Senior Supplier Development Manager

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

The Sr. Supplier Development Manager is responsible for leading a team to drive supplier and supply chain development activities within the assigned region. This role focuses on identifying, assessing, qualifying, and developing suppliers to support current and future business requirements. The position drives availability and capability of new and existing suppliers across quality, delivery, capacity, technology, operational excellence, and supply continuity to ensure alignment with MKS strategic objectives.

This role serves as the primary interface between local suppliers and MKS cross-functional stakeholders globally for strategic supply chain programs within the region. The role collaborates closely with Global Supplier Quality & Development team, Category Management, Business Units stakeholders (Engineering and Management), and Procurement to ensure supplier readiness, risk mitigation, and successful program execution.

This position plays a key role in leading a team to develop a resilient, scalable, and high-performing supply base capable of supporting business growth, operational excellence, and customer requirements.

You Will Make an Impact By:

Supplier Quality Leadership

• Define and execute MKS'  Supplier Quality & Development strategy for assigned region.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of Supplier Quality Development Engineers.
• Establish supplier quality goals aligned to corporate objectives and customer expectations.
• Drive a culture of proactive risk identification, prevention, and continuous improvement throughout the supply base.
• Drive team collaboration with the rest of Supplier Quality Development team and other stakeholders (BU Engineering, Quality team, etc.)
• Serve as the quality escalation owner for regional/assigned suppliers supporting MKS manufacturing globally
  

Supplier Capability Development

• Lead assigned region supplier quality development team in executing supplier development activities to deliver robust supply chain to support MKS businesses.
• Develops and leads a high-performing team while ensuring suppliers can meet MKS requirements for safety, quality, delivery, innovation, and cost competitiveness.
• Monitor and assess supply chain potentials and capability in terms of manufacturing capabilities, capacity, technical competencies, operational maturity, and quality management systems.
• Identify supplier gaps, constraints, and development opportunities related to quality, delivery, cost, technology, and capacity.
• Develop and execute supplier improvement plans to enhance operational performance and supply chain reliability.
• Facilitate supplier process optimization, automation, and manufacturing technology initiatives.
• Monitor supplier readiness to support production ramp-ups, strategic customer programs, and business growth.
  

Supply Chain Risk Management

• Identify and assess risks associated with supplier capacity, quality performance, delivery performance, financial stability, and business continuity.
• Develop mitigation plans to address supply chain vulnerabilities and potential disruptions.
• Support dual-source strategies, supplier diversification initiatives, and contingency planning activities.
• Lead risk management activities for strategic customer programs and critical product categories.
• Drive supplier recovery plans when performance or supply continuity is at risk.
  
  

Skills You Bring:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, or related technical discipline.
• A minimum of 12 years of related experience working in a complex supply chain and/or manufacturing environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Previous Supplier Development/Supplier Quality experience
• Good understanding of mechanical manufacturing processes including machining, fabrication, electro-mechanical assembly.
• Practical experience in evaluating supplier capabilities, operational performance, and manufacturing readiness.
• The ability to travel up to 30-40% of the time
  
  

Preferred Skills: (Optional)

• Previous experience supporting semiconductor equipment industry is a plus
• Practical Experience and Continuous Improvement methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma a plus
• Previous experience in conducting/assisting sourcing events is a plus
• Practical experience in PCBA manufacturing is a plus

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to various export control regulations.  Applicants for these positions may be limited (by, for example, their countries of citizenship, country of origin, or immigration status) where required by law or governmental contact, and/or employment made contingent upon the issuance of appropriate governmental licensing.

MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.  MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com .

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