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Principal Capital Supplier Manager

Taoyuan City, Taoyuan City, Taiwan💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define global category strategies and manage executive-level relationships for capital equipment suppliers in the semiconductor manufacturing sector.

Role type

Principal Capital Supplier Manager (Strategic IC)

Builds

Global supply base optimization, multi-year framework agreements, and cost reduction roadmaps for semiconductor capital equipment.

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Capital Equipment Procurement

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Global category strategy, executive supplier relationship management, complex multi-year negotiation, total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling, market intelligence, supply base optimization, cross-functional partnership, data-driven decision making

Preferred skills

Semiconductor industry experience, dual-sourcing strategy expertise, mentoring senior staff

Technologies

Etch, Wet Process, CMP, Deposition, Implant, Fab Support, Photo, Metrology

Responsibilities

Own and define global category strategies for capital equipment; Lead market intelligence and supplier landscape mapping; Act as primary commercial lead for strategic suppliers; Lead high-stakes global negotiations on tool pricing and lifecycle costs; Deliver cost and productivity impact across Capex and tool uptime; Partner with Fab Engineering, Operations, and Finance to influence sourcing strategies; Mentor Staff and Senior CSMs on negotiation and market intelligence.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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