Senior Manager Substrates (Supplier Quality)

We are seeking a Senior Manager – Substrates (Supplier Quality) to join our Global Quality organization. In this role, you will be the global technical and quality authority for substrate materials, working closely with Procurement and Development to ensure robust supplier performance, material quality, and long term technology alignment. You will lead the quality strategy and roadmap for substrate-related raw materials and suppliers, serve as a high-level problem solver, and drive continuous improvement programs at suppliers.

Must Have

• Act as the global technical and quality expert for substrate materials
• Lead the quality strategy and roadmap for substrate-related raw materials and suppliers
• Partner with Procurement (PROC) and Development (DEV) as the primary quality counterpart for substrate topics
• Serve as a high-level problem solver, driving root cause analysis and resolution of complex material and supplier issues
• Drive continuous improvement programs at suppliers to enhance quality, reliability, and performance
• Act as the first point of contact for supplier escalations, managing critical quality incidents and coordinating cross-functional responses
• Support qualification, audits, and assessments of substrate suppliers and materials
• University degree in Physics, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field
• Proven experience in the semiconductor industry, ideally with a focus on materials, substrates, or related design/processing
• Strong understanding of material properties, semiconductor processes, and quality requirements
• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• Willingness to travel internationally to suppliers and internal sites

Good to Have

• Additional languages are an advantage

Perks & Benefits

• Career development & learning: About 17,000 free LinkedIn Learning courses in 10 languages, Mentoring & Coaching programs, Global Onboarding process as well as Virtual & f2f trainings
• Time & flexibility: Flexible working hours & part-time work, Mobile work (specifications based on job profile and local requirements), Remote work from abroad / Workation (EU), Sabbatical (EU)
• Health & wellbeing: Health activities & programs, Health & Well-being LinkedIn Learning Journey, Health & Well-being Community
• Your working environment: Employee events, Open & global community e.g. cross-site exchange through the virtuality of all meetings, Open office spaces
• Rewards & benefits: Fair and transparent remuneration, Success participation, Performance-related recognition, customised benefit packages

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Manager – Substrates (Supplier Quality) to join our Global Quality organization. In this role, you will be the global technical and quality authority for substrate materials, working closely with Procurement and Development to ensure robust supplier performance, material quality, and long term technology alignment.

Your Role

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Act as the global technical and quality expert for substrate materials
• Lead the quality strategy and roadmap for substrate-related raw materials and suppliers
• Partner with Procurement (PROC) and Development (DEV) as the primary quality counterpart for substrate topics
• Serve as a high-level problem solver, driving root cause analysis and resolution of complex material and supplier issues
• Drive continuous improvement programs at suppliers to enhance quality, reliability, and performance
• Act as the first point of contact for supplier escalations, managing critical quality incidents and coordinating cross-functional responses
• Support qualification, audits, and assessments of substrate suppliers and materials

Your Profile

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

• University degree in Physics, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field
• Proven experience in the semiconductor industry, ideally with a focus on materials, substrates, or related design/processing
• Strong understanding of material properties, semiconductor processes, and quality requirements
• Fluent English (written and spoken); additional languages are an advantage
• Willingness to travel internationally to suppliers and internal sites

Benefits and company information

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