Head of Sourcing (m/f/d) - Front End BOM

Nexperia Germany GmbH; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nexperia Germany GmbH is seeking a senior sourcing leader to own end-to-end responsibility for all FE BoM front-end materials, including silicon raw wafers, chemicals, gases, sputtering targets, and photomasks. You will lead a high-performing team in Hamburg and Manchester to ensure resilient supply for Front End production and test.

Define global category strategies, drive cost reduction, negotiate long-term contracts, and manage supply risks with multi-sourcing.

Qualifikationen

• University degree in business management or technical discipline.
• 10+ years sourcing experience in manufacturing with at least 5 years in a senior management position.
• Proven leadership in an international environment.
• Strong teamwork and cross-border collaboration.
• Excellent English speaking and communication.
• Negotiation and analytical skills; ESG understanding.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Aufgaben

• Own end-to-end sourcing responsibility for all critical front-end materials categories used for Front End production and test; achieve OKRs.
• Define, execute and adapt global category strategies aligned with corporate strategy, roadmaps, and market dynamics.
• Drive cost reduction and value creation initiatives using should-cost models, negotiations, and innovation.
• Lead commercial negotiations and close long-term supply contracts; apply pricing models.
• Ensure stable supply; proactively managing capacity, allocation, inventory and risks with multi-sourcing and continuity strategies.
• Develop and manage strategic and long-term supplier relationships; executive reviews and supplier visits.
• Lead supplier development initiatives to improve quality, cost, yield.
• Collaborate with R&D, engineering, operations, controlling and quality to enable product development and manufacturing excellence.
• Lead sourcing for NPIs including SiC and GaN wafers; ensure supplier readiness and industrialization.
• Attend industry conferences; prepare market intelligence and insights into supply trends.
• Support procurement transformation and sustainability requirements; drive improvements.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Teamwork

Negotiation

Analytical skills

English fluency

ESG awareness

Willingness to travel

Ausbildung

University degree in business management or technical discipline

Jobbeschreibung

About the role

This critical role oversees the global FE BoM category; all direct materials we purchase to enable our frontend manufacturing. The subcategories within FE BoM include Silicon raw wafers, Process chemicals, specialty gases, sputtering targets incl. precious metals, and photomasks, all of which we buy from a qualified global supply base.

You will lead a high performing team of successful sourcing managers located in both Hamburg and Manchester, each of which hold several years of experience within Nexperia. In a highly dynamic environment, you - together with your team - will work cross-functionally ensuring supply resilience with our global suppliers as well as key stakeholders across sites.

This is your new job:

• Own end-to-end sourcing responsibility for all critical front-end materials categories used for Front End production and test, incl. achieving agreed objectives and key results (OKRs)
• Define, execute and adapt global category strategies aligned with our corporate strategy, technology roadmaps, and market dynamics
• Drive cost reduction and value creation initiatives, leveraging should-cost models, negotiations, and innovation
• Lead commercial negotiations and close (long-term) supply contracts, apply pricing models
• Ensure stable supply, proactively managing capacity, allocation, inventory and various supply chain risks implementing multi-sourcing and business continuity strategies
• Develop and manage strategic and long-term supplier relationships, including regular review meetings involving executive levels and occasional supplier visits, as well as frequent supplier performance management
• Lead supplier development initiatives to improve quality, cost competitiveness, and yield
• Collaborate cross-functionally with our Business Group R&D teams, engineering, operations, controlling and quality teams to enable product development and support manufacturing excellence
• Lead sourcing activities for NPI materials, including SiC and GaN wafers, ensuring supplier readiness and timely industrialization (Time to Market)
• attend industry conferences and prepare market intelligence and strategic insights into supply trends, cost, and technology developments for internal stakeholders
• Support procurement transformation and sustainability requirements and drive improvement initiatives

This is you:

• University degree in business management or technical discipline
• Minimum 10 years of sourcing experience in manufacturing industry with at least 5 years in a senior management position
• Proven track record of strong leadership responsibility in an international environment
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills on an international level
• Excellent English speaking and communication skills amongst various groups of stakeholders, also across borders (Tier 1+2 sites). Any other language like Mandarin, Japanese or German is a plus
• Proven negotiation and analytical skills, and a good understanding of current ESG requirements
• Out of the box thinker while continuously challenging the status quo
• Willingness to travel occasionally