Supplier Intelligence Manager – Procurement

About the role

The Supplier Intelligence Manager will create and deliver a fact‑based, insight‑driven view of Qualcomm’s supplier ecosystem. This role supports smarter sourcing decisions, risk mitigation, cost optimisation and supply continuity across both direct and indirect spend categories.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive view of the global supplier landscape, including segmentation, criticality and dependency analysis.
• Monitor market dynamics such as capacity constraints, geographic risk, financial health, regulatory exposure and technology shifts.
• Produce intelligence briefs that inform sourcing strategy, supplier selection and negotiation planning.
• Partner with category managers to identify, assess and track supplier risk indicators across operational, financial, geopolitical and compliance dimensions.
• Support the creation of supplier scorecards and performance frameworks by integrating data from procurement, ERP and supplier systems.
• Analyze spend patterns, fragmentation and tail‑spend trends to uncover consolidation and cost‑reduction opportunities.
• Translate analytics into clear recommendations that drive sourcing actions and measurable outcomes.
• Act as a consultative advisor to procurement leadership, providing data‑backed insights for executive reviews.
• Help define and operationalise supplier intelligence as a core procurement capability.

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