| Location | Peoria, AZ |
| Salary | $130,000–$145,000 |
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.