SBM Specialist

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Job details

Company overview

We are a world-leading company in the market share of etching equipment. Headquartered in California, USA, we are a top-tier company in the global semiconductor equipment industry, consistently delivering cutting-edge technology, particularly in the field of semiconductor etching equipment. We have multiple operational bases not only in the United States but also in major cities in Japan, Europe, and Asia, striving for global expansion as a truly global company.

Responsibilities

• Defines metrics and monitor supplier performance against these expectations to ensure continuous supplier improvement. Regularly evaluate quality and performance benchmarks, and the risks associated with the preferred supply base selection. 
• Continuously working on process improvement to deploy & develop best known methods related to procurement, inventory control (e.g., JIT, Kanban, min/max) & manufacturing strategies
• Encourages and coordinates early supplier involvement in highly technical and/or contractually complex new products parts design using the suppliers’ expertise to optimize quality and manufacturability.
• Established goals with supplier to ensure material delivery meet forecasted demand.
• Represents supplier business management on a cross-functional commodity teams that focuses on supply challenges, and to ensure internal/external customer needs are satisfied.
• Maintains current knowledge on relevant trends by personal contact, industry reports, trade journals, etc.
• Works with engineering and the supplier to resolve complex problem to ensure on time delivery of critical material to support customer and company requirements.
• Develops presentation, white papers, process flow charts to support continues process improvement projects.
• Works with supplier to monitors product cost preventing negative PPV and supporting cost reduction efforts.
• Drive the improvement of the remote factory suppliers’ manufacturing processes to ensure product quality and on-time-delivery

Requirements

Must have:

• Creative thinking and strong problem-solving capabilities
• Solid analytical and written/oral communication skills with ability to communicate cross-functionally and with various levels of the organization including Executives
• Solid understanding of statistical process control and basic statistical analysis used in production setting
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes
• Ability to learn new skills quickly with minimal guidance
• International & domestic travelling

Preferred:

• Lean six sigma experience
• Project Management / Team Lead experience
• Experience with working with global suppliers
• Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Attentions to details

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited University a must
• Advanced degree (MBA) from accredited University preferred

Salary

6 - 10 million yen

Location

Tokyo