Raj Kanuri

About Raj Kanuri

As a Senior Operations and Supply Chain Executive, I help semiconductor companiesoptimize their cost structures, de-risk their supply chains, lead AI transformations, and achieve consistent on-time delivery to maximize revenue and protect market share.With over two decades of experience spanning top semiconductor companies like AMD, LatticeSemiconductor, and TSMC, I’ve led global teams and managed $10B+ in supplier spend acrossfoundries, memory, OSATs, and contract manufacturers.My leadership has generated over $1B in direct savings through supplier negotiations, pricingstrategies, and AI-driven process transformations. I specialize in partnering cross-functionallywith engineering, finance, and commercial teams to design product roadmaps with supply, cost,and scalability in mind.Key Highlights: Captured significant cost savings while optimizing supplier terms and driving higher yields. Improved margins through targeted supplier partnerships. Reduced excess and obsolete inventory via strategic forecasting and AI integration. Negotiated long term supplier agreements for predictability in capacity, cost, quality, cycle time and other key operational metrics while minimizing exposure to geopolitical risk. Partnered with engineering teams on an ongoing basis to optimize designs for cost, capacity, competitiveness—preserving very significant $ for the company.I\'m passionate about transforming semiconductor supply chains through strategy, data, AI andinnovation. Let’s connect if you’re seeking a trusted executive partner to help your companyscale sustainably.

Experience

1. Advisory Board Member

   Ripemetrics

   Sep 2024 — Present

   RipeMetrics AI Native customer relationship solution democratizes the highly valued capabilities of enterprise-level, all-in-one systems, like Salesforce, where we’ve taken the best features of the most successful companies in customer service, marketing, and business intelligence - companies like MailChimp, ZenDesk, and Tableau - and then combining and simplifying these services into a single, integrated solution that\'s powered by AI (at a fraction of the cost).

Skills

• Product Management
• Generating Revenue
• Semiconductors
• Leadership
• Analog
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Development
• Foundry Management
• Crm
• Process Engineering
• Collaborative Leadership
• Competitive Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Semiconductor Fabrication
• Presentation Skills
• Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Ic
• Manufacturing
• Electronics
• Integration
• Customer Relations
• Cost Reduction
• Semiconductor Industry
• Negotiation
• Cost Models
• Embedded Systems
• Eda
• Product Engineering
• Asic
• Consumer Electronics