Senior Staff leaders on larger or more complex negotiations and agreements.
• NPI and Lifecycle Execution - Partner with Hardware Engineering, OxMs, and suppliers to support new product introductions from qualification through production ramp. Coordinate component readiness, qualification, sourcing, and supply and support transitions between product generations and EOL components.
• Quality and Supplier Performance - Track supplier performance across quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness. Partner with Engineering and suppliers to drive corrective actions for quality, RMA, reliability, or production issues and ensure issues are driven to closure.
• Cross-Functional Execution - Work effectively within a small cross-functional team across Hardware Engineering, Capacity Planning, Supply Planning, Finance, Datacenter Operations, OxMs, and suppliers. Independently drive assigned workstreams to closure, provide clear visibility into cost, supply, supplier performance, and risks, and escalate issues requiring broader strategic or leadership decisions.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in commodity management, vendor management, hardware sourcing, supply chain, or related roles supporting datacenter or enterprise hardware.
• Experience working with one or more hardware commodities such as CPU, GPU, DRAM, NAND, SSD/NVMe, HDD, or server platforms.
• Experience working with suppliers, contract manufacturers, ODMs/OEMs, or global production teams.
• Experience supporting sourcing, pricing negotiations, supply planning, or supplier performance management.
• Demonstrated analytical skills with the ability to analyze cost, supply, demand, and supplier performance data.
• Demonstrated ability to independently execute operational responsibilities and drive work to closure while working effectively within a small, cross-functional team.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or Finance teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hyperscale infrastructure, datacenter hardware, compute, GPU, or storage environments.
• Understanding of semiconductor, DRAM/NAND, or storage market dynamics and product lifecycles.
• Experience supporting hardware NPI programs from qualification through production ramp.
• Experience developing cost models, supplier benchmarks, and sourcing analyses.
• Experience independently managing suppliers and driving operational issues through resolution.
• Experience with ERP solutions, hardware PLM tools, or supply chain planning systems.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of defined projects or commodity areas while partnering with senior leaders on broader sourcing and commodity strategies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate supplier, cost, and supply risks across cross-functional teams.

Suggested Skills

• Commodity Management
• Supplier Management
• Supply Chain Analytics
• Cross-functional Communication
• Hardware Infrastructure
• Negotiations
• Operational Execution

You will Benefit from our Culture

We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families. That is why we offer generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels.

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $109,000 to $180,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.  

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.

Additional Information

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