Supply Chain Specialist

Description

/Preferred Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Optimally lead and handle supplier relationships.

• Leads supply chain management initiatives on lead time reduction, cost reduction, value engineering, quality, reliability, and OTD.

• Understand company business requirements, market dynamics and trends, supply base and supply base capabilities.

• Provide sophisticated problem resolution and cross functional support for supplier customer concerns and supply disruptions, by expediting supply recovery. Including creation of and report outs of executive summaries and presentations to senior management.

• Partner with manufacturing to perform capacity analysis to support what-if scenarios, forecast changes, planning for production growth, and growth in spares business to support worldwide install base of tools.

• Performs continuity of supply risk assessment and develops/implements mitigation strategies

• Partner with manufacturing, build engineering, and manufacturing design engineering to ensure KLA and/or supplier-initiated supply chain relocations are successful

• Drive assessment of raw part's cost, supplier quality, supplier capability and capacity (ramp-up / ramp-down), and supplier consolidation.

• Perform assessments and make recommendations related to inventory forecasting, timing of inventory receipts, excess and obsolete optimization / reduction, and order quantity optimization.

• Collaborates with production planning, supply chain, and master scheduling teams to propose supply chain solutions and strategic or tactical plans, drawing on business data, commodity insights, and product expertise.

• Implement, lead, and coordinate supplier contracts, SOWs, SLAs, NDAs and any other required supplier agreements.

• Lead, co-ordinate and run supplier business reviews. Continually drive improvements based on gap analysis against business requirements.

• Lead, develop, build, and deploy supplier scorecards.

• Drives corporate and divisional initiatives to achieve performance targets

• Crafts, implement and/or drives industry and company supply chain guidelines.

• Ensure adherence to corporate supply chain management standards, policies, procedures, and internal / external compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Supply Chain Management in any industry or Experience with Supply Chain Management within the Semiconductor Capital Equipment industry.

• Must possess Commercial aptitudes.

• The ability and desire to constantly learn is essential.

• Domestic and international travel is required (up to 20%).

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 6 years; OR Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience; OR equivalent work experience

Base Pay Range: $100,000.00 - $170,000.00 AnnuallyPrimary Location: USA-MI-Ann Arbor-KLAKLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.

Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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