Lead Supplier Auditor Job in Wilton - CT, United States

ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment.

Our vision is to enable affordable microelectronics that improve the quality of life. To achieve this, our mission is to invent, develop, manufacture and service advanced technology for high-tech lithography, metrology and software solutions for the semiconductor industry.

ASML's guiding principle is continuing Moore's Law towards ever smaller, cheaper, more powerful and energy-efficient semiconductors. This results in increasingly powerful and capable electronics that enable the world to progress within a multitude of fields, including healthcare, technology, communications, energy, mobility, and entertainment.

Working at ASML
We provide the world’s top chipmakers everything they need to create better performing, cheaper semiconductor chips. Simply put: we are an industry leader supporting industry leaders.

As such, you’ll be encouraged to bring your best ideas and act on them. You’ll have the freedom, trust, and support in your field to experiment and solve complex challenges. Things are rarely dull when you’re constantly breaking new ground.

But despite our fast-paced environment at the forefront of tech, we take your work-life balance and wellbeing seriously. A business is only as good as its employees.

So join us, and you’ll be a part of a global collaboration. One that promotes creativity, the inclusion of highly diverse teams, and an exciting and dynamic work environment. Join us, and you’ll be a part of progress.

Lead Supplier Auditor Job Description

IntroductionASML brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our main headquarters are located in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we also have 18 office locations around the United States- including main offices in Wilton, CT, Chandler, AZ, San Jose, CA and San Diego, CA. Job MissionThe holder of this position reports to the Sr. Manager U.S. Quality Assurance. 
Interfaces internal with: Procurement, Development Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering, Logistics, Manufacturing & Program Management.
External: Suppliers World Wide, with focus on North America. Support the Supply Chain organization in:
-  selecting and (re)qualifying of suppliers to reduce risk and to drive improvement of supplier processes to secure Value Sourcing (Quality, Logistics, Technology and Costs) and Sustainability.
-  driving fast resolution of key quality issues in the supply chain by the use of theme audits.
The Lead Auditor performs the supplier audits with a cross-sector audit team, identifies supplier risks and drives required supplier improvements to secure timely implementation of solutions by the supplier. Job DescriptionThis is an outstanding opportunity in our Wilton, Connecticut facility to join our Quality Team.  In this position you will manage assigned suppliers and an overall supply base audit process to ensure ASML is supported by world-class suppliers.  You will be expected to actively pursue continuous improvement with current suppliers and potential new suppliers. 
The key duties involved in this position:
- Identify Supply Chain Risks by collecting all relevant information.
- Maintain audit planning to mitigate identified Risks.
- Execute audits according to the agreed plan by leading an audit team to assure a structured execution of the audit and improvement approach with adequate reporting.
- Monitor and control effective follow- up of agreed improvement activities.
- Support monthly ‘Key Performance Indicator’ reporting about status of executed audits, running improvement activities by suppliers and process improvement activities within ASML.
- Contribute to optimize Audit way of working, procedures worldwide.
- Report regularly to the Veldhoven office to coordinate audit planning, status of running improvements at suppliers and way of working. EducationBachelor degree in Business Administration or Engineering required, MBA preferred, or equivalent experience.  Experience- Minimum 7-10 years of External auditing experience. High-tech manufacturing environment preferred. 
- Broad experience in different business processes: manufacturing, logistics, engineering.
- Broad experience with different technologies (e.g. mechanical, optical, electrical) to be
able to identify bottlenecks in processes.
- Experience with new product introductions in close cooperation with suppliers
  (Built to Print / White Box / Black Box).
- Good knowledge of International Quality Management Standards
(e.g. ISO-9001, QS 9000 etc, Sustainability, Environmental Health and Safety).
- Broad knowledge of Quality tools (SPC, TQM, FMEA, 8-D, Gauge R&R etc.).
• Broad manufacturing knowledge
(World-class operations, Flow-production, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Cleanroom standards and procedures, etc.). Personal skills- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
- Candidate need to be able to operate effectively with all levels of management both internally and externally.
- The ability to lead cross-functional teams is essential to performing the job.
- Strong analytical skills to identify risks, the key issues and to identify the root causes of these issues.  
- Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques is a big plus .
- International experience a plus.
- Microsoft Office skills required.  SAP knowledge a plus.
- Excellent negotiation, problem solving, strategic and analytical skills.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally required. Context of the positionThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  -While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.
-The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus.
-The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
-May require travel dependent on company needs. 
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 
-Can work under deadlines. 
-The environment generally is moderate in temperature and noise level. 
-Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
-Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.
-Can learn and apply new information or skills.  Other informationEEO/AA (W/M/Vets/Disability) Employer.
 

Lead Supplier Auditor Job Requirements

Bachelor degree in Business Administration or Engineering required, MBA preferred, or equivalent experience. 

- Minimum 7-10 years of External auditing experience. High-tech manufacturing environment preferred. 
- Broad experience in different business processes: manufacturing, logistics, engineering.
- Broad experience with different technologies (e.g. mechanical, optical, electrical) to be
able to identify bottlenecks in processes.
- Experience with new product introductions in close cooperation with suppliers
  (Built to Print / White Box / Black Box).
- Good knowledge of International Quality Management Standards
(e.g. ISO-9001, QS 9000 etc, Sustainability, Environmental Health and Safety).
- Broad knowledge of Quality tools (SPC, TQM, FMEA, 8-D, Gauge R&R etc.).
• Broad manufacturing knowledge
(World-class operations, Flow-production, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Cleanroom standards and procedures, etc.).

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
- Candidate need to be able to operate effectively with all levels of management both internally and externally.
- The ability to lead cross-functional teams is essential to performing the job.
- Strong analytical skills to identify risks, the key issues and to identify the root causes of these issues.  
- Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques is a big plus .
- International experience a plus.
- Microsoft Office skills required.  SAP knowledge a plus.
- Excellent negotiation, problem solving, strategic and analytical skills.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  -While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.
-The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus.
-The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
-May require travel dependent on company needs. 
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 
-Can work under deadlines. 
-The environment generally is moderate in temperature and noise level. 
-Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
-Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.
-Can learn and apply new information or skills.

Lead Supplier Auditor Application Information

EEO/AA (W/M/Vets/Disability) Employer.
 

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