Overview
Own semiconductor and electronic component supplier delivery performance, driving on-time delivery, supply continuity, and supplier accountability for GE HealthCare.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute semiconductor supplier and sourcing strategies that improve supply continuity, delivery performance, cost competitiveness, and supplier capability.
- Own semiconductor and electronic component supplier delivery performance, with a focus on On-Time Delivery (OTD), lead-time improvement, supply assurance, and supplier accountability.
- Manage a broad portfolio of semiconductor and electronic component suppliers, driving performance against delivery, quality, cost, capacity, and business requirements.
- Lead supplier negotiations related to delivery commitments, capacity allocation, supply assurance, commercial requirements, and recovery actions.
- Manage critical supplier escalations, shortages, and delivery challenges, driving recovery plans and corrective actions to minimize business and customer impact.
- Serve as a key point of contact between semiconductor suppliers, EMS partners, and internal business stakeholders for supplier performance, supply risks, and escalations.
- Monitor global semiconductor market trends, supplier capacity, lead times, and emerging supply risks to anticipate business impact.
- Conduct supplier risk assessments and risk profiling, and develop mitigation strategies for component shortages and supply disruptions.
- Identify alternate sourcing opportunities and supply solutions for electronic components with suppliers and internal teams.
- Develop short- and long-term semiconductor and electronic component supply strategies based on forecasts, supplier capabilities, market conditions, and risk.
- Use supplier performance data, analytics, and sourcing tools to identify performance gaps, conduct root cause analysis, and drive measurable corrective actions.
- Partner with Sourcing, Engineering, Planning, Operations, EMS, SBU, and multimodality teams to align supplier strategies with forecasts and business priorities.
- Build and maintain commercial and operational relationships with strategic semiconductor suppliers while driving accountability and continuous improvement.
- Support supplier performance reviews and improvement programs to strengthen delivery reliability, responsiveness, and supply resilience.
- Communicate supply risks, supplier performance, recovery plans, and market developments clearly and proactively to internal and external stakeholders.
- Independently manage supplier performance and supply-chain responsibilities in a global individual-contributor role, collaborating across regions and time zones.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant industry experience in semiconductor/electronic component supplier management, sourcing, supply chain, category management, or a related function.
- Strong electronics domain knowledge with a good understanding of semiconductor products, supply chain dynamics, and the global supplier ecosystem.
- Demonstrated experience managing semiconductor and/or electronic component suppliers, including across a broad supplier portfolio.
- Proven experience in supplier negotiations, supplier performance management, delivery escalations, and resolution of supply challenges.
- Experience analyzing semiconductor market trends, supplier risks, capacity constraints, and future supply conditions.
- Demonstrated experience in supplier risk assessment, risk profiling, and development of mitigation and recovery plans.
- Strong stakeholder management experience with the ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers, EMS partners, and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to manage a complex portfolio of semiconductor and electronic component suppliers.
- Strong commercial and negotiation skills with the ability to influence supplier commitments related to delivery, capacity, cost, supply assurance, and performance improvement.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, translating supplier performance data and semiconductor market intelligence into actionable supply strategies.
- Ability to independently manage supplier escalations, shortages, and supply risks while coordinating recovery actions across suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of semiconductor market dynamics, including supply-demand conditions, lead times, supplier capacity, and factors affecting component availability.
- Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across Sourcing, Engineering, Planning, Operations, EMS partners, SBUs, and suppliers without direct authority.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for clearly communicating supplier performance, supply risks, mitigation plans, and business impact.
- Ability to balance cost competitiveness, supply continuity, supplier performance, operational requirements, risk, and customer needs when making recommendations.
- Ability to operate in a global business environment and work flexibly across time zones based on supplier and stakeholder requirements.
Details
- Location: Bengaluru.
- Onsite role.
- Relocation assistance provided.
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