Commodity Manager I

We’re not like most. We don’t just overcome obstacles - we don’t see them. Instead, we see the potential in every person, and every situation. We don’t wait for opportunity to appear - we create it. Meet ASM. A company that has been searching for people just like you._

**Who is ASM?**

ASM is a leading, global supplier of semiconductor wafer processing equipment. Our ambitious team is dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions to the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers. We have over 2,600 employees based in 14 countries, including Belgium, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and United States. Together we work to develop Epitaxy, ALD, PEALD, Vertical Furnaces and PECVD thin-film deposition technologies for our customers. Our goal is to remain an industry leader by being ahead of what’s next. We accomplish this by focusing on finding collaborative solutions to make integrated circuits, or chips, smaller, faster and even more powerful.

**ASM, an inclusive workplace**

We at ASM are a truly global organization that works diligently with an open-mind in all areas of our business. We strive for a culture and work style that fosters trust and transparency. We put our people first, and that is how we will continue to succeed. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We recognize and value the differences between individuals, including gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, knowledge and experience, work background, age, skills, amongst others. Recruiting and developing a diverse workforce provides a wide range of perspectives. This enables a culture of continuously exploring and adopting new technological ideas and innovations, and it also enables us to deliver excellent products and service to our clients.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Participate in supplier performance review: focusing on change control compliance, supplier responsiveness to quote
- Execute a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to approved vendor list to meet sourcing requirements. Provide recommendation to the Commodity Manager for approval.
- Work effectively with internal stakeholders cross-functionally and cross-regionally, as well as those of external partnerships who are critical to meeting key objectives
- Maintain and provide current understanding on industry and technology trends for the assigned categories
- Acting as interface between suppliers and business regarding tactical issues, pricing, quality while maintaining continuity of supply by taking ownership of tactical issues, facilitating work through others, and driving the team to closure
- Report and escalate supply continuity risk associated with PLC and operational requirements.

**Key Requirements**
- Proven experience managing suppliers in Asia specific to machining, refurbishment and cleaning
- Understanding of the clean supplier landscape globally (with proven experience in Asia)
- Experience with should costing models and demonstrate examples of implementation for negotiation
- Proven project management experience working with Business Unit customers and preparing external customer messaging
- Multi-skilled technical and business Commodity experience required - proven multi-category management
- Excels in Communicating, Customer Focus, Initiative, Organize, Multi-Task Time Management and Results Driven
- Wide array of Commodity experience will be an advantage
- Experience working in a global organization
- Demonstrated ability to execute and implement global commodity sourcing strategies
- Excels in negotiation and building strong relationships internally and externally
- Adept at influencing decisions and developing solutions to complex situations
- Good conflict resolution skills
- Able to deal with ambiguity and critically think in a dynamic environment
- Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Office and PLC management tools is a pre-requisite

Business Expertise
- 8 years or more of work-related experience in Procurement, commodity management or supplier engineering, with demonstrated increase of responsibilities
- 5 years or more of experience in semiconductor manufacturing or similar high technology manufacturing environment preferred

Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or similar field
- From the very start of the semiconductor industry to the present day, we’ve been technology leaders who have pioneered innovation and brought new processes into mainstream manufacturing. We are collaborating, creating, and delivering on our vision - a shared vision to drive innovation with new technologies and delivering excellence with dependable products. By doing this, we’ll create new possibilities for everyone to understand, create and share more of what they love._

**Be part of our exciting future and join our team today