Sr. Manager, Supply Chain

Lam Research • Fremont, CA

1d • $116,000 - $246,000

About The Position

Exceptional people come together to work at Lam Research. Every day, we drive the precision and accuracy that enable our customers to create the world’s most incredible technology–working at scales 1,000 times smaller than a grain of sand. Our talented people are what makes our leadership in the industry possible. To enable this incredible level of innovation, we maintain a strong collaborative culture. A space where you are encouraged to seek out challenges and engage the expertise of others to create the highest quality outcomes.
In this position you will be working within the Global Operations Digital Transformation team under the Supply Chain (S2S) and Quality workstreams.
Global Operations at Lam Research has embarked on a business transformation journey to create next-generation business processes and solutions to significantly increase business efficiency and speed.
The Sr. Manager Digital Transformation – Supply Chain/Quality is a unique opportunity to lead the Supply Chain Quality area of transformation to enable future business growth at an unprecedented level.
You will be working cross-functionally with Business Stakeholders, the Digital Transformation team, as well as other internal and external peers to implement new technology and business processes, which will include stakeholder alignment, training, testing, and change management activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operational Research, Supply Chain, Quality, or related field. MBA or Master’s preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated leadership in operations, knowledge of quality processes, data analysis tools, and improvement initiatives including experience in business process reengineering in leading fast-growth companies.
• Deep subject matter expertise in Supplier Quality, Sub-tier management, Sourcing, and Direct Material Procurement in an Engineer to Order environment with expertise in Supplier Quality, Engineering and Technology from direct suppliers, and sub-tier supplier management.
• WFE or discrete manufacturing industry experience with ETO/CTO/MTO business model in high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience in projects with Lean/Six Sigma and problem-solving methodology.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders across a global organization.
• Strategic mindset with ability to drive execution.
• Ability to analyze and interpret large data sets for decision support.
• Knowledgeable of best practices in the industry and application to real life.

Nice To Haves

• Strategic mindset with ability to drive execution
• Ability to analyze and interpret large data sets for decision support.
• Able to work with minimal direct guidance or direction.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and ambiguous environment.
• Understanding of best practices in the industry and application to real life
• Working knowledge of the systems we will be implementing (e.g., Compliance Quest, Siemens Team Center, SAP S4 Hana, Kinaxis, Informatica MDM).

Responsibilities

• Be the Subject Matter Expert for Supplier Quality, Supplier Management (including performance management), Sub-tier management, Sourcing, Supplier Collaboration, Operational Execution of Supply plan with Lam’s Direct Material Suppliers and Remote Factories.
• Lead Supply Chain Transformation efforts by driving / leading Business Process Reengineering to ensure we can scale effectively and efficiently at the most optimal cost in different business environments.
• Represent the appropriate stakeholders from business in planning and execution of activities such as requirements definition, decisions, communication, training and testing activities.
• Define and/or refine Quality & Supplier Engineering policies, procedures, and compliance systems to ensure adherence.
• Be the change agent to influence organizational change by driving partnerships and alignment across the organization.
• Influence solution design to ensure simplification of processes, achieve the targeted outcomes, and seamless user experience for both Lam employees and for our Suppliers.
• Lead and support Change Management within Global Supply Chain Management to ensure the effective adoption of the re-engineered processes and systems by the end-user community.
• Define and measure transformation results to ensure adherence to the goals. Take appropriate corrective actions or continuous improvement for any deviation.
• Lead value definition, manage budgets and resource planning.

Benefits

• At Lam, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager