Director, Business Unit Supply Chain

MKS Instruments•Rochester, NY

16h•$168,000 - $280,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Business Unit Supply Chain is the senior supply chain leader embedded in Power Solutions, connecting commercial and product priorities with supplier and operational capabilities. In partnership with Global Supply Chain and the Power Solutions leadership team, this role shapes supply strategies, strengthens critical suppliers, enables new-product and production ramps, and resolves persistent supply constraints. The director creates fact-based visibility, brings functions together, and ensures strategic initiatives and recovery plans progress from decisions to sustained results. The position reports to the Vice President & General Manager of the Power Solutions businesses. The role translates Power Solutions growth plans, customer obligations, and product and technology roadmaps into actionable supply strategies. It builds forward-looking views of demand, supplier capacity, material exposure, and concentration risk; shapes plans for critical suppliers; guides qualification and ramp-up of additional sources; and partners on capacity investments, strategic agreements, regional supply options, and risk reduction. It also drives lasting correction of recurring shortages and supplier issues, enables NPI and production transitions, balances immediate delivery needs with longer-term resilience and cost objectives, and establishes an operating cadence with clear metrics, owners, decisions, and escalation. The position coordinates Engineering, Product Management, Program Management, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Supply Chain around agreed business-unit priorities while respecting functional accountability. It requires domestic and international travel up to 50%. This is a hybrid position within commuting distance of Rochester, New York, and relocation benefits are available. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
12 or more years of progressive experience across supply chain, sourcing, supplier development, operations, engineering, manufacturing, or program leadership in a complex technical business.
Experience translating business and product strategies into supplier, capacity, sourcing, and continuity plans that deliver measurable results.
Proven success developing and scaling suppliers, qualifying new sources, managing transitions, and supporting production ramps.
Demonstrated ability to resolve chronic supply problems through structured analysis, cross-functional action, and sustained follow-through.
Strong judgment across capacity, cost, quality, lead time, inventory, technical requirements, and business risk.
Ability to lead through influence, align senior stakeholders, and mobilize resources in a global matrixed organization.
Clear executive communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and escalation-management skills.
Eligible to work in the United States; the employer will not sponsor work visas for this position.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree.
Experience in semiconductor capital equipment, RF and/or power electronics, precision components, or comparable advanced-manufacturing markets.
Experience expanding a global supply base and developing suppliers in new regions.
Working knowledge of ERP and material-planning systems, engineering changes, revision-controlled materials, shortages, and production transfers.
Familiarity with electronics, PCB assemblies, thermal-management components, cables, fabricated metals, machining, and electromechanical products.
CPIM, CSCP, and/or APICS certification.

Responsibilities

Translate Power Solutions growth plans, customer obligations, and product and technology roadmaps into actionable supply strategies, priorities, and required capabilities.
Serve as the principal Power Solutions counterpart to Global Supply Chain, aligning business needs, tradeoffs, decisions, and accountabilities.
Build forward-looking views of demand, supplier capacity, material exposure, and concentration risk to identify potential gaps.
Shape plans for critical suppliers based on capability, capacity, quality, economics, investment commitment, and scalability, including supplier development, expansion, transition, or replacement.
Guide qualification and ramp-up of additional sources for high-risk technologies and components, coordinating technical, quality, operational, and customer-approval requirements.
Partner with Global Supply Chain and suppliers on capacity investments, strategic agreements, regional supply options, and risk-reduction plans.
Resolve recurring shortages and supplier issues by addressing underlying process, capacity, design, quality, or ownership gaps.
Enable new product introduction and production transitions by incorporating sourcing, manufacturability, supplier readiness, material availability, and scale requirements early.
Balance immediate delivery and revenue needs with longer-term resilience, cost, inventory, and supply-base health objectives.
Create an operating cadence with concise metrics, clear owners, timely decisions, and executive escalation for priority supply risks and initiatives.
Coordinate Engineering, Product Management, Program Management, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Supply Chain support around agreed business-unit priorities without displacing functional accountability.
Travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.