Senior Sourcing Manager

An exceptional opportunity to join one of the most critical companies in the world in the field of microchips development and high-tech manufacturing!

Company overview:

Our client ASML designs and manufactures photolithography machines, which are essential for making semiconductors (microchips). These machines use light to print tiny patterns on silicon wafers — a key step in chip manufacturing and ASML is one of the most critical players in the world’s high-tech development.

ASML is the only company in the world that produces Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, a cutting-edge technology that enables the production of smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient chips.

About the job:

The Sr. Sourcing Manager is the manager of a group of Account Managers for multiple suppliers, that are accountable for building a relation based on trust, mutual interest and benefit. This role is responsible for the performance of the account managers, that in their role act as first points of contact for the supplier and ASML internally (program and operational sectors), and orchestrate an aligned voice towards suppliers.

You will lead an experienced team and execute supplier strategy to support ASML for the long term, in which the Quality, Logistics, Technology, Cost, Sustainability (QLTCS) performance is key and the basis for future growth. Together with the Account managers, the Sr. Sourcing Manager organizes all aspects of the relation, including technology road mapping, quality, logistic performance and commercial contracts.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Sr. Sourcing Manager you will drive supplier development as well as the commercial relationships with suppliers within a cluster of strategic suppliers.

• Manage and develop a group of Account Leads
• Support Account Managers to manages the ASML – supplier relationship with long-term focus, based on mutual transparency and trust
• Challenge and support team with day-to-day management of strategic account by serving as an escalation path, signing-off QLTCS and other reviews, assessing risks, defining measures in collaboration with team, and solving escalations beyond capability of account leaders
• Manage transparency of interactions, long-term competence, Cost-of-Goods roadmaps, development activities
• Sharpen negotiation scripts and tactics for each strategic supplier. Support the Account Managers in preparing & performing commercial contract negotiations and deal making
• Accountable for Resolution of L2 and L3 escalations beyond capability of managed account leaders
• Consistency in way of working and sharing of best practices across team
• Track and formalize (long-term) supplier performance, full global QLTCS accountability for the supplier
• Understands the key-value drivers for each QLTCS discipline.

Requirements for the job:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of experience in Sourcing or Sales (commercial roles).
• Master’s degree in engineering or business (economics, finance, etc.) is preferred.
• Experience with New Product Introductions (NPI).
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and constraints, product life cycle/ market dynamics, and category cluster’s specific requirements

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:

• Build and maintain trusting relationships
• Prioritize well, separate core and side topics, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Judge when support is necessary, and know how to involve the right people
• Negotiation skills and ability to shape mutual beneficial commercial collaborations
• Management maturity, able to function well in virtual team and with CoEs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to get buy-in and commitment from both internal and external stakeholder

This position is fulltime onsite for the first 6 months, and then hybrid after that. As this is a critical management function in a project based matrix setting, most of the time remains to be onsite, even after the first 6 month are over.