Supply Chain Manager

KLA-Belgium; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 102,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K) matching

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

KLA is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Manager to lead supplier relationships and drive improvements across lead time, cost, quality, and on-time delivery. You will partner with manufacturing to analyze capacity, develop mitigation strategies, and coordinate supplier contracts and reviews.

The role demands strong leadership, strategic thinking, and hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment. The position is based in Ann Arbor, USA, with a focus on global supply chain optimization, supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in related field or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of relevant experience with proven ability to lead; 2+ years of management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage supplier relationships.
• Lead supply chain initiatives on lead time, cost, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Analyze supply base, capabilities, and market dynamics to inform plans.
• Resolve escalations and disruptions with cross-functional support, including executive reporting.
• Support capacity analysis with manufacturing for production growth and spares.
• Assess supply risk and develop mitigation strategies.
• Develop supply plans for constrained/long-lead components.
• Coordinate supplier contracts, SOWs, SLAs, and NDAs.
• Lead supplier reviews and drive improvements through gap analysis.
• Develop supplier scorecards and drive best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in related field

Tools

SAP ERP

Tableau

Power BI

MS Excel

Job description

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

• Effectively lead and manage supplier relationships.
• Leads supply chain management initiatives on lead time reduction, cost reduction, value engineering, quality, reliability, and OTD.
• Understand company business requirements, market dynamics and trends, supply base and supply base capabilities.
• Provide sophisticated problem resolution and cross functional support for supplier escalations and supply disruptions, by expediting supply recovery. Including creation of and report outs of executive summaries and presentations to senior management.
• Partner with manufacturing to perform capacity analysis to support what-if scenarios, forecast changes, planning for production growth, and growth in spares business to support worldwide install base of tools.
• Performs continuity of supply risk assessment and develops/implements mitigation strategies.
• Develop supply plans for constrained and long-lead-time components.
• Partner with manufacturing, design engineering, and manufacturing design engineering to ensure KLA and/or supplier-initiated supply chain relocations are successful.
• Drive assessment of raw parts cost, supplier quality, supplier capability and capacity (ramp-up / ramp-down), and supplier consolidation.
• Perform assessments and make recommendations related to inventory forecasting, timing of inventory receipts, excess and obsolete optimization / reduction, and order quantity optimization.
• Collaborates with production planning, supply chain, and master scheduling teams to propose supply chain solutions and strategic or tactical plans, drawing on business data, commodity insights, and product expertise.
• Implement, manage and coordinate supplier contracts, SOWs, SLAs, NDAs and any other required supplier agreements.
• Lead, co-ordinate and manage supplier business reviews. Continually drive improvements based on gap analysis against business requirements.
• Lead, develop, build and deploy supplier scorecards.
• Drives corporate and divisional initiatives to achieve performance targets.
• Crafts, implement and/or drives industry and company supply chain best practices.
• Ensure adherence to corporate supply chain management best practices, policies, procedures and internal / external compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in supply chain operations and supply chain improvements in complex manufacturing environment.
• strong preference for experience in semiconductor equipment industry or other complex, high-mix, low-volume products.
• Experience with multiple aspects of advanced supply chain operations, including: Supply and demand management effectiveness (upturn and downturns), material hedging strategies, product transition management, and obsolescence.
• Strong leadership, negotiation and people management skills.
• Lead thru curiosity and continuous improvements.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• High proficiency in MS Excel.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI or other business intelligence/analytical tools/services is a plus.
• Experience with SAP ERP system is a plus.
• Must enjoy a challenging and fast paced environment and be curious.
• Ability to effectively deal with ambiguity, identify gaps, and implement innovative solutions to increase operational efficiency.
• Self-driven, independent, yet a strong team player.
• Creative, innovative, and resourceful with a passion for speed, agility, simplification and proactive action.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in related field or equivalent combination of any relevant education and experience.
• 6+ years of relevant experience with proven ability to lead including 2+ years of management experience.

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Total Rewards

• Base Pay Range: $101,500.00 - $148,900.00 Annually
• Primary Location: USA-MI-Ann Arbor-KLA
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• other voluntary benefits
• 401(K) including company matching
• employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• student debt assistance
• tuition reimbursement program
• development and career growth opportunities and programs
• financial planning benefits
• wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP)
• paid time off and paid company holidays
• family care and bonding leave

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed.

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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