Manager, Supply Chain & Procurement

Location: Peoria, AZ

Position Type: Full-Time, Direct-Hire

Target Salary Range: $130,000 – $145,000 base salary + comprehensive corporate benefits

Travel Requirements: 10%–30% global travel (including an 3-months overseas over the course of the first year for immersion to benchmark corporate procurement strategy and operational standards)

Executive Summary

A global semiconductor industry leader and premier advanced manufacturing technology provider is seeking a Manager, Supply Chain & Procurement to lead strategic sourcing, supplier lifecycle management, and procurement operations in Peoria, Arizona.

This critical leadership role bridges senior commercial buying expertise with team management, operational readiness, and cross-functional leadership. As the organization scales up its state-of-the-art manufacturing campus, you will lead a dedicated procurement team, build strategic category playbooks, optimize global vendor partnerships, and drive cost-reduction and supply continuity programs essential to advanced factory operations.

Why Take on This Leadership Role?

• Greenfield / Scale-Up Impact: Play a pivotal role in standing up procurement operations, systems, and supplier networks for a major high-tech manufacturing hub.

• Global Exposure: Collaborate directly with executive leadership and international supply chain teams, including an immersive initial assignment overseas to benchmark best-in-class operational practices.

• Team & Strategic Leadership: Build, mentor, and grow a team of buyers and procurement specialists while owning enterprise-level category strategies.

• Industry Prominence: Join a market-leading, Nasdaq-listed innovator powering mission-critical technologies across artificial intelligence, automotive, mobile, and data centers.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and upskill a high-performing team of procurement specialists and buyers through regular coaching, goal alignment, and performance management.

• Allocate workloads, streamline purchase order workflows, and establish team priorities to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing readiness.

• Cultivate a culture centered on ethical sourcing, operational accountability, compliance, and continuous process improvement.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Develop and execute regional and global sourcing strategies aligned with operational capacity and long-term financial objectives.

• Direct complex commercial and contract negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, SLAs, warranty, quality, and supply continuity.

• Design and implement supplier scorecards, lead formal quarterly business reviews (QBRs), and manage corrective action plans when necessary.

• Identify, audit, qualify, and onboard prospective material and equipment suppliers to support cutting-edge technology roadmaps.

Procurement Operations & Process Optimization

• Drive end-to-end purchasing governance, ensuring adherence to internal controls, SOX requirements, and global procurement standards.

• Spearhead systems and workflow enhancements across ERP/MRP platforms (SAP), requisition tools, automation, and reporting dashboards.

• Formulate standardized category playbooks, SOPs, and inventory management strategies (including VMI and JIT replenishment models).

Cross-Functional Alignment & Financial Governance

• Partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Legal to support New Product Introduction (NPI), should-cost modeling, capital expenditure budgeting, and contract risk assessment.

• Conduct supplier cost-driver breakdowns, market benchmarking, and risk mitigation analyses.

• Deliver regular briefings to executive leadership on category spend, cost-savings capture, supplier performance KPIs, and supply continuity plans.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

Core Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Experience: 7+ years of progressive experience across strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain operations, featuring extensive senior buyer or commodity management responsibility.

• Leadership Experience: 2+ years in a leadership, supervisory, or mentorship capacity (team lead or indirect management experience accepted).

• Technical & Systems Acumen: Demonstrated hands-on experience utilizing enterprise ERP/MRP platforms (SAP preferred) and modern procurement suites (Coupa, Oracle, etc.).

• Commercial Expertise: Proven track record in high-stakes vendor negotiations, contract law fundamentals, supplier risk mitigation, and structured cost-reduction initiatives.

• Global Readiness: Ability to travel internationally up to 30% without restriction, including completing an initial ~3-month overseas assignment to align with corporate global standards.

Preferred Attributes

• Background within semiconductor operations, high-tech manufacturing, cleanroom facilities, or complex industrial environments.

• Working familiarity with ESG/sustainability sourcing standards and advanced data analytics platforms (Power BI, Tableau, Advanced Excel).

• Professional certifications such as CPSM, CSCP, or PMP.

• Multilingual communication capabilities.