Global Front-End (FE) Materials Category Supplier Manager

Description

The company makes memory and storage solutions, and this role sits in its global sourcing team for critical semiconductor materials.

As the Global Front-End (FE) Materials Category Supplier Manager, you are the main global procurement contact for your assigned material categories and suppliers. You help set the global sourcing plan and work with manufacturing, technology and procurement groups to lower cost, keep supply steady, raise supplier performance and secure strong long-term sourcing outcomes.

The FE Materials Global Procurement group runs category and supplier work, including sourcing, RFQs, market analysis, award recommendations, supplier performance and category plans across teams.

You build deep knowledge of your materials markets, covering supplier capabilities, manufacturing methods, market conditions, cost drivers and supplier roadmaps. You turn that knowledge into sourcing and negotiation plans that deliver lasting value.

Responsibilities

• Build and carry out global category sourcing plans with cross-functional partners.
• Run RFI and RFQ processes, select suppliers, recommend allocations and make business award recommendations.
• Create material pricing roadmaps and find ways to become more cost competitive.
• Lead supplier talks on price, commercial terms, long-term agreements, payment terms and other key commercial points.
• Use cost analysis and total cost of ownership (TCO) methods to find savings, understand cost drivers and sharpen negotiation positions.
• Study market trends, supplier strengths and new supply options to inform sourcing decisions.
• Find and deliver category savings and meet category cost targets.
• Benchmark suppliers and analyze markets to strengthen sourcing and negotiation.
• Lead negotiations on large-spend and multi-year commercial agreements.
• Pursue supply base optimization, commercial gains and better procurement efficiency.
• Spot global supply risks early and build mitigation plans with internal teams and suppliers, covering geographic concentration, raw-material exposure and global capacity limits.
• Work with suppliers to strengthen business continuity and supply resilience.
• Lead global supplier escalations and mitigation when serious supply shortages happen.
• Help meet material readiness needs tied to technology and manufacturing roadmaps.
• Lead and join Material Strategy Teams (MST) that build and run category strategies.
• Work across FE Materials Operations, Technology Development and Material Procurement, engineering, quality, manufacturing and other procurement groups.
• Explain strategies, sourcing recommendations, supplier risks and key decisions clearly at every level of the organization.
• Give senior leaders fact-based recommendations and market intelligence on category and supplier decisions.
• Serve as subject-matter expert for your category and build strong internal and external industry networks.
• Work with suppliers and internal teams on sustainability and responsible-sourcing goals.
• Bring suppliers in line with applicable compliance and responsible-sourcing expectations.
• Support supplier Scope 3 emissions management and category regulatory and compliance needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent relevant experience, in engineering, business administration or management, supply chain, procurement or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn market, supplier and cost data into sourcing strategy.
• Proven ability in strategic sourcing, supplier management, commercial negotiation or supply chain management.
• Ability to work across functions, organizations and regions and influence decisions in a complex global setting.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Preferred: master's degree in business administration or management, engineering, supply chain or a related discipline.
• Preferred: 5+ years of experience in engineering, purchasing or procurement, supplier or partner relations, supply chain or product management.
• Preferred: semiconductor industry or semiconductor materials experience, particularly lithography.
• Preferred: experience negotiating large-spend, multi-year supplier agreements.
• Preferred: working knowledge of strategic sourcing, cost analysis and TCO methods.
• Preferred: familiarity with semiconductor-material manufacturing processes and global supply markets.
• Preferred: experience using AI and digital tools to work more productively, analyze information, generate insights and support data-driven procurement decisions.
• Preferred: professional certification such as CPSM, CPM, APICS or PMP.

Conditions

Information on your right to work is available through the link in the posting.

The company bans child labor, follows applicable labor standards and charges candidates no recruitment fees.

Benefits

• A choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations, so you can pick the coverage that fits your family's healthcare needs and budget.
• Income protection if you cannot work due to illness or injury.
• Paid family leave.
• A paid time-off program and paid holidays.
• A benefits guide with full details is available.