Substrates Business Capacity and Capability Lead

Intel•Chandler, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Substrates Business Capacity and Capability Lead will lead a high-impact team of engineers with responsibility for setting direction for supplier technical capability assessments and readiness plans to ensure execution against critical product, technology, and customer timelines. This role involves assessing the substrate supplier network's capacity, capability, scalability, and long-term readiness. The lead will partner across Intel organizations to define supply chain requirements aligned to Intel's product and foundry roadmaps, shape future capacity expansion plans, and drive supplier capacity expansion timelines, readiness checkpoints, and executive-level risk mitigation. The position requires maintaining visibility to supplier network capacity, investment needs, and readiness for emerging technical building blocks, as well as evaluating supplier investment requirements and collaborating to establish product cost, affordability, and price targets. A key aspect is building and sustaining strategic engagement with suppliers to maintain market intelligence, anticipate industry shifts, and advance Intel's leadership in substrate technology. The lead will serve as a senior interface with Intel Technology Development groups and business units to align supplier capacity, capability, and technology readiness to future product requirements, and provide strategic oversight of second- and third-tier suppliers for critical substrate bills of materials. Guiding material development for critical substrate materials, strengthening industry-wide supplier relationships to reduce business continuity risk, and ensuring business unit development milestones are achieved by leading supplier execution for test vehicle builds, new product introduction, and high-risk builds are also core responsibilities. The role sponsors substrate supplier engineering qualifications and partners with business units and customers to architect an affordable, resilient, and performance-enabling supply chain. This enterprise program leadership role combines technical depth, business judgment, ecosystem and market awareness, and disciplined execution, operating with a customer-first mindset in a senior customer-facing role requiring mature leadership, executive communication, and program management experience. Building trusted relationships and applying structured problem solving, sound judgment, and decisive leadership are essential.

Requirements

Expertise in supply chain engineering, supplier management, data analysis, and regulatory compliance.
Proven ability to manage performance, drive results, and lead cross-functional teams and initiatives.
Experience managing semiconductor test equipment and tooling.
Experience negotiating complex deals with suppliers or customers.
Degree in supply chain management, engineering, business administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience per business needs).
12+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, 8+ years with a Master's degree, or 6+ years with a PhD in supply chain, engineering, or technical leadership roles.

Nice To Haves

Advanced understanding of semiconductor supply chains, tools, and processes.
Demonstrated ability to manage long-term supplier partnerships and execute cost reduction programs.
Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
Experience leading escalations, risk mitigation activities, and executive-level supplier business reviews.
Strong leadership skills with demonstrated success in team building and talent development.
Passion for driving innovation and sustainability within supply chain operations.

Responsibilities

Set direction for supplier technical capability assessments and readiness plans.
Assess the substrate supplier network's capacity, capability, scalability, and long-term readiness.
Partner across Intel organizations to define supply chain requirements aligned to Intel's product and foundry roadmaps.
Shape future capacity expansion plans and technical requirements.
Drive supplier capacity expansion timelines, readiness checkpoints, and executive-level risk mitigation.
Maintain visibility to supplier network capacity, investment needs, and readiness for emerging technical building blocks.
Evaluate supplier investment requirements and collaborate to establish product cost, affordability, and price targets.
Build and sustain strategic engagement with suppliers to maintain market intelligence, anticipate industry shifts, and advance Intel's leadership in substrate technology.
Serve as a senior interface with Intel Technology Development groups and business units to align supplier capacity, capability, and technology readiness to future product requirements.
Provide strategic oversight of second- and third-tier suppliers for critical substrate bills of materials.
Guide material development for critical substrate materials.
Strengthen industry-wide supplier relationships to reduce business continuity risk.
Ensure business unit development milestones are achieved by leading supplier execution for test vehicle builds, product new product introduction, and high-risk builds.
Sponsor substrate supplier engineering qualifications, as needed, for second- and third-tier material changes.
Partner with business units and customers to architect an affordable, resilient, and performance-enabling supply chain.
Provide enterprise program leadership by combining technical depth, business judgment, ecosystem and market awareness, and disciplined execution.
Operate with a customer-first mindset in a senior customer-facing role requiring mature leadership, executive communication, and program management experience.
Build trusted relationships across all levels of the organization through stakeholder leadership, customer orientation, and cross-functional alignment.
Apply structured problem solving, sound judgment, and decisive leadership to deliver results in ambiguous and high-stakes environments.