Global Vice President, Strategic Commodity Management & Supply Chain

The Company is seeking a Global Vice President to lead strategic commodity management and supply across an international supplier and external manufacturing network. The role will define global supply strategies, shape the supplier footprint, and build executive-level partnerships that align investment, capacity, and capabilities with business needs. Responsibilities include leading strategic negotiations, developing suppliers, strengthening supply resilience, and addressing risks and capacity constraints. The successful candidate will lead a global team and work closely with senior operations, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain leaders to support product roadmaps and growth. Candidates must have semiconductor equipment industry experience, gained at an equipment manufacturer or a supplier or manufacturing partner serving the sector. They should bring executive-level experience in commodity management, strategic sourcing, or supply chain, with a strong record of developing and executing global strategies. Deep knowledge of complex, highly engineered, relatively low-volume manufacturing, precision engineering, critical subsystems, and outsourced production is required. The role also calls for expertise in supplier assessment, long-term negotiations, team leadership across regions, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate strategy, investment priorities, and risks at board level.