Senior Quality Supplier Engineer / Quality Supplier Manager

About the role

ASML, which supplies the lithography systems used in the semiconductor industry, is looking for a Quality Supplier Manager / Senior Quality Supplier Engineer in Singapore. You will manage the quality and operational performance of a selected group of suppliers, working with them on performance monitoring, technical issue resolution and process improvements such as quality and yield improvement, process control, cycle time reduction and risk analysis. The position reports to the Group leader of the Asia Supply Chain Quality & Logistics and covers accounts based in Singapore and Johor.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor, review and drive supplier quality performance from incidents to structural improvement, including n-tier suppliers
• Contribute to supplier development, for example implementing SPC, lean, FMEA and operational excellence at suppliers
• Optimize manufacturing processes at suppliers by improving quality, testing and qualification infrastructure
• Drive yield and process improvements and take part in improvement projects such as cycle time and cost of goods reduction
• Analyze quality issues and drive technical solutions during material availability escalations
• Support the implementation of hardware changes at suppliers
• Build technical competence within ASML (SPC, lean manufacturing, FMEA, operational excellence) to support suppliers

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or another technical field; a second degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or Logistics Management is a plus
• 5 to 15 years of relevant experience in a similar role
• Experience with supply chain processes in a production environment (e.g. Six Sigma, lean)
• Experience in improvement projects in supply chain, preferably in the high-tech industry
• Experience in supplier relationships
• Fluent in English

Required skills

• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills
• Strong analytical skills and ability to move between complex details and high-level conclusions
• Understanding of manufacturing technology
• Proactive, result-oriented, hands-on approach