VP Procurement - Industrial

Coherent Corp. Vietnam•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

The Vice President, Procurement - Industrial will serve as the senior procurement leader and strategic business partner to the Industrial General Manager and leadership team. This role will lead procurement strategy across a diverse industrial portfolio, including engineered materials, lasers, and SiC-related businesses. The VP will be responsible for building and executing sourcing, supplier management, cost, risk, and supply assurance strategies that support business growth, margin expansion, customer delivery, product innovation, and operational excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
Extensive experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, manufacturing, or operations leadership within a global organisation.
Proven track record managing complex direct materials, engineered components, and technical supply chains in manufacturing environments.
Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, commercial negotiations, cost optimisation, and risk mitigation.
Ability to influence and partner effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders across engineering, operations, finance, quality, and supply chain.
Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to drive business performance through procurement strategies.
Experience leading global teams and delivering results within matrixed organisations.
Excellent communication, negotiation, analytical, and decision-making skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience within advanced manufacturing industries such as photonics, semiconductors, engineered materials, precision manufacturing, industrial technology, or related sectors, along with exposure to procurement transformation, supplier optimisation, value engineering, and global category management.

Responsibilities

Act as the strategic procurement partner to the Industrial business leadership team, aligning sourcing strategies with business growth, manufacturing requirements, customer commitments, and profitability objectives.
Lead global sourcing and supplier management across a diverse portfolio of direct materials, engineered components, capital equipment, logistics, and indirect spend categories.
Build and develop a high-performing global supplier network focused on cost, quality, delivery, innovation, capacity, and risk management.
Drive commercial negotiations and supplier agreements, delivering cost savings, productivity improvements, working capital benefits, and margin expansion.
Partner closely with engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, quality, and legal teams to support business priorities and operational excellence.
Ensure supply continuity for critical materials and technologies through robust risk mitigation, supplier development, and performance management programs.
Support new product introductions, manufacturing expansion initiatives, and strategic business transformation projects.
Enhance procurement processes, systems, analytics, and reporting capabilities to improve decision-making and operational effectiveness across the Industrial segment.