AVP/Sr. Director Supply Chain- Materials- Semiconductor

Role Overview:

You will lead the end-to-end material procurement and supply chain for a greenfield semiconductor wafer fab at Tata Electronics Private Limited. Your responsibility will be to ensure uninterrupted availability, quality, compliance, and cost-effectiveness of direct and indirect materials required for process qualification, ramp-up, and steady-state production. You will be accountable for building a world-class, resilient, and compliant materials supply ecosystem from zero, covering chemicals, gases, consumables, wafers, reticles, spare parts, and cleanroom materials, while managing risks related to single sourcing, geopolitics, logistics, purity, and contamination control.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost competitiveness, and sustainability
• Negotiate long-term contracts and secure critical material supply
• Define and execute a global supply chain strategy aligned with process requirements, ramp plans, yield goals, and contamination control
• Establish single vs multi-sourcing philosophy for each material category
• Develop local vs global sourcing roadmap with risk-based segmentation
• Lead supplier identification, qualification, and onboarding for all fab materials
• Coordinate with Process Engineering, Quality, and EHS for material specifications, change control, and risk assessment
• Secure critical material supply through negotiation of long-term agreements, volume commitments, and price protection
• Ensure Day-1 readiness for line qualification materials, process characterization lots, and engineering wafers
• Oversee planning, sourcing, inventory management, and distribution across multiple geographies
• Optimize inventory turns, shelf-life management, and hazardous storage
• Identify and mitigate risks related to single-source materials, long lead times, and geopolitical disruptions
• Drive digitalization, predictive analytics, and automation in supply chain processes
• Lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and finance to integrate supply chain strategies
• Develop a world-class material supply chain team, including category managers, material planners, supplier quality engineers, and logistics specialists
• Define capability development in semiconductor materials science basics, risk management, and supplier negotiations

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelors degree in engineering, Materials Science, Supply Chain, or related field
• Masters degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred
• Robust knowledge of semiconductor materials, global trade regulations, and compliance standards
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to drive transformation initiatives and deliver measurable business impact

(Note: The JD does not include any additional details about the company) Role Overview:

You will lead the end-to-end material procurement and supply chain for a greenfield semiconductor wafer fab at Tata Electronics Private Limited. Your responsibility will be to ensure uninterrupted availability, quality, compliance, and cost-effectiveness of direct and indirect materials required for process qualification, ramp-up, and steady-state production. You will be accountable for building a world-class, resilient, and compliant materials supply ecosystem from zero, covering chemicals, gases, consumables, wafers, reticles, spare parts, and cleanroom materials, while managing risks related to single sourcing, geopolitics, logistics, purity, and contamination control.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost competitiveness, and sustainability
• Negotiate long-term contracts and secure critical material supply
• Define and execute a global supply chain strategy aligned with process requirements, ramp plans, yield goals, and contamination control
• Establish single vs multi-sourcing philosophy for each material category
• Develop local vs global sourcing roadmap with risk-based segmentation
• Lead supplier identification, qualification, and onboarding for all fab materials
• Coordinate with Process Engineering, Quality, and EHS for material specifications, change control, and risk assessment
• Secure critical material supply through negotiation of long-term agreements, volume commitments, and price protection
• Ensure Day-1 readiness for line qualification materials, process characterization lots, and engineering wafers
• Oversee planning, sourcing, inventory management, and distribution across multiple geographies
• Optimize inventory turns, shelf-life management, and hazardous storage
• Identify and mitigate risks related to single-source materials, long lead times, and geopolitical disruptions
• Drive digitalization, predictive analytics, and automation in supply chain processes
• Lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and finance to integrate supply chain strategies
• Develop a wo