Introduction te the job

Are you a passionate process expert and do have experience within the domain of supplier collaborations? And would you like to put your Agile skills into practice in an organization that does what no other company can do? Then this might be the right challenge for you!

As the Supplier Collaboration Process Expert, you are the business partner that collects, prioritizes and translates the business requirements of Source & Procure. With the Agile Release Train (ART) Sourcing & Supplier Collaboration, you develop and deploy solutions towards the business to improve quality, efficiency, and productivity. The solutions that are delivered by the Agile Release Train focus on process and tooling improvements, enabling ASML and its supplier base to increase efficiency, performance and productivity. To reach this goal, you work together with your stakeholder in business and IT to define the priorities and product roadmap for sourcing and supplier collaboration. Within the SAFe Agile framework, you ensure that solutions are delivered through quarterly increments and bi-weekly sprints. 

Role and responsibilities

As the Supplier Collaboration Process Expert, you are the interface between Business and IT:

• You are the business partner for S&P and other sectors that collaborate with suppliers.
• You drive execution within the ART, in close collaboration with the Release Train Engineer, Architects and Product Owners.

In your role as business partner for the Source & Procure team, you understand and translate the business requirements into solutions that add business value. You are closely connected to the business, and closely manage your stakeholders to understand the challenges, and to agree upon a joined improvement roadmap for the Supplier Collaboration domain.

Within the ART, you lead one or multiple scrum teams that carry specific competence for the domain. These scrum teams are responsible for development, deployment and operational support of the solutions in that domain. Your task is to prioritize and refine the work for these scrum teams, and deliver high quality processes and tools for the business. You execute based on an agreed supplier collaboration improvement roadmap, that is aligned with the business BPO and business architects.

To ensure continuity, you take functional responsibility for the solution, this means you:

• Define the product vision by research and analysis of the market and stakeholders requirements and develop the roadmap for the product, align with stakeholders, and ensure execution.
• Align sourcing and supplier collaboration processes and methods x-sector, with interfaces across Source & Procure and Plan & Deliver and Operations
• Build an active relationship with your stakeholders, to understand business needs and plan the work based on business priorities.
• Maintain the team’s backlog, set priorities for the team in line with business expectations. 
• Actively participate in the relevant Agile/scrum rituals
• Pro-actively look for potential improvements and prepare these for evaluation by the team or competence

Education and experience

• Master’s degree, preferably in supply chain management or industrial engineering.
• 5-7 years relevant work experiences within Sourcing and Supplier Collaboration is a must
• Experience with SAP ECC/Ariba/Collaboration platform solutions.
• Experience in a high tech low-volume environment with extensive supplier base
• Experience as Product Owner in an agile environment is a pre

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll 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’ll 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’ll need the following skills:

• Stakeholdersmanagement
• You are good in a team
• Knowledge of PL/PM is nice to have
• Extensive knowledge of SAP ECC and Ariba

Diversity and inclusion

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

Other information

This position requires access to U.S. controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations. Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such U.S. controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with applicants who are immediately eligible to access U.S. controlled technology.

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