Senior Manager / Director - OSAT Supplier Management

About the role

Infineon is looking for a Supplier Management expert within its Corporate Functions team to act as the interface to OSATs (Assembly, Test and Packaging) and support OSAT procurement as a Subject Matter Expert. The role contributes to the company's top and bottom line by securing supply and sourcing competitively, and covers one global procurement category or support categories.

Key responsibilities

• Act as interface to Infineon's suppliers, monitor market developments, develop differentiated cooperation models, lead business awards and steer operational procurement of goods and services.
• Develop best-in-class procurement tools and processes, and support OSAT procurement as SME, collaborating with Business Divisions, the OSAT segment and other procurement teams.
• Help define, monitor and act on KPIs such as savings and payment terms.
• Sources competitively in global markets, leads major global negotiations and contracting, and applies methods such as cost modelling, benchmarking, design for sourcing and monetized TCO.
• Use market intelligence to build resilient supply chains, manage supply crises and recoveries, and optimise total cost of ownership.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field such as Mechanical, Material, Physics, Business & Engineering, Industrial or Quality Engineering.
• 10-15 years of relevant experience, including more than 5 years in procurement and/or supply chain covering significant spend or scope.
• Preferred: experience working with OSATs, assembly, test and BE manufacturing processes.
• Fluency in English; additional languages such as Mandarin are an asset.
• Willingness to travel 25-50% internationally.

Required skills

• Contract management and ownership of contract processes.
• Improvement processes, benchmarking, best practice sharing, business cases and product cost analysis.