About the role
AI summarisedSenior Lead, Operational Excellence at ASM, a semiconductor equipment company. The role drives Lean and Six Sigma transformations in manufacturing and supply chain, coaching Green/Black Belts and managing improvement projects globally.
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Key Responsibilities
- Drive major Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous-improvement transformation projects from scoping to deployment and long-term sustainment.
- Build organizational capability by coaching Green Belts and Black Belts, supporting training programs, and ensuring consistent use of Lean, DMAIC, and statistical methodologies.
- Partner with the Operational Excellence Director to translate strategic priorities into transformation roadmaps, governance structures, and prioritized project portfolios.
- Analyze and optimize manufacturing and supply chain processes to reduce waste, enhance throughput, and improve cost, quality, service levels, and lead time.
- Apply advanced analytics, process-capability tools, and root-cause techniques to identify issues and drive long-term improvements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, planning, and quality to drive alignment and ensure successful deployment of OE initiatives.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and operational discipline, empowering teams to adopt Lean thinking in daily operations.
- Manage OE governance processes, maintain a strong pipeline of improvement projects, and track performance indicators such as cost savings, inventory efficiency, and quality performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial engineering, supply chain, or a related technical field.
- Certified Master Black Belt (or equivalent highest-tier Lean Six Sigma certification).
- At least 15 years of experience in manufacturing and/or supply-chain operations, ideally within high-tech, capital equipment, engineering, or semiconductor environments.
- Proven success leading large-scale transformation or process-excellence programs with measurable operational impact.
- Strong analytical and statistical problem-solving capabilities, including experience with process capability analysis and Lean tools.
- Demonstrated experience coaching Green Belts and/or Black Belts to deliver successful improvement projects.
- Strong communication, stakeholder influence, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience in semiconductor manufacturing or high-tech supply chain environments.
- Background in global operations or transformation within a multinational enterprise.
- Knowledge of SAP, ERP systems, planning tools, BI platforms, or process automation/digitalization technologies.