Strategy Director External Manufacturing

What you will do

• Establish and maintain the global External Manufacturing intelligence;
• Analyze cost and capacity of global foundry, IDM, OSAT and design houses; Direct the EM strategy development to achieve a company goal or competitive cost structure.
• Develop supply-chain intelligence and analyze industry trends (e.g. new technology, recruitment metrics, legislative changes) and use this insight to develop resourcing plans.
• Define, analyze and execute global sourcing or industrial strategies and investments.
• Own high-level management relationship, be the contact point of cooperation and escalation.
• Manage a team of strategic managers and analysts.

Supply Chain Intelligence

• Have a strong understanding of the semiconductor value-chain and markets
• Identify opportunities for value add and scope expansion sourcing, to support new business.
• Work with EM managers to optimize the cost, quality, delivery, service and technologies and provide the forecast.
• Take full ownership and accountability for the sourcing value proposition and bring the products with the product groups.
• Act as a trusted advisor to internal and external stakeholders

Identify Business or Investment Opportunities

• Engage with external sourcing actors, such as suppliers, associations, research institutes…etc. and identify the business cooperation or investment opportunities and ensure supply chain security.
• Visit existing supplier regularly and irregularly execute potential supplier visit.

What you will need

• Master degree in engineering or business management

• Minimum 15 years of strategy experience
• Excellent knowledge of the semiconductor supply chain
• Experience in managing and/or leading international projects
• Demonstrable ability to build a position as a trusted advisor
• Experience in high-level relationship management with vendors and customers
• Excellent communication skills on the global level
• Ability to manage team and supplier cross-regional or remote
• Strong analytical skills

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