Front-End Fab Category Manager

About the role

The Front-End Fab Category Manager will develop and execute sourcing strategies for fab equipment and services that directly support ADI’s manufacturing performance. They will partner with equipment, process engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to identify sourcing options for capital equipment, services, spares, and supplier support. The role involves building and executing category strategies that improve safety, quality, output, cost, risk mitigation, and long-term supply continuity. The manager will lead commercial negotiations with semiconductor equipment and service suppliers, including pricing, terms, capacity, lead times, and service-level expectations. They will translate technical and operational requirements into clear sourcing plans, supplier engagement strategies, and actionable business recommendations. Effective communication with stakeholders at all levels, providing concise updates, clear tradeoffs, and timely escalations when business risks emerge, is also crucial.

Responsibilities

• Partner with equipment, process engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to identify sourcing options for capital equipment, services, spares, and supplier support.
• Build and execute category strategies that improve safety, quality, output, cost, risk mitigation, and long-term supply continuity.
• Lead commercial negotiations with semiconductor equipment and service suppliers, including pricing, terms, capacity, lead times, and service-level expectations.
• Translate technical and operational requirements into clear sourcing plans, supplier engagement strategies, and actionable business recommendations.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, providing concise updates, clear tradeoffs, and timely escalation when business risks emerge.

Requirements

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build credibility across technical, operational, commercial, and leadership audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to use logic, data analysis, and project management discipline to solve complex business problems.
• Proven track record of execution, ownership, and delivering measurable results in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to manage multiple priorities, align stakeholders, and drive decisions in a changing business environment.

Skills and Attributes

• Curiosity and comfort working in a technically complex semiconductor manufacturing environment.
• Strong negotiation, supplier management, and influencing skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Sound judgment, urgency, and the ability to communicate risks and recommendations clearly.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in fab equipment maintenance, semiconductor capital equipment sourcing, supplier management, or buying/selling front-end equipment and services.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience preferred.
• Experience with semiconductor front-end tools and major OEM equipment suppliers.
• Experience developing sourcing strategies, negotiating supplier agreements, or supporting manufacturing operations in a high-reliability environment.