Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Development Perform market intelligence and analysis including supplier landscape, capabilities and technology roadmaps to develop Category Strategies for Technology Development with Category Supplier Managers. Participate in supplier segmentation and strategic goal setting to improve value such as high revenue, spend reduction, purchasing efficiency, customer services and supplier management. Recommend resource levels across procurement sourcing categories, projects and functions Drive sourcing requirements and supplier selection through decision matrix in support of technology development, cost reduction, performance improvement efforts and sustainability Facilitate co-development activities and collaboration with suppliers Implement processes to monitor stakeholders' satisfaction with key suppliers Provide market intelligence and category price trends to relevant internal team members Apply cost modeling (should-cost models, Total Cost of Ownership or other analytical techniques) to drive negotiation for assigned categories that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace Participate in supplier and strategic savings goal setting Develop contract strategy for suppliers in assigned categories and create, negotiate, enforce and review contracted terms and conditions to drive accountability to TCO performance commitments that transfer into beneficial business engagement Collaborate internally to drive and develop key performance measures/metrics and drive supplier performance to ensure continuous supplier improvement Develop and maintain expertise in the assigned spend categories through relationships with key partners Proficient in Advanced Packaging Processes and Capital Procurement Experienced in a Category Management or Technology Development role, preferably in semiconductor or high-tech industry Demonstrate experience in Strategic Sourcing Strong in Negotiation and Communication skills Minimum 5-8 years of experience in Procurement and Engineering Bachelor degree in Engineering with Professional Certification in Procurement or Supply Chain (eg CPM, CPSM) desirable Proficient in written and verbal communication and presentation skills
