Vice President Global Supply Chain
Applied Materials

Management

Location: Tainan Region: Asia-Pacific Job Category: Management

Position Type: Full-time

Applied Materials

Vice President Global Supply Chain (Tainan, Taiwan)

Display SunFab Solar Group, (DSS); Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations

 

Please Note: Must be able to speak and write fluent Mandarin. All applications that do not meet that requirement will not be considered.

 

     

      Position Profile

 

The Company

 

Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass. At Applied Materials, we apply nanomanufacturing technology to improve the way people live.

Founded in 1967, Applied Materials creates and commercializes the nanomanufacturing technology that helps produce virtually every semiconductor chip and flat panel displays in the world. The company recently entered the market for equipment to produce solar arrays and energy efficient glass.

 To support its customers, Applied Materials employs approximately 14,500 people throughout the world. In fiscal year 2007, Applied Materials recorded revenues of approximately U.S. $9.73 billion.

 

Today, Applied Materials is much more than a semiconductor equipment company. They report our business in four segments, reflecting the growth of our different businesses and expanding opportunities.

The silicon segment is comprised of a wide range of products designed, manufactured and sold for the semiconductor chip market. They offer systems that perform most of the primary steps in the chip fabrication process, including:: atomic layer deposition (ALD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), etch, ion implantation, rapid thermal processing (RTP), chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), wafer wet cleaning, wafer metrology and inspection, and systems that etch, measure and inspect circuit patterns on masks used in the photolithography process.

 

The fab solutions segment is comprised of a broad range of products to maintain and optimize customers' semiconductor fabs, including: total parts management, remanufactured equipment, maintenance agreements, total support programs, and environmental and software solutions.

 

The display segment represents products which Applied designs, manufactures, sells and services for our customers who fabricate and test flat panel displays (FPDs).

The adjacent technologies segment consists of products which we design, manufacture, sell and service for customers who fabricate solar cells, flexible electronics and other web products, and energy efficient glass.

 

 

The Position

 

The Vice President will have overall responsibility for developing, implementing, and administering overall global Supply Chain Strategy the Display and SunFab and Solar group of Applied Materials. This individual will report to the DSS Corporate VP Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing, and will lead and manage a function that is responsible for $800 million in annual corporate spend. The position is expected to build and drive operational excellence, implement world class processes throughout the entire organization, manage to a set of well-defined metrics and through a hands-on approach to leadership, execute in a matrix organization.

 

 

Specific responsibilities can include for:

 

Operations Management

 

·        Direct and control the activities of a broad functional area through department executives within the company.  Overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, implementing and maintaining costs, methods, and employees.

 

·        Lead or oversee the following activities or disciplines, among others: Commodities, Supplier Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, Supplier Management (Commodity Management), and Materials,  Leverage existing functional leaders within DSS Operations through either direct or matrix management of the Global Supply Chain managers

 

·        Participate with the executive team to establish corporate strategic plans and objectives.

Make final decisions on operational and administrative matters and ensure the achievement of organizational objectives. 

 

·        Lead the organization and passionately convey the vision within the company. Ensure that solid business processes are in place and being adhered to by the entire Supply Chain organization.

Supply Chain

 

 

·        Maximizes productivity and efficiency through aligned business processes, streamlined operations.

 

·        Design a Global Supply Chain (selection, qualification, and development) capable of meeting the product specifications and execute supply chain strategies to meet all business unit objectives.

 

·        Create and enforce business processes that ensure timely, accurate, and automated data flow (collection, processing, storage, and analysis). Developing mutually beneficial outcomes that strengthen supply chain relationships.

 

·        Establish distribution, inventory management and logistics strategies that optimize a decentralized, global supply chain, and ensure a balance between sourcing and transportation costs and customer service requirements

 

·        Develop cost reduction programs or initiatives, metrics upon which to qualify, evaluate and manage current and potential suppliers.

 

 

To be successful during the first 12 months, the finalist candidate must:

 

• Develop strong and meaningful relationships with key suppliers.
• Create a culture within the materials organization that is based on growth and support, commitment and execution.
• Develop strong relationships with his/her peers within the company.
• Develop and execute a strategy to enable rapid and stable growth of a Global Supply Chain capability with reliable and dependable performance.
• Develop the organizational capability to the extent that he/she is no longer required to participate in day-to-day execution.
• Execute the current strategy and make modifications to said strategy as required.
• Be in a position to take on additional responsibility within the company.

 

 

 

The Person

 

Applied Materials is looking for a senior executive who is excellent in leading Supply Chain and/or manufacturing operations and technical management capabilities and has a depth of experience in the Asia Pacific region.  Specifically, Applied Materials requires someone with the demonstrated ability to successfully develop, communicate, and execute a highly complex strategic Supply Chain vision.   The ideal candidate will be a senior Supply Chain executive within a company that develops and sells complex, technology-oriented products.  The candidate should have a working knowledge of strategic supply chain and logistics principals. 

 

Indeed, this person should have/be:

 

• At least 15+ years of Supply Chain experience in a management/leadership position.  The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in a technology company.

• Demonstrated success with materials cost reduction strategies, supplier selection and development, integration of suppliers into the product development process, and global sourcing strategies.
• Experience in manufacturing in the Asia Pacific region.
• Experience in a fast paced, high growth environment.  
• A healthy “dissatisfaction with the status quo” and a willingness to take calculated risks.
• An inspired leader and charismatic team builder who is able to define the vision and lead the charge.
• A sense of urgency and the ability to communicate it to the team.
• Impeccably honest and ethical.
• Bilingual English/Mandarin required

 

 

Education

 

A technical undergraduate is required, and an MBA is strongly preferred.

 

Location

 

The position will be located in Tainan, Taiwan. Relocation will be provided