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Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Builds servers, networking and private cloud

Global Commodity Manager Mechanical

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's, MBA
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
HybridTwo days per week in an HPE office are required.
Operations & LogisticsProcurement & Sourcing

About the job

Requirements
  • Minimum BE/BTech/BS in Thermal, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering, with a combined 6–10 years of sourcing, manufacturing, or engineering experience.
  • Global procurement experience is required.
  • Experience working across multiple programs, products, teams, and commodities.
  • Highly proficient in spoken and written English.
  • Direct sourcing experience in Mechanical and/or Thermal commodities.
  • A minimum of sourcing experience in sheet metal, diecast, machining, or similar areas in complex products is mandatory.
  • Advanced analytical and technical aptitude.
  • Strong business application skills.
  • Advanced communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive and close cross-functional project initiatives.
Responsibilities
  • Provide expertise across Mechanical and/or Thermal commodities by understanding internal business divisions and external industry and technology trends, and align internal objectives with external realities to maximize efficiencies of technologies, processes, and solutions.
  • Focus on development activities and introduce new suppliers, processes, programs, and methods to advance existing technology, including sheet metal, diecast, heatsinks, liquid cooling, and fans.
  • Monitor and analyze owned commodities and suppliers, delivery solutions, processes and technology linkages, and key metrics to drive commodity strategies, improve efficiencies, and ensure strategic objectives are realized.
  • Define supplier strategies and selection criteria, work with the team to select the supply base, and develop a targeted preferred supplier list and manage the approved vendor list.
  • Negotiate and execute nondisclosure agreements, master purchase agreements, statements of work, and/or joint development agreements.
  • Scorecard suppliers and lead business reviews with HPE and supplier executives.
  • Lead annual negotiations and executive participation as needed to achieve annual cost reductions.
  • Identify sourcing opportunities and negotiate competitive pricing and terms.
  • Manage both new product introduction and sustaining business; drive requests for information and requests for proposal, and business awards for Mechanical and/or Thermal solutions.
  • Define cost drivers, develop cost models, and establish should-cost targets.
  • Drive value engineering and design-for-value activities with a cross-functional team.
  • Understand current market pricing and competitive landscape dynamics, and bring market intelligence to key stakeholders.
  • Coordinate global and regional experts to deliver strategies.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Master's degree in Engineering and/or an MBA.
  • Six or more years of Mechanical and/or Thermal global commodity management experience.
  • Preferred experience in manufacturing or management in the telecommunications/networking space.
  • Experience with heatsinks, fans, and liquid cooling.
  • Strong knowledge of mechanical/thermal solutions as applied to networking equipment.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise sells servers, storage, networking and hybrid cloud software to large companies, governments and service providers. Its GreenLake platform lets customers run on-premises hardware as a metered cloud service, and its Cray supercomputers run national lab and AI training workloads. The networking business, built on Aruba and Juniper Networks, supplies campus, data-center and routing equipment. Revenue comes from hardware sales, multiyear support contracts, financing and subscriptions. The company traces its roots to Hewlett-Packard, founded in 1939, became a separate public company in 2015 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Houston, Texas

Founded

1939

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What believers are saying

  • Growth is strong: revenue hit a record $12.2 billion, up 34%, in the quarter reported September 2026.
  • Time off to recharge: HPE gives four Wellness Fridays off a year plus 60 hours of paid volunteer time.
  • Scale gives range: HPE runs server, storage, networking and supercomputer businesses under one employer.

What critics are saying

  • Cuts continue after Juniper: an October 2025 WARN notice listed 52 HPE layoffs in San Jose, California.
  • Integration pressure: HPE still targets $600 million in yearly Juniper cost savings by fiscal 2028, as of October 2026.
  • Supply limits sales: in September 2026, CEO Antonio Neri said memory supply stays very constrained until 2028.

What makes Hewlett Packard Enterprise unique

  • Networking is now core: Juniper helped make networking a $2.9 billion business in the quarter reported September 2026.
  • AI networking is surging: Networks for AI orders hit a record $700 million in the quarter reported September 2026.
  • Hybrid cloud model: GreenLake bills customers monthly for on-premises servers and storage they use.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Wellness Program

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Headcount

6 month growth

11%

1 year growth

11%

2 year growth

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