Sourcing & Supply Chain Project Manager

About the role

As a Supply Chain and Sourcing manager within the ASML Strategic Sourcing and Procurement sector (SS&P), you will drive the end-to-end introduction and industrialization of ASML’s products from a Logistics, Cost, and Quality perspective, following ASML’s Product Generation Process (PGP). You will lead and coordinate natural teams both at ASML and at suppliers, using your technical, creative, and people skills.

Responsibilities

• Define, secure, and monitor the supply chain and sourcing NPI and industrialization deliverables in the Product Generation Process (PGP) to deliver volume-worthy products, including alignment on SS&P sector’s KD decisions and driving D&E (Development & Engineering) deliverables.
• Identify and manage supply chain risks, acting as the voice of suppliers within product teams. Conduct assessments on material availability, including supplier move-rate capabilities and long-lead-time items.
• Drive, monitor, and report on Cost of Goods roadmap vs. target on Cluster in collaboration with SS&P clusters/commodities in Business Line and across SPFT’s/Supplier account teams.
• Prepare yearly OPEX/CAPEX forecast and manage spend within budget for Supplier NRE (Non-recurring expenses) and tooling & packaging, including monitoring throughout the year.
• Proactively solve QLTC (Quality, Logistics, Technology, Cost) issues in collaboration with internal (engineering and procurement/sourcing) and external stakeholders (suppliers) and organize periodic management reviews.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional team representatives (engineering, factory, field, suppliers) in product teams to ensure alignment and integration of KD deliverables, together with PLM Product Coordinators. Mobilize resources as needed.
• Apply Early Supplier Involvement and Concurrent Engineering methodology to secure the required introduction timeline, including defining Complex Part List, and coordinating Make/Buy decisions and Supplier Selections with Supplier Account Teams.
• Identify bottlenecks, prepare decisions, and take actions toward engineering, suppliers, factories, and the field to manage the critical path of new parts for time-to-market and ramp-up.
• Serve as the first point of contact for supply chain operations aspects and related issues in the cross-sector project cluster team and as the direct counterpart of the Module Delivery Unit (MDU)-lead.
• Proactively report on project status to relevant senior stakeholders, ensuring transparency and timely updates, including activities, milestones, and resources.
• Represent SS&P in the ASML Issue Resolution (AIR) triage, managing AIR issues related to SS&P and End of Life/Supply.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the SS&P function to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Technical or Supply Chain Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• A minimum of 6 years' relevant work experience in an NPI environment, preferably in a high-tech industry.
• Proven track record in project management and leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience improving efficiency and effectiveness in a technical production environment.
• Experience interfacing with suppliers on industrialization targets preferred.
• Experience in out-of-the-box creative problem-solving.
• Experience in bottleneck management of manufacturing processes.
• Previous sourcing experience highly preferred.

Skills

• Highly organized, capable of driving complex issues to simple and pragmatic solutions.
• Influencing without formal authority; sense for tactical and political relations at both strategic and operational levels.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships at different levels in the organization.
• Able to show resilience in high-stress, high-pressure environments (e.g., escalations).
• Conceptual and analytical thinker with a pragmatic, hands-on, and results-driven mindset.
• Strong communication skills (listening, asking the right questions, constructive challenging), able to get buy-in and commitment from stakeholders.
• Excellent influencing skills; able to lead and coach team members.
• Project management skills; able to translate requirements into a Product Masterplan.
• Strong affinity for working in a technical environment.
• Good business judgment and ability to organize and manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Ability to prioritize between key and side topics.
• Ability to judge when support is necessary and know how to involve the right stakeholders.
• Action-oriented self-starter who can drive strategy and be hands-on as needed.
• Energized by fast-paced environments.
• Strong analytical, structural, and organizational skills.
• Stakeholder management experience, dealing effectively with internal and external stakeholders at both operational and executive levels.

Additional Information

This position may require access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible.

There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage, and currents.