Sr. NPI Supply Chain Manager

Company Overview

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division

KLA has manufacturing sites across the globe, including Belgium, China, Germany, Israel, Singapore and Milpitas (CA). The Global Operations (GOPS) team, comprised of Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Installation, and Quality, is responsible for manufacturing our leading-edge technology. We partner with our world-wide supply base and our design engineering teams to bring new products to market. The GOPS team is continuously working to build our products Better, Faster, Cheaper.

Job Description

KLA is looking for an NPI Supply Chain Manager to join us! Take part in a key leadership position in support and development of KLA new products!

Main responsibilities:

• Act as primary liaison between KLA Supply Chain organization and all internal and external partners for all covered programs.
• Drive and support new product cost targets, project milestone dates
• Drive all Supply Chain PLC deliverables throughout the product design phases, until the release to mass production (Phase 6a) such as:
• Definition and execution of sourcing strategies, including detailed quotative and qualitative analysis such as Buy Vs. Make & InSource Vs. OutSource
• Drive competitive bids for BOM items to achieve cost and time targets
• Negotiate contracts with strategic vendors such as Development, Purchasing and Long-Lead items Agreements
• Drive and monitor material procurement to support prototype, Beta and pre-production tools
• Drive and lead ECO implementations until Phase 6a (Mass Production) phase
  
• Own all material related program risks and driver: identification, mitigation, management and communication across KLA organization.
• Employ supply chain management standard methodologies to secure uninterrupted supply.
• Coordinate supplier new product forecast communication to ensure short and long term visibility is available for supplier capacity and delivery planning.
• Ensure that efficient inventory levels of commodities are established to meet production launch requirements.
• Build supply chain strategies with materials team for new products; work with cross functional team to approve new key suppliers
• Set standards for efficiency improvements by effectively deploy process improvement and work standardization
  
  

• Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 4 years
• Proven track record in project management and leading multi-disciplinary team with experience on: Defining and implementing supply chain sourcing strategies,Material planning, master scheduling and forecasting, trategic supplier management including QBRs/PRRs
• Experience in collaborating with suppliers on industrialization targets
• Experience in out-of-the-box creative problem solving
• Experience in bottleneck management of manufacturing processes
• Ability to improve efficiency and effectivity in technical production environment
  
  

• Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with other sectors and suppliers
• The drive, energy and initiative to achieve continuous improvement
• Partner management: deal effectively with all collaborators both at operational and executive levels
• Strong business sense enabling efficient balancing of partners' interests
• Pro-active problem solver, action and result oriented
• Collaborative personality able to organize cross functional cooperation
• Able to coach team members
• Excellent professional communication in English.
• Strong experience with all Microsoft Office Software: Excel, Power Point, Project, Word
• Travel required: 10-20%