Introduction to the job

Are you up to the challenge of joining our strategic sourcing team which operates in a highly complex, dynamic business environment and do you have experience with sourcing strategies for our direct categories like Metrology, Light sources and Positioning Systems (examples: Optical components, Wafer Tables, EUV Clamps, Mirror/Encoder blocks and Chucks) in a demanding industry where ASML is a market leader? If so, then we should talk!

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the 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.

Role and responsibilities

As an Account Lead you will drive and execute supplier development as well as the commercial relationships with suppliers within a cluster of strategic suppliers.

Working location is flexible, Hiroshima or Tokyo is preferred.

Education and Experience:

Graduate degree in physics, engineering or another technical field preferred.Background and/or practical understanding of optics and ceramics manufacturing is beneficial.Ideally, a minim of 10-years' work experience, ideally in strategic procurement in a technology intensive industry.Business level Japanese and English

Personal skills

Ability to identify and structure issues independently.Exceptional communication, presentation and negotiation skills up to executive level.Strong vision of supplier landscape and technology roadmapStrong supplier relationship skills; continuously, but constructively, demanding of suppliers' performance.Able to build strong (internal) network.Quick to understand a teams' dynamic.Able to get buy-in and commitment from both internal and external stakeholders.Willingness to “constructively dissent” and challenge management thinking on key purchasing issues.Accurate and able to maintain overview.Entrepreneurial

Strategic vision:

Co-develop vision and targets of supplier landscape by pursuing critical technology roadmap and product roadmap in collaboration with category manager while considering regional needs.Negotiate (NPI-) contracts and represent Sourcing in complex internal projects.Co-define and execute category strategy and strategic actions plans at suppliers.

Manage accounts:

Manage day-to-day contact with strategic suppliers (including owning agenda of interactions) and track all communication for full transparency.Prepare and oversee supplier negotiations including tactics, spend base analysis, script, dry-run and orchestrating stakeholders involved as well as all contract details.Track and formalize (long-term) supplier performance by executing Supplier Profile reviews based on Quality, Technology, Logistics, Cost and Sustainability (QLTCS), identifying gaps, initiating improvement opportunities, developing mitigation measures, and executing Cost of Goods roadmap.

Formal decision making:

Flag and resolve escalations in time with the category manager in collaboration with other sectors related to supplier performance.Head review meetings with the Supplier Account Team.Prepare meetings regarding make/buy decisions and supplier selections which can be reviewed up to Executive Management.

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.

Diversity and inclusion

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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