Supply Chain CapEx Tool Enablement Coordinator

GlobalFoundries; Essex Junction (VT); On-site; USD 72,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Capital Equipment Execution & Tool Enablement Coordinator to provide dedicated sourcing and execution support for capital expansion programs. You will coordinate activities from approved specs through production handoff, working with GF sites, suppliers, engineering, facilities, and logistics to protect cost, schedule, quality, and tool readiness.

The role demands strong PM, supplier management, and RFQ experience, with travel to supplier and GF locations as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (SCM, business, engineering, operations or PM).
• 5+ years in sourcing, capital equipment, supplier management, or related.
• Experience coordinating complex cross-functional projects with suppliers.
• Experience with RFQs, bids, POs, contracts, and change management.
• Strong project-management, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel to supplier and GF locations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate capital equipment sourcing from specification and configuration approval through tool acceptance and production handoff.
• Support finalization of tool specifications, configurations, construction and facilities interfaces, and hardware-option trade-offs with engineering, site, and supplier teams.
• Enable commercial execution, including RFQ support, bid evaluation, pricing and terms alignment, supplier onboarding, purchase order placement, and contract execution.
• Coordinate supplier commitments for tool build, long-lead items, subtools, delivery schedules, field-service resources, and installation support.
• Maintain alignment between suppliers and GF teams for delivery, move-in, installation, and site acceptance test readiness.
• Coordinate logistics, export-control, customs, trade-compliance, and shipment-planning activities with responsible teams.

Skills

Sourcing

Capital equipment

Supplier management

Project execution

Manufacturing operations

RFQ & contracts

PM skills

English fluency

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Oracle

SAP

Job description

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Summary Of Role

The Capital Equipment Execution & Tool Enablement Coordinator will provide dedicated sourcing and execution support for GlobalFoundries capital expansion programs. This role coordinates the commercial, supplier, logistics, installation-readiness, qualification, ramp, and acceptance activities required to enable new capital equipment from approved specification and configuration through production handoff. The position works cross-functionally with Global Supply Management, engineering, construction, facilities, manufacturing, EHS, logistics, legal, finance, and equipment suppliers to protect cost, schedule, quality, and tool readiness.

Essential Responsibilities

• Coordinate capital equipment sourcing and execution activities from specification and configuration approval through tool acceptance and production handoff.
• Support finalization of tool specifications, configurations, construction and facilities interfaces, and hardware-option trade-offs with engineering, site, and supplier teams.
• Enable commercial execution, including RFQ support, bid evaluation, pricing and terms alignment, supplier onboarding, purchase order placement, and contract execution.
• Coordinate supplier commitments for tool build, long-lead items, subtools, delivery schedules, field-service resources, and installation support.
• Maintain clear alignment between suppliers and GF teams for delivery, pre-facilitization, move-in, installation, hook-up, power-on, and site acceptance test readiness.
• Coordinate logistics, export-control, customs, trade-compliance, and shipment-planning activities in partnership with the responsible functional teams.
• Track tool milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, change orders, cost impacts, and schedule impacts; drive timely escalation and recovery actions when commitments are at risk.
• Support factory acceptance, shipment release, startup, qualification, marathon, rate confirmation, and acceptance activities by ensuring supplier resources, parts, and actions are available when required.
• Manage supplier, contract-labor, and subcontractor performance against program requirements, deliverables, schedules, and commercial commitments.
• Coordinate first-fill consumables, ramp field services, spare parts, training, warranty commencement, final payment, and other activities required for a controlled handoff to production.
• Maintain program documentation, dashboards, meeting actions, decisions, and objective evidence supporting capital-project governance and audit requirements.
• Record time and activities accurately against the designated program and work-breakdown structure and support required manager certification and program controls.
• Partner across multiple expansion programs as assigned while maintaining clear prioritization, ownership, and communication.

Other Responsibilities

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
• Protect GF confidential information and comply with applicable sourcing, contracting, financial-control, export-control, and records-retention requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, Project Management, or a relevant field of study.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in sourcing, capital equipment, supplier management, project execution, manufacturing operations, or a related environment.
• Experience coordinating complex, cross-functional projects with suppliers and internal technical stakeholders.
• Experience with commercial execution, including RFQs, bid analysis, purchase orders, contracts, delivery commitments, and change management.
• Strong project-management skills with demonstrated ability to manage milestones, dependencies, risks, actions, and escalations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and drive closure with limited supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn GF business systems and reporting tools.
• Language fluency in English, written and verbal.
• Ability to travel to supplier and GF locations as required to support equipment execution and program milestones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, high-volume manufacturing, capital equipment, construction, facilities, or other technically complex industries.
• Knowledge of semiconductor equipment lifecycles, including specification, configuration, shipment, installation, hook-up, qualification, ramp, and acceptance.
• Experience with logistics, customs, export controls, equipment importation, or trade compliance.
• Experience managing equipment suppliers, field-service resources, contract labor, or subcontractors.
• Experience with capital-project controls, cost tracking, change orders, and audit-ready documentation.
• Experience with Oracle, SAP, procurement systems, project dashboards, or work-breakdown-structure/time-charging processes.

Expected Salary Range

$72,000.00 - $126,000.00

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

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An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.

All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law