Senior Manager of Returnable Packaging Supply Chain

Introduction to the job

Senior Manager of Returnable Packaging Supply Chain

Position within the sector Planning & Delivery – Department Delivery

Planning & Delivery introduction

Planning & Delivery (P&D) supports ASML’s growth trajectory, resolving challenges caused by strong growth in volume and complexity in our systems.

Within ASML, Planning & Delivery is an unbiased party, balancing demand and requests from customers against a stretched, however realistic view on our capability while also facilitating all good flows in a compliant and cost-effective way. This is done transparently and in close collaboration with all internal P&D interfaces, including all ASML factories worldwide. 

The Delivery team oversees replenishment (inbound), order management and fulfillment and returnable packaging supply chain logistics

This role of Senior Manager of Returnable Packaging Supply Chain sits  in the Delivery team.

Purpose of the Job

The purpose of this role will be to ensure that all returnable packaging goods within the ASML Wilton  network are planned, designed, purchased and available  at the right time and in the right place to support factory and service requirements, in a compliant, timely and cost effective manner. Ultimately meeting our Stakeholders and suppliers  needs and agreed upon SLA's. Establishing and managing day to day week to performance for the end to end supply chain or packaging.

You will manage and oversee the pool of returnable packaging  for Wilton Factory, through a team of 3. This will include capital and approval processes, demand and supply planning, warehousing, storage, cleaning and repair activities undertaken by 3PL (third party logistics) service providers, managing the cost control of the operating budget and service levels to requirement.

Pool management extends  globally from suppliers, through manufacturing to customer locations.

Role and responsibilities

• Management and oversight of ASML’s Capital and Opex spending associated with returnable packaging. Reviewing and approving investment proposals for returnable packaging and reconciling to the annual planning process
• Accountable for  local 3PL relationships, supporting in negotiations for service contracts in close collaboration with global headquarters in Netherlands including  master service level agreement, including service and cost metrics.
• Leading cross functional stakeholder and supplier  communications, to drive availability and visibility of pool size, measure performance, and reduce cost. Proactively sharing demand and supply plans.
• Establish daily / weekly process which seamlessly  support business workflow
• Manage escalation process ensuring business continuity relating to availability of returnable packaging materials
• Plan and manage the Capex and Opex budgets for the short (1 year) and medium (3 year) time horizons
• Manage the packaging team of 3 people to ASML performance standards

Education and experience

• 7+ years’ experience in managing global supply chain network, overseeing logistics and supply chain operations including managing 3PLs
• Experience in internal and external warehouse and transportation management working with logistics providers.
• Experience creating Capex investment proposals to present and secure buy in from senior global leadership
• Experience managing a global returnable packaging program, including operational and strategic leadership
• Experience in cost control, budgeting and reporting
• Experience using SAP for inventory management and warehousing processes
• Experience with complex supply chains with strong engineering focus.
• Experience with Project Management & Process Standardization
• Experience working in matrix organization with regional and global responsibilities
• Background within the Semiconductor industry is preferred.
• University background: . Master degree with deep/extensive experience.
  Experience of planning, managing and organizing resources within short to medium timescales within the overall policy framework.

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of technology, you will always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you will collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.
 

To thrive in this job, you will need the following skills:

• Entrepreneurial mindset that thrives in an enviro