Supply Chain Lead in Wilton in Hockwold cum Wilton

A challenging project management opportunity for seasoned professionals within Clients Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) sector. Within this sector, the Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) department is responsible for the supply chain introduction and industrialization of new products. You will collaborate closely with the supplier and Client teams enabling the introduction, industrialization and ramp‐up of newly developed parts and modules. Teams focus on Quality, Logistics, Technology, Costs and Sustainability (QLTCS) of complex modules.

You will work in a creative, dynamic environment where you collaborate with supportive colleagues, having flexibility and trust to tackle tasks and solve problems.

Role and Responsibilities

• Applies Early Supplier Involvement and Concurrent Engineering methodology to secure the required introduction timeline.
• Drives for efficiency and speed by assessing the supplier process flow and debottlenecking issues; ensures change control on critical processes.
• Defines and aligns on the module QLTCS roadmap targets and organizes periodic management reviews.
• Challenges the technology vs. manufacturability specifications and drives scenario‐based evaluation to arrive at the best solution (formalized through design reviews).
• Defines creative solutions with the team in the n‐tier supply chain to mitigate risk and issues.
• Manages the cost to complete (OPEX and CAPEX) of the supplier NPI project.
• Reports proactively on the project status towards relevant senior stakeholders.
• Initiates required containment actions at the appropriate level in the organization.
• Keeps track of the configuration of the first delivered parts/modules to secure commonality in the early phases.

Education and Experience

• Technical Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in an NPI environment, preferably in a high‐tech industry.
• Proven track record in project management and leading multi‐disciplinary teams.
• Proven track record of improving efficiency and effectiveness in a technical production environment.
• Experience interfacing with suppliers on industrialization targets.
• Experience in out‐of‐the‐box creative problem solving.
• Experience in bottleneck management of manufacturing processes.

Skills

• Strong negotiation skills for interacting with other sectors and suppliers.
• The drive, energy and initiative to achieve continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder management: effectively dealing with internal and external stakeholders at operational and executive levels.
• Strong business sense enabling optimal balancing of stakeholders' interests.
• Natural leader with technical aptitude.
• 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.

Other Information

You start during the earliest phase of the Product Life Cycle. Based on the supply chain risk, we define the complex parts for a new product and lead the process to bring one or more of these complex parts towards industrialization. You will have a pivotal role in supply chain design and supplier selection. When the supplier is selected, you will start the industrialization process with the supplier. High‐tech modules against challenging timelines mean material availability is often at risk. Concurrent engineering is applied when creating the design and parts/module manufacturing at the supplier, ensuring timely industrialization during manufacturing execution at the supplier.

Examples of QLTCS Roadmap Targets

• Quality: Analyze supplier feedback, process FMEAs, optimize manufacturing flow across suppliers, yield, material notifications, quality documents.
• Logistics: Supplier cycle time, move rate at supplier, flexibility of the move rate, material availability.
• Technology: Design FMEAs, technical issue management at supplier, completeness of design documentation.
• Costs: Cost of goods and total cost of ownership, supplier investments.
• Sustainability: Refurbishment/repair capabilities, re‐use of modules/parts.

Travel required: 20‐25%

You will be working in the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) team. You report to a Strategic Sourcing and Procurement PLM Program Manager. Our Client is a leading provider of advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry, employing more than 42,000 people in 16 countries. Its success is based on technology leadership combined with customer and supplier intimacy, highly efficient manufacturing and entrepreneurial spirit. Within this organization, the Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain (SS&SC) department is responsible for all commercial and operational supplier interactions; strategic sourcing & procurement, supply chain phase‐in and phase‐out of new and changed products, integrated supply‐chain planning, customer supply‐chain management on spare parts and upgrades, logistics operations and spares.