Director, Business Unit Supply Chain Strategy
About The Position
The Director, Business Unit Supply Chain Strategy is the senior supply chain leader embedded in the Plasma, Reactive Gas, and Controls businesses. The role owns the business unit supply strategy and ensures the supply network can support growth, product and technology roadmaps, and customer commitments. Working in a matrixed organization, the Director connects market demand, customer priorities, and product roadmaps with the capabilities of the global supply network, defining business requirements and providing visibility into supply risks. The Director partners with Global Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Product Management, and suppliers to develop strategic suppliers, strengthen capacity and continuity, support new product introduction, and resolve recurring supply issues permanently. The position establishes a business review cadence for supply readiness, elevates risks and decisions requiring executive action, and tracks recovery and mitigation plans through sustained closure. The role reports to the Vice President & General Manager of the Plasma, Reactive Gas, and Controls businesses and requires up to 50% travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, sourcing, supplier development, operations, engineering, or manufacturing in a complex technical environment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute supply strategies supporting business growth, capacity expansion, supply continuity, and risk mitigation.
- Experience identifying, qualifying, and developing critical suppliers, including coordination across engineering, quality, operations, and procurement.
- Track record of permanently resolving recurring supply or supplier problems through structured root-cause analysis, corrective action, and sustained follow-through.
- Ability to translate market demand, product roadmaps, and business priorities into clear supply requirements, risks, and actions.
- Strong cross-functional leadership and influencing skills in a matrixed global organization.
- Experience with strategic sourcing, supplier performance, capacity planning, risk mitigation, and business continuity.
- Strong analytical and business acumen, including the ability to assess capacity, cost, quality, lead time, and risk tradeoffs.
- Clear executive communication skills and ability to convert complex supply issues into business implications, decisions, and accountable actions.
- Ability to travel up to 50%.
- Ability to sit, stand, or type for extended periods and communicate and exchange accurate information.
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of semiconductor equipment, vacuum, advanced manufacturing, or related technology markets.
- CPIM, CSCP, or equivalent supply chain certification.
Responsibilities
- Define the business unit supply strategy and execute it by translating market growth, customer commitments, and product and technology roadmaps into clear supply requirements.
- Drive cross-functional root-cause analysis, corrective actions, clear ownership, and verification to resolve recurring supply issues permanently.
- Identify critical supply gaps and capacity constraints early, assess business impact, and align functional owners around mitigation plans.
- Drive identification, qualification, and development of critical suppliers to increase capacity, reduce concentration risk, and strengthen supply continuity.
- Coordinate cross-functional execution of customer approval and qualification requirements for new suppliers, materials, and supply changes, including documentation, testing, and timelines.
- Define business requirements and influence sourcing roadmaps for critical technologies and commodities, including required capabilities, geographic footprint, capacity, quality, and cost structure.
- Partner with Supply Chain and suppliers on capacity expansion, capital requirements, readiness plans, and risk mitigation for anticipated demand growth.
- Provide the business perspective in supplier selection, development, and performance reviews, particularly for suppliers critical to growth or continuity.
- Support new product introduction and product roadmap execution by addressing future supply requirements, manufacturability, scalability, and supplier readiness early.
- Establish a focused business review cadence for strategic supply risks, recurring issues, supplier qualification, capacity readiness, and execution of the supply strategy.
- Elevate decisions and risks requiring executive action and track recovery and mitigation plans through sustained closure.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Life and disability insurance.
- 12 paid holidays.
- Sick time.
- 15 paid vacation days.
- Six weeks of fully paid parental leave.
- Adoption assistance.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Eligible for a discretionary annual bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
