Big Deals Partner Manager

Big Deals Partner ManagerThis role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

HPE is seeking a highly motivated Big Deals Commercial Lead to drive the commercial, cost, capacity, and supply-chain execution required to support large, strategic customer opportunities. This role will lead cross-functional planning from NPI through FRS and sustaining production, ensuring that product-cost roadmaps, manufacturing readiness, and supplier commercial models are aligned with deal requirements, customer pricing, and margin objectives.

Management Level Definition:

Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Frequently contributes to the development of new ideas and methods. Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors. Leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Acts as an expert providing direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies. Frequently represents the organization to external customers/clients. Exercises significant independent judgment to determine best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives. May provide mentoring and guidance to lower level employees.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the supply-chain commercial workstream for major customer deals, translating deal scope, volume, timing, configuration, and regional requirements into executable cost, capacity, and supplier plans.lutions.
• Negotiate MVA savings and strategic commercial initiatives with EMS/ODM partners based on the scope and size of each big deal. Examples include shipment-based financial rebates, consignment models, and split-MVA structures for higher-value components.
• Partner with EMS/ODM suppliers and internal HPE teams to ensure the appropriate factory capacity, equipment, labor, technical capability, and headcount are in place to support deal requirements and ramp schedules.
• Coordinate end-to-end cost-reduction efforts to lower product cost and improve deal margin. Core stakeholders include GCM, NPI, BU/PLM, Engineering, Operations, Finance, EMS/ODM suppliers, component suppliers, and Value Engineering teams.
• Develop product-cost projections based on in-scope cost-reduction initiatives to support BU/PLM pricing decisions for customer deals.
• Define when negotiated savings and cost-reduction actions will be recognized in product pricing across the product lifecycle, from NPI through FRS and sustaining production.
• Create and maintain a clear cost-reduction roadmap that identifies initiative value, timing, owner, dependencies, implementation status, and expected financial recognition.
• Lead weekly reviews of product costing, savings commitments, risks, capacity readiness, and cost-reduction progress with senior leadership, BU, PLM, and other key stakeholders.
• Establish a standardized reporting format that can be applied consistently across multiple products, programs, and strategic deals. Maintain current, audit-ready data to support leadership questions and decision-making.
• Identify gaps to target cost, margin, or manufacturing readiness early; develop recovery plans and drive cross-functional closure of actions.
• Ensure commercial assumptions, supplier commitments, capacity plans, and cost projections remain aligned as customer requirements, configurations, and shipment profiles change.
• Provide executive-level recommendations on deal economics, supplier strategy, implementation timing, and risks that could affect customer pricing, margin, or delivery.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related field. MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, commercial management, product-cost management, strategic sourcing, or large-deal execution.
• Proven experience negotiating with ODM, CM, EMS, or JDM manufacturing partners, including MVA, rebates, consignment, pricing, and other strategic commercial models.
• Strong understanding of product cost structures, manufacturing economics, component costs, NPI, FRS, sustaining production, and supply-chain operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, high-value, cross-functional initiatives with aggressive cost, margin, capacity, and schedule requirements.
• Experience developing cost models, savings roadmaps, projections, and financial scenarios used to support product or customer pricing decisions.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to convert detailed cost actions into clear executive-level insights.
• Excellent communication skills, including presentation and negotiation abilities.
• Ability to influence and drive accountability across a global, matrixed organization without direct authority.
• Ability to influence and drive accountability across a global, matrixed organization without direct authority.
• Mastery in English and local language.

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Job:

Supply Chain & Operations

Job Level:

Master

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