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10 Intel procurement leaders
These ten current and former Intel procurement and sourcing leaders have held director-level and higher roles in strategic procurement, global sourcing and supply chain sourcing at Intel, including a former vice president and general manager of corporate strategic procurement. A reader can learn how Intel sources equipment, materials, construction and external manufacturing capacity.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bahman Moallem
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and General Manager of Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing Sourcing · Intel
Vice President and General Manager of Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing Sourcing at Intel since 2022; the profile describes a focus on external manufacturing and global supply chain management for Intel and on building ecosystems for semiconductor manufacturing. Bahman Moallem also held Sr. Director of Outsourcing Design Mfg & Global Tech Eco-System Enabling (2019–2022) and Global Tech Eco-System Director (2014–2017) at Intel.
Cari Shim
LinkedInExperience: VP, Supply Chain Infrastructure and Procurement Operations · Intel
Former VP, Supply Chain Infrastructure and Procurement Operations at Intel (2019–2021) and Senior Director, Global Supply Management, Business and Procurement Operations (2017–2019). Cari Shim also lists VP, End to End Supply Chain Data and Solutions at Intel from 2021 to 2026, a role the profile says led supply chain data, analytics and transformation strategy across sourcing, procurement, materials planning and risk management.
Douglas Schumann
LinkedInExperience: AZ NM Foundry Construction Enterprise (FCE) Regional Procurement Director · Intel
AZ NM Foundry Construction Enterprise (FCE) Regional Procurement Director at Intel since 2021; the profile describes the role as procurement and supply chain director for large Intel construction work. Douglas Schumann was Corp Planning FP&A OpEx Controller (2018–2021) and Corporate Capital Controller (2013–2017) at Intel.
Gautam Kumar
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Sourcing & Global Supply of Equipment and Materials · Intel
Former Director, Strategic Sourcing & Global Supply of Equipment and Materials at Intel (2020–2023), and Senior Director Supply Chain at Intel since 2023; the profile describes leading one of Intel's key factory supply chain areas, with about $5B in spend per year. Gautam Kumar was Product Marketing Principal at Intel (2019–2020).
George Alajajian
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Strategic Parts Supply Chain, Director Global Sourcing Equipment and Materials · Intel
Vice President, Strategic Parts Supply Chain, Director Global Sourcing Equipment and Materials at Intel since 2020. George Alajajian was Corporate Vice President, Global Sourcing Organization (2010–2014) and Corporate Vice President, Global Operations and Component Engineering, Applied Global Services (2014–2019) at Applied Materials.
Jagan Srinivasaraghavan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Global Strategic Sourcing · Intel
Director of Global Strategic Sourcing at Intel since 2021; the profile headline cites global procurement strategy and execution for direct materials in semiconductors and describes building resilient supply chains. Jagan Srinivasaraghavan was Engineering Manager - Supply Chain (2019–2021) and Supply Chain Engineer (2015–2019) at Intel.
Satish K. Naidu
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing, Product & Design Test Ecosystem Enablement · Intel
Former Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing, Product & Design Test Ecosystem Enablement at Intel (2022–2024), following Director, Strategic Sourcing, Product & Test Ecosystem Enablement (2016–2022). Satish K. Naidu also held Senior Strategic Supply Chain Sourcing Manager (Platform Enablement) (2012–2016) and Area Manager - Fab Metrology Capital Equipment Sourcing (2004–2007) roles at Intel.
Sean O'Sullivan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & GM of Corporate Strategic Procurement · Intel
Former Vice President & GM of Corporate Strategic Procurement at Intel (2021–2025), following Center of Excellence Director, Corporate Strategic Procurement, Intel Corporation (2019–2021). Sean O'Sullivan also held Regional Strategic Sourcing Manager (2011–2013), Contracts & Negotiations Manager (2009–2011) and Strategic Sourcing Manager (1997–2009) roles at Intel; the profile describes over 25 years of sourcing and supply chain experience.
Shay Bar-El
LinkedInExperience: Director of Channel Products & Logistics Strategic Sourcing · Intel
Director of Channel Products & Logistics Strategic Sourcing at Intel since 2023; the profile says Shay Bar-El leads a global team responsible for sourcing solutions for Intel's channel products and logistics needs. Shay Bar-El was Director of Global Construction & New Build Logistics (2020–2023) and Global Demand & Manufacturing Capacity Planning Manager (2017–2020) at Intel.
Yonah Cho
LinkedInExperience: General Manager, External Manufacturing Sourcing · Intel
General Manager, External Manufacturing Sourcing at Intel since April 2026, a role the profile says enables manufacturing of Intel products through external foundries and OSATs under a flexible capacity model. Yonah Cho also lists Head of Foundry Sourcing and Management since 2024 and Sr. Director, Global External Manufacturing & Sourcing, Corporate Planning Group since 2021 at Intel, and was Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain at Intel (2020–2021).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's category to your question, since buying fab equipment and materials, managing outside foundries and sourcing indirect services each work differently. Check each person's dates before asking about current practice, because several of the relevant roles have ended.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set a sourcing strategy for a critical category with only a few qualified suppliers?
- 02How does procurement work with engineering and manufacturing when a new process or product needs new suppliers?
- 03Which procurement practices from a large semiconductor company would you keep, and which would you drop, at a smaller hardware company?
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