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10 Qualcomm procurement leaders
These ten Qualcomm procurement leaders hold or have held chief procurement officer, senior director and director roles in procurement and strategic sourcing at Qualcomm, covering test sourcing, foundry and SAT procurement, EDA and third-party IP, and procurement transformation. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Qualcomm from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Darrin Burns
LinkedInExperience: Former Sr. Director Procurement - Global Operations · Qualcomm
Former Sr. Director Procurement - Global Operations (2011–2016) and Director, Procurement (2006–2011) at Qualcomm. Former Director, Procurement at Thermo Fisher Scientific (2017–2024), with a profile covering strategic sourcing, direct and indirect procurement, budgeting and spend management, and process optimization.
Joe Shah
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Procurement. (Foundries and SAT) · Qualcomm
Former Director, Procurement (Foundries and SAT) at Qualcomm (2012–2014), managing foundry and SAT business and supplier management for QCA, a Qualcomm division, with more than $700M in spend with foundry and SAT partners. Former Sr. Director, WW Supply Chain/Procurement at IDT (2014–2019) and Sr. Director, WW Design Services at Magma Design Automation (2011–2012).
Kee K. Chang 장기건
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer · Qualcomm
Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer at Qualcomm since 2022, based in San Diego. Former Senior Vice President & Global Head of Direct Procurement & Alliances (2019–2022) and Vice President & Global Head of Print and Displays Procurement (2017–2019) at HP, and Board Member at Ottogi Corporation since 2025.
Kurt Wolf
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Dir. Strategic Sourcing & Licensing; EDA/3rd Party IP HW/SW · Qualcomm
Sr. Dir. Strategic Sourcing & Licensing for EDA and third-party IP hardware and software at Qualcomm since 2025, and former Dir. Strategic Sourcing & Licensing, 3rd Party IP HW/SW at Qualcomm (2014–2025). Former Principal at Silicon-IP, Inc. (2009–2014) and Director, Library/IP Management and Sourcing at TSMC (1998–2009).
Muru Yogathasan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Test Sourcing and Procurement · Qualcomm
Senior Director, Test Sourcing and Procurement at Qualcomm since 2022, and former Director, Test Sourcing & Procurement (2018–2022) and Senior Manager, Test Sourcing (2014–2018) at Qualcomm. Former Director, Test Product and Technology Marketing at STATS ChipPAC (2008–2014) and Director, Operations at Infiniti Solutions (2003–2008).
Nancy Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Procurement · Qualcomm
Former Director of Procurement at Qualcomm (2020–2023) in San Diego, in the Operations department, and former Director of Sourcing at Qualcomm (1994–2020) across two listed stints. The profile describes a global procurement team for Qualcomm engineering development. Former Procurement at Unisys (1987–1994).
Rakesh Keswani
LinkedInExperience: Director Strategic Sourcing · Qualcomm
Director Strategic Sourcing at Qualcomm since 2021, in Carlsbad, and former Associate Director Strategic Sourcing at Collins Aerospace (2021). The profile describes leading transformations of sourcing organizations to build team capabilities. Former Vice President at ANKLESARIA AIMDRIVE-AI (2006–2021) and General Supervisor at General Motors (2002–2006).
S. Movva
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Sourcing · Qualcomm
Sr. Director, Sourcing at Qualcomm since 2020, and former Director Sourcing (2017–2020), Sr. Manager - Strategic Sourcing (2015–2017) and Strategic Sourcing Manager (2010–2015) at Qualcomm. The profile lists supplier selection and management, negotiations, contracts and product cost management, plus a Staff Engineer - Advanced Packaging role at Qualcomm (2004–2010).
Shawn Cole
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Strategic Sourcing · Qualcomm
Former Director of Strategic Sourcing (2013–2021), Sr. Manager Sourcing (2008–2013) and Strategic Sourcing Specialist (2005–2008) at Qualcomm, with a profile citing management of more than $2B in annual spend and developing global manufacturing supply partners. Former Equipment Development Engineer at Intel (2001–2004).
Sundeep Raja
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Procurement Transformation & Contracts · Qualcomm
Sr. Director Procurement Transformation & Contracts at Qualcomm since 2025, in the Operations department. Former Sr. Director Procurement Product Development at SAP (2022–2026), procurement strategy and operations transformation work in corporate strategy at HP (2020–2022), and high tech supply chain strategy and digital transformation work at Deloitte (2014–2020).
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- 01How should a procurement team split work between category managers and business partners?
- 02How do procurement leaders build working relationships with the internal teams they support?
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