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Position Summary

Provide leadership within the Raw Material Procurement team through supervision of direct reports and individual contributions across several core skill sets:
1. Ensure safe and steady supply of material to support Fab operations, through effective management of demand fluctuation, complex supply chains (international and domestic, air and sea), forecast monitoring, aging and shelf life review and vendor base. Accomplish both directly and through supervision of buyers.
2. Effectively manage cost and negotiation for raw materials to minimize Samsung TCO while ensuring world best quality and performance.
3. Effectively manage new vendor and material selection and development process through all stages.
4. Manage one or more direct reports responsible for day to day raw material category procurement (chemicals, CMP pads, photo resist, wafers, etc).
5. Serve as key interface for Samsung supply chain between vendors and internal stakeholders (ex. Fab engineering, Quality, end customer, HQ team).
6. Support continuous improvement initiatives and projects such as internal/external audit; system improvement and innovation; and KPI development/management.

Role and Responsibilities

Provide direct leadership within the Raw Materials team in the following areas:
1. People management
- Responsible for direct supervision of one or more buyers and/or materials technicians.  Includes day to day operational management of work product and deliverables; setting and managing performance to goals; performance reviews; effective management of days of inventory (shortage/overage prevention, scrap management); price negotiation and management; and support for excursions as needed
2. Administrative/Tactical
- KPI/MBO/reporting tasks to Management through Executive level
- Plan/run meetings (internal 
- Managing and generating Business Processes
- Inventory management (stock levels, min/max, shortage and overage prevention)
3. Strategic
- Vendor management through paper and on-site audit, negotiation and contract execution
- Supplier identification, selection and qualification
- Long term forecasting and market understanding
- Project management and TFT coordination for improvement projects

Skills and Qualifications

Education, Training, Certification(s) and Minimum # Years Required:

4 year degree required, Business/Supply Chain or related discipline preferred

5+ years experience in Procurement/SCM role

Previous leadership experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Software, Tools: List MOST important requirements first. Then, list soft skills and desired (but not required), experience:

Strong understanding of core supply chain functions, including but not limited to: air/sea/land logistics; RFP/RFQ; MRP and PO management; supply/demand planning; and vendor selection and management

MS Office proficiency

SAP or similar ERP experience

The current base salary range for this role is between $69,070 - $156,950. Individual base pay rates will depend on factors including duties, work location, education, skills, qualifications and experience. Total compensation for this position will include a competitive benefits package and may include participation in company incentive compensation programs, which are based on factors to include organizational and individual performance.

Total Rewards
At Samsung SAS, base pay is just one part of our total compensation package. The base compensation for this role will depend on education, experience, skills, and location.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Medical, dental, and vision insuranceLife insurance and 401(k) matching with immediate vestingOnsite café(s) and workout facilitiesPaid maternity and paternity leavePaid time off (PTO) + 2 personal holidays and 10 regular holidaysWellness incentives and MORE
 

Eligible full-time employees (salaried or hourly) may also receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.

All positions at SAS are full-time on-site.

U.S. Export Control Compliance
This role requires access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Applicants must be authorized to access such information or eligible for government authorization.

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 By submitting an application, you agree not to disclose to Samsung—or encourage Samsung to use—any confidential or proprietary information (including trade secrets) belonging to a current or former employer or other entity.

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