Quality and Logistics Supplier Manager

As the quality and logistics tactical and strategical interface between suppliers and the ASML Supply Chain, the Quality & Logistic Supplier Manager is responsible for driving supplier Management, Operational Performance and Quality and Logistics Capabilities to secure supplier can successfully meet short, middle and long term requirements. The Supply Chain manager is responsible for a selected number of key suppliers in the ASML Supply Chain.
 

Job Description

Member of Supplier Account Teams, representing Quality & Logistics in a multi-disciplinary team for medium-complexity supplier accounts (defined by e.g. complexity of problems, product phase, number of escalations, supplier capability, supplier maturity).
Manages a cross sector network of relevant stakeholders at tactical-strategic level in Sourcing and Procurement, Supplier Operations, Business Lines, Development &Engineering, factories and Suppliers.
Functional expert in Quality and Logistics domain, who acts as coach within own functional area. Deploys expert knowledge to review the day-to-day activities within the business area, across functional areas. Operates independently to solve bottlenecks structurally and optimize the performance of the quality and logistic systems and processes.

Requirements

Master’s degree with substantial general work experience and comprehensive job related experience in own area of expertise to fully competence level.
Possesses expertise in quality and/or logistics management methodologies, tools and techniques. If expertise is mainly in 1 of the 2 domains, willingness to develop her of himself in the other one.
 

 
Responsibilities

Supplier relationship management
Ensure supplier intimacy with stakeholders at middle and senior management ranks to a level that guarantees trust, transparency and constructive two-way interaction.
 

 
Supplier performance management

Monitor, review, and highlight any gaps in the performance of a portfolio of suppliers. Drive and lead the delivery of improvements by suppliers. In scope are first tier and N-tier suppliers. Address performance escalations towards Q&L Management, Supplier Account Leaders (SAL) and supplier management to accelerate improvement progress. Organize supplier Operational Review Meetings and make sure preparation has the desired quality.

 

Critical Material Escalations

First point of contact in case of any Quality or Logistics-related escalations, both internally and towards suppliers. Lead escalations with impact on Factory / Field Operations and with risks for customer commitments.
 
Maintain and drive supplier Q&L capability including capacity ramp-up plans
Managing the supplier’s capability growth, for Quality and/or Logistics, and maintain and drive mid-term capacity planning and/or Quality roadmap, including needed actions and investments used as preparing for ASML requirements.
 
Deployment of Sourcing & Procurement priorities and supplier capability management, incl Quality and Logistics requirements in contracting
Responsible for developing and implementing improvement programs at suppliers according to ASML or cluster strategy and using the supplier profile as general framework to assess supplier capability and maturity and identify gaps. Ensure Supplier Improvement Plans are in place to close Supplier Capability gaps and assure that supplier delivers according ASML’s requirements. Uses supplier in-depth insights to deliver input towards category strategy. Sets Quality and/or Logistic requirements for supplier account plans, New Product Introduction projects and for supplier.