Indirect Procurement Category Manager

Introduction

ASML US, including its affiliates and subsidiaries, bring together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices in Chandler, Arizona, San Jose and San Diego, California, Wilton, Connecticut, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

Job Mission

The U.S. Indirect Procurement team is responsible for sourcing, supplier management, and contracting across all non-product related goods & services nationally. The team is comprised of procurement professionals who leverage procurement skills and market insights and align with internal stakeholders and so as to unlock value for ASML.

The Indirect Procurement Category Manager drives all procurement and contracting activities for assigned areas of spend. Achieve financial and non-financial goals that align with those of ASML’s Sourcing organization as well as the stakeholders.

This role is responsible for national and local supply management of all assigned areas of spend. He or she acts as an independent leader, actively sourcing, managing supplier performance, and close alignment with the business and stakeholders.

Job Description

The Indirect Procurement Category Manager is responsible for developing technical expertise and market intelligence for their area of spend. Will couple those market insights with advanced procurement technical skills so as to translate those insights into meaningful value for key stakeholders and ASML. The Indirect Procurement Category Manager will seek out, develops, and actively manages key supplier relationships.

The Indirect Procurement Category Manager will interface with Legal, Finance, and other areas to ensure that supplier relationships are appropriately vetted, contracts are consistent with policy, and risk has been effectively managed. Leads end-to-end procurement processes and promotes continuous improvements both internally and externally.

The areas of spend will be Professional Services.

Education and experience

• Bachelors in a relevant area (Engineering, Business, Economic, or other related field required)  or combination of education and 5 years of relevant work experience required.

• 5 years of work experience in Procurement.

• Experience working in an engineering environment or supporting the needs of an engineering teams a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to establish and manage positive stakeholder relationship is a key success

• Excellent project management skills with proven ability to successfully manage high level, high-tech projects with a scope across the entire value chain.

• Able to work independently, managing initiatives through to successful completion.

• Exhibited ability to drive value including but not limited to hard-dollar savings.

• Team player with proven ability to successfully lead complex multi-disciplinary projects across a diverse organizational landscape.

• Able to navigate a complex organizational landscape and an exhibited ability to influence without power.

• Strategically focused balanced with a great attention to detail and follow-through. 

• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency and professionalism.

• Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads.

• Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability.

• Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements.

• Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication.

• Familiarity with the sourcing of professional services is helpful but not necessary.

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop technical expertise and market intelligence for area of spend.

• Seeks out, develops, and actively manages key supplier relationships.

• Interface with Legal, Finance, and other areas to ensure that supplier relationships are appropriately vetted, contracts are consistent with policy, and risk has been effectively managed.

• Develops category strategies for assigned areas of spend and executes against those strategies, achieving intended value.

• Manages key stakeholder relationships:  ensuring alignment between Procurement’s and the business’ strategies, promoting early engagement of Procurement by stakeholders, executing against plans and communicating successes

• Leads end-to-end procurement processes and promotes continuous improvements both internally and externally.

• Effective leverage suite of procurement technology tools.

• Support other members of the Procurement organization to ensure team goals are achieved.

• Other duties as assigned

• Job description subject to change at any time

Travel

• Approximately 10% - 20% travel required.

Other Information

• This position is located on-site in either San Jose or San Diego.  It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings and meetings and to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation.

• A flexible workplace arrangement may be available to employees working in roles conducive to remote work (up to two days a week). 

Role within Office

Responsibilities 

• Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus.

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

• May require travel (specify domestic and/or international) dependent on business needs.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

$81,750-136,250

Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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