ODM Operations Program Manager

Company Description

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. Arista is a well-established and profitable company with over $5 billion in revenue. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds up to 800G bits per second, redefine scalability, agility, and resilience.  Arista is a founding member of the Ultra Ethernet consortium. We have shipped over 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Arista is committed to open standards, and its products are available worldwide directly and through partners.

At Arista, we value the diversity of thought and perspectives each employee brings. We believe fostering an inclusive environment where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as the Great Place to Work Survey for Best Engineering Team and Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest quality and performance standards in everything we do.

Job Description

Who You’ll Work With

ODM Operations Program Manager is responsible for ensuring continuity of supply, cost management, leading process improvements, and monitoring ODM supply chain planning and execution. He/she will work closely with Original Design Manufacturers (ODM) and Arista internal teams to ensure success of ODM products. The ideal candidate will require excellence in leadership, communication, and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in partnering with ODMs.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and implement metrics with the ODMs to ensure accountability and identify performance improvement opportunities.
• Communication with critical stakeholders, coordination, and alignment with ODMs to support build plans.
• Partner with the ODM, component suppliers and Arista GSM managers on all identified material issues and resolve them by identifying the root cause and managing the corrective or recovery actions.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and product management teams to assess current and future sourcing requirements to develop ODM strategy roadmap aligning business requirements with supplier capabilities.
• Develop and implement the RFQ scorecard process for ODM performance assessment in all key areas of cost, delivery performance, technology, and quality for supplier selection.
•  Oversee Excess and Obsolete (E&O) activity from ODMs, recommend critical courses of action to mitigate liability to Arista.
• Conduct QBR supplier business reviews to assess supplier capabilities in areas of technology, supply chain, and quality. Obtain feedback from Arista cross functional teams and manage the improvement actions required with the ODMs. 
•  Coordinate all activities with Engineering, NPI, and ODMs to ensure the successful launch of awarded products.
• Negotiations and management of all ODM related costs including identification and delivery of opportunities for cost reduction.
• Manage ongoing business relationships and facilitate open communication between ODM partners.
• Drive initiatives including cost reductions, favorable contract & payment terms, and lead time reductions.
• Participate on ODM critical projects and program manage them to completion by partnering with internal Arista collaborators and ODM leadership.
• Review forecasts and manage monthly/quarterly PO issuance to ODM. 
• Manage the quarterly costing process with ODM and SKU pricing loading process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in supply chain, business, operations or engineering required.
• 10+ years of ODM/Contract Manufacturer management experience in consumer electronics or semiconductor industry with knowledge of manufacturing preferred.
• Program management, communication, negotiating and influencing experience with a track record of achieving solid business results.
• Experience working with Asian supply chains
• Excellent problem solving and strong analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, experienced working as part of a global, cross-functional team.

Additional Information

Arista stands out as an engineering-centric company. Our leadership, including founders and engineering managers, are all engineers who understand sound software engineering principles and the importance of doing things right.

We hire globally into our diverse team. At Arista, engineers have complete ownership of their projects. Our management structure is flat and streamlined, and software engineering is led by those who understand it best. We prioritize the development and utilization of test automation tools.

Our engineers have access to every part of the company, providing opportunities to work across various domains. Arista is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with development offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the US. We consider all our R&D centers equal in stature.

Join us to shape the future of networking and be part of a culture that values invention, quality, respect, and fun.