Backend Operations Director

Wolfspeed; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfspeed is seeking a senior manufacturing leader in Malaysia to develop and execute outsourced manufacturing strategies with key partners, driving capacity planning, footprint optimization, and a long-term operational roadmap. The role emphasizes continuous improvement across yield, cycle time, quality, and overall performance for discrete and module products.

You will lead pricing negotiations, cost optimization, NPI management, technology transfer, and manufacturing development projects

Qualifications

• Must have experience in semiconductor manufacturing, OSAT management, backend operations, or supply chain leadership.
• Strong business and commercial acumen, with supplier management, pricing negotiations, investment planning, and strategic sourcing.
• Proven ability to influence external manufacturing partners and drive alignment with company objectives and operational standards.
• Deep understanding of semiconductor backend processes, including assembly, packaging, testing, capacity planning, and outsourced manufacturing.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience building, developing, and leading high-performing teams and cross-functional initiatives.
• Highly respected industry professional with strong stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills, ideally with an established network within the semiconductor/OSAT industry.
• Strategic thinker capable of balancing operational execution with long-term manufacturing, supplier, and business growth strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute outsourced manufacturing strategies with partners.
• Drive operational excellence to improve yield, cycle time, quality, and performance.
• Lead commercial and cost management activities, including pricing roadmap development.
• Manage NPI, technology transfer, and manufacturing development projects.
• Define and maintain packaging, test, and manufacturing tech roadmaps.
• Oversee supply chain and sourcing, including out-of-China strategies.
• Support compliance, audit, and governance requirements.
• Serve as primary interface with external manufacturing partners.

Skills

Semiconductor manufacturing

OSAT management

Supply chain

Pricing negotiations

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Job description

• Develop and execute outsourced manufacturing strategies with key assembly and test partners, including capacity planning, production footprint optimization, and long-term operational roadmap development.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives to improve yield, cycle time, quality, and overall manufacturing performance across discrete and module products.
• Lead commercial and cost management activities, including pricing negotiations, pricing roadmap development, and site-related cost optimization initiatives.
• Manage new product introduction (NPI), technology transfer, and manufacturing development projects, ensuring successful implementation and operational readiness.
• Define and maintain packaging, test, and manufacturing technology roadmaps, aligning supplier capabilities with business growth and product requirements.
• Oversee supply chain and sourcing initiatives, including out-of-China manufacturing strategies, part number setup, qualification, and production readiness activities.
• Support compliance, audit, and governance requirements, ensuring adherence to production standards, customer requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Serve as the primary operational interface with external manufacturing partners, driving cross-functional collaboration, issue resolution, best-practice sharing, and support for strategic TDI-related initiatives as required.

• Develop and execute outsourced manufacturing strategies with key assembly and test partners, including capacity planning, production footprint optimization, and long-term operational roadmap development.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives to improve yield, cycle time, quality, and overall manufacturing performance across discrete and module products.
• Lead commercial and cost management activities, including pricing negotiations, pricing roadmap development, and site-related cost optimization initiatives.
• Manage new product introduction (NPI), technology transfer, and manufacturing development projects, ensuring successful implementation and operational readiness.
• Define and maintain packaging, test, and manufacturing technology roadmaps, aligning supplier capabilities with business growth and product requirements.
• Oversee supply chain and sourcing initiatives, including out-of-China manufacturing strategies, part number setup, qualification, and production readiness activities.
• Support compliance, audit, and governance requirements, ensuring adherence to production standards, customer requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Serve as the primary operational interface with external manufacturing partners, driving cross-functional collaboration, issue resolution, best-practice sharing, and support for strategic TDI-related initiatives as required.

Requirements

• Must have experience in semiconductor manufacturing, OSAT management, backend operations, or supply chain leadership.
• Strong business and commercial acumen, with experience in supplier management, pricing negotiations, investment planning, and strategic sourcing.
• Proven ability to influence and hold external manufacturing partners accountable, driving alignment with company objectives and operational standards.
• Deep understanding of semiconductor backend processes, including assembly, packaging, testing, capacity planning, and outsourced manufacturing.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience building, developing, and leading high-performing teams and cross-functional initiatives.
• Highly respected industry professional with strong stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills, ideally with an established network within the semiconductor/OSAT industry.
• Strategic thinker capable of balancing operational execution with long-term manufacturing, supplier, and business growth strategies.