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ASM International

Semiconductor deposition equipment and ALD tech

Director of Supplier Development

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePhoenix, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related discipline required)
  • Strong experience in supplier development, manufacturing, sourcing, or technical operations within complex industrial environments
  • Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, supplier capability assessment, and design-to-manufacturing considerations
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across sourcing, engineering, and product development teams
  • Demonstrated people leadership experience, including managing experienced technical teams
  • Ability to operate strategically — assessing supplier capability, capacity, and alignment to long-term business needs

Responsibilities

  • Lead Supplier Development for Advanced Materials and Machining, driving capability, scalability, and supplier readiness for critical categories
  • Manage and develop a team of ~6 supplier development engineers, providing clear direction, prioritization, and leadership
  • Partner with sourcing and business unit engineering teams to identify critical components and define supplier strategies for key parts and processes
  • Evaluate supplier technical capabilities, manufacturing processes, capacity, and growth plans to meet current and future demand
  • Drive a strategic, forward-looking supplier development approach focused on capability building and supplier selection (vs. tactical quality escalation)
  • Establish robust supplier process flows and controls, and transition ongoing monitoring to Supplier Quality once stabilized
  • Ramp quickly on ASM products and supplier landscape to support NPI, scaling initiatives, and margin improvement efforts (e.g., should-costing)

Desired Qualifications

  • Master’s or PhD in Engineering
  • Semiconductor industry experience or similar fast-paced, high-tech manufacturing environment
  • Experience supporting advanced materials, specialty chemicals, or machining-focused supplier categories
  • Strong commercial mindset, with experience driving supplier scalability, cost optimization, and margin improvement initiatives
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across global operations, sourcing, and engineering teams
  • Background from larger, established semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing organizations

About the Company

ASM International

Semiconductor deposition equipment and ALD tech

ASM International designs and supplies equipment and technologies for semiconductor fabrication, focusing on thin-film deposition processes such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD). Its products are used in making microchips by depositing ultra-thin material layers with precise control at the atomic level, enabling smaller and more powerful devices. The company built a global footprint through operations in the Netherlands, the US, Hong Kong, and Japan, and separated ASML Lithography (a joint venture with Philips) to focus on deposition while ASML develops photolithography systems. In recent years, ASM has sharpened its strategy around ALD, a process that creates uniformly thin layers one atomic layer at a time, allowing continued scaling of semiconductor devices. The goal is to be a core supplier of deposition technology and tools that enable chip manufacturers to produce smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient semiconductors.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Almere, Netherlands
Founded
1968

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