Sr. Staff Procurement/Purchasing Specialists_Hsinchu

Job Summary
This role is responsible for leading OSAT strategic engagement and commercial management, driving cost optimization, ensuring supply continuity, and owning end-to-end supplier strategy. The role requires strong leadership, program management, and cross-functional influence to align business, engineering, and supply chain objectives while driving long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commercial negotiations including pricing, LTAs, capacity agreements, price adjustments, and payment terms.
• Own OSAT supplier strategy and act as a key decision driver in supplier selection.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives using structured methodologies such as cost breakdown analysis, should-cost modeling, VA/VE, and localization strategies.
• Lead cross-functional program engagement as a product/program management partner, ensuring OSAT readiness across MP, NPI, transfer, ramp-up, and EOL phases.
• Ensure supply continuity and resilience by proactively managing capacity planning, allocation strategies, and supply risk mitigation.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks including capacity constraints, geopolitical exposure, cost volatility, and supplier dependency.
• Lead contract governance including MSA, NDA, pricing frameworks, and commercial agreements, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Drive supplier performance management through structured reviews, KPI tracking, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead escalation management and resolution of critical issues related to quality, delivery, capacity, and commercial disputes, working with stakeholders internally and externally.
• Act as a strategic interface between internal functions (Engineering, Product Group, Supply Chain, and Finance teams) and OSAT partners to ensure alignment of roadmap, cost, and execution priorities.

Qualifications and Skills

• 12+ years of purchasing/procurement experience, preferably in the semiconductor or electronics industry.
• Fluent in English is required; Japanese language proficiency is a plus.
• Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with power-related products and components is a strong advantage.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; proficient in PowerPoint for executive-level presentations.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, or program management is highly preferred.