Supply Chain Project Lead

Introduction to the job

As a Supply Chain Product Lifecycle Management Project Lead (PLM PL) within the ASML Strategic Sourcing and Procurement sector (SS&P), you will make a real difference by driving the introduction and industrialization of ASML's products within the triple constraint from the project plan, operating throughout the full product lifecycle. You are responsible to realize the project supply chain deliverables, from project plan to final delivery, that will support the business case of the overall program. To achieve this, you will be using your unique mix of technical, creative, and people skills to lead and coordinate natural teams both at ASML and at suppliers.

Role and responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end material availability for NPIs by balancing customer service levels, inventory, quality, cost, and risk, while owning and managing the critical path across MDUs to ensure timely time-to-market and ramp-up.
• Collaborate closely with the cross-functional team (engineering, factory, field, suppliers) representatives to proactively identify bottlenecks, prepare decision points, and lead cross-functional actions, together with a team of PLM Product Coordinators. Mobile resources if needed to fulfill the plans.
• Drive, own and present on Critical Material Escalations (CMEs) to the rest of SS&P and the Factory
• Assess the need for risk-buys, and prepare and present towards MDU (Module Delivery Unit) and Product Team (KD-E)
• Identify and manage supply chain risks, acting as the voice of the suppliers within the Project and Delivery Teams. Identify and evaluate risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating issues where appropriate. Review and solve problems (technical, process, logistic), prioritize, inform stakeholders, and escalate on problems where necessary.
• Drive Supply Chain KPIs and conduct assessments on material availability, including supplier move-rate capabilities and long-leadtime items
• Prepare yearly OPEX/CAPEX forecast and manage spend within budget for Supplier NRE (Non-recurring expenses) and tooling&packaging, including monitoring throughout the year
• Proactively solve QLTC (Quality, Logistics, Technology, Cost) in collaboration with internal (engineering and procurement/sourcing) and external stakeholders (suppliers)
• Apply Early Supplier Involvement and Concurrent Engineering methodology to secure the required introduction timeline
• Report pro-actively on project status to relevant stakeholders including the SS&P Project Lead (SS&P PL), ensuring transparency and timely updates, including activities, milestones and resources
• Represent SS&P in the AIR (ASML Issue Resolution) triage, managing, driving and prioritizing AIR issues related to SS&P (e.g. End of Life/Supply, Supplier Industrialization, Supplier Transfers, Design to Cost, Re-use).
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within SS&P function to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

By fulfilling these responsibilities, you will play a crucial role in the successful industrialization and introduction of ASML's cutting-edge product, ensuring that they meet the highest standards of quality, cost efficiency and performance.

Education and experience

• Technical or Supply Chain Bachelor's degree required, or equivalent experience. Master's degree preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years work-experience with a minimum of 2 years in Supply Chain or Project Management, preferably in a high-tech industry
• Experience in interfacing with suppliers preferred
• Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) preferred
• Experience in out-of-the-box creative problem solving

Skills

• Highly organized, capable to drive complex issues to simple and pragmatic solutions;
• Influencing without formal authority, sense for tactical and political relations on both strategic and operational level;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships on different levels in the organization
• Able to show resilience in a high stress, high pressure environment (e.g. escalations)
• Conceptual and analytical thinker
• Pragmatic, hands on and result driven mindset
• Strong communication skills (listening, asking the right questions, constructive challenging), able to get buy-in and commitment from relevant stakeholders
• Excellent influencing skills, able to lead and coach team members
• Project management skills, able to translate requirements into a Product Masterplan
• Strong affinity with working in a technical environment
• Good business judgement and ability to organize and manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities. Prioritize between key and side topics.
• Ability to judge when support is necessary, and know how to involve the right stakeholders
• Action oriented selfstarter who can be hands-on as situations deem appropriate
• Energized by fast paced environments
• Strong analytical, structure and organizational skills
• Stakeholder management: experience with dealing effectively with internal and external stakeholders both at operational and executive levels

There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. * 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

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