Logistic Supplier Manager Job in Veldhoven, Netherlands

ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment.

Our vision is to enable affordable microelectronics that improve the quality of life.

To achieve this, our mission is to invent, develop, manufacture and service advanced technology for high-tech lithography, metrology and software solutions for the semiconductor industry.

ASML's guiding principle is continuing Moore's Law towards ever smaller, cheaper, more powerful and energy-efficient semiconductors. This results in increasingly powerful and capable electronics that enable the world to progress within a multitude of fields, including healthcare, technology, communications, energy, mobility, and entertainment.

Logistic Supplier Manager Job Description

Logistic Supplier Manager

Introduction
Are you challenged by managing our strategic suppliers and supply chain towards competitive performance?  Would you like to deliver input for ASMLs 2020 strategy? Is change management part of you DNA? And do you enjoy managing stakeholders at senior and executive level at our suppliers? Then this might be the job for you.


Job Mission
As member of the supplier account teams the Strategic Supplier Manager drives suppliers towards competitive supply chain performance.  Main focus is on the capacity alignment, reliability and flexibility of global supply while mitigating the risks within the supply chain. Furthermore your relevant experience is essential to lead projects in preparing ASML towards a ten billion company in 2020.

Job Description
As a Strategic Supplier Manager you are the main interface towards our suppliers regarding supply chain topics with 3 focus areas: Supplier Development, Supply Chain Risk Mitigation and Project Management.

Supplier Development
Manage suppliers towards competitive and sustainable supply chain performance by executing audits and managing improvement plans
Drive lead time reduction programs at suppliers
Optimize output of the supplier and n-tier to meet ASML demand and demand changes

Supply Chain Risk Mitigation
Capacity alignment across n-tier supply chain
Proactively execute supply chain risk analysis and execute action plans to mitigate risk
Manage escalations to solve bottlenecks in supply chain and avoid re-occurrence

Project Management
Lead supply chain re-allocation projects
Initiate and lead high impact (cross sectoral) improvement projects
Manage and align with internal and external stakeholders

Logistic Supplier Manager Job Requirements

Education
MSc degree in, supply chain, (industrial) engineering, or Business Administration.

Experience
8 to 10+ years relevant work experience
Experience in high tech, low volume industry is a pre
Experience in supplier management
Experience with supply chain processes in production environment (e.g. supply chain improvements, supplier management, customer service, planning)
Experience in project management  (Lean 6S experience, Black Belt certification preferred)

Personal skills
Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills
Conceptual thinker on strategic level
Strong analytical skills
Convincing /  negotiation skills
Pragmatic and result driven
Pro-active attitude, drive for improvement

Context of the position
Supplier Network Management (SNM), a department of Supply Chain Management (SCM), represents ASML’s logistics and quality interface to its supply base and is responsible for material availability for ASML’s factories. In today’s complex multi-tier supply chains, this is only possible by creating full transparency in the chains and flexibility at suppliers.
SNM manages over 100 chains up to seven tiers deep, addressing potential bottlenecks and supply risks before they impact our customers. It must handle the increased complexity of ASML’s systems while reducing cost of ownership for customers.

To do this, the SNM supply chain Quality and Logistics professionals work with suppliers to continuously reduce cycle time for components, modules and assemblies, increasing supply chain flexibility and customer value.
SNM also monitors suppliers’ quality, flexibility, cycle time reductions, move rate compliance and on-time delivery reliability, driving supplier development in all areas to ensure ASML’s supply keeps pace with technological developments and can adapt to changing market conditions.

The Strategic Supplier Manager reports to the Sr. Manager Supplier Network Management and has no direct reports.

Other information
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is an industry-leading supply-chain management organization, responsible for ensuring material availability to ASML’s factories and customers.
Our DNA contains customer focus, concurrent engineering, virtual integration plus the ability to thrive in a volatile market, accelerate the supply chain and deliver creative solutions. SCM plans up to four years ahead while customer requirements and system bill of materials can change at any time.

Any break in material availability can have an unacceptable impact for our customers. So, with over 500 highly educated and motivated people, SCM must proactively identify and solve potential issues by working closely together with our technical departments and customers while actively managing an extensive supplier base.

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