About the role
AI summarisedThis is a contract Lead Product Sourcing Manager role at ASM, a semiconductor equipment company. The position focuses on ensuring aftermarket supply chain continuity for service and spares, resolving critical part shortages, and driving cross-functional execution to support high-revenue service projects.
EquipmentFull-timePurchasing & Supply chain
Key Responsibilities
- Perform demand and supply analysis for spare parts, identifying gaps, risks, and backlogs to support management visibility and informed decision-making.
- Drive rapid investigation and resolution of urgent sourcing escalations involving missing data by analyzing SAP history, procurement records, and technical specifications, ensuring minimal disruption to aftermarket continuity.
- Act as a key enabler for high-revenue aftermarket service projects, ensuring sourcing, supplier onboarding, and commercial execution are delivered on time to support significant business revenue.
- Lead supplier negotiations in alignment with project requirements, cost targets, and broader business objectives.
- Coordinate supplier qualification activities with Engineering, Quality, and Operations teams.
- Track project milestones and ensure timely completion of supplier onboarding activities.
- Support implementation of approved cost-saving initiatives.
- Assist with pricing alignment and ensure accurate and timely purchase order execution.
- Manage and track spares-only cost increase reporting and approval processes in collaboration with Business Development and Finance teams.
- Contribute to ongoing cost competitiveness and margin improvement efforts.
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or operations within complex industrial or high-tech equipment manufacturing environments
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate demand, supply, and sourcing data into actionable insights
- Hands-on experience working with ERP systems such as SAP and interpreting procurement and technical data
- Proven ability to manage time-critical issues, drive resolution, and maintain operational continuity
- Clear, confident communication skills suitable for executive-level discussions
- Experience supporting or leading aftermarket, service, or spares supply chains
- Executive meeting facilitation experience, including agenda creation, cross-functional preparation, and structured follow-up
- Commercial and negotiation experience with suppliers in project-based or service environments
- Strong project coordination skills across Engineering, Quality, Operations, and external suppliers
- Financial discipline and experience supporting cost initiatives, pricing alignment, and approval processes
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple parallel workstreams