Director of Foundry Sourcing

onsemi

San Jose, CA

On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with global semiconductor sourcing experience working in a matrixed organization.

Best fit for

Candidates with 15+ years of semiconductor sourcing experience and global team leadership skills
— “15+ years of semiconductor industry experience, including significant responsibility in foundry sourcing”
Individuals who have successfully managed complex foundry supplier relationships and agreements
— “Own executive relationships with strategic foundry partners and cultivate partnerships beyond transactional sourcing”
Candidates with strong cross-functional collaboration experience across supply chain, operations, and engineering
— “Partner with Supply Chain and Planning to translate demand forecasts into foundry capacity and sourcing plans”

Things to consider

Geographic flexibility is required, as the role involves global travel and collaboration.
— “with flexibility for global travel”
The role demands a high level of executive-level engagement and strategic decision-making.
— “You will serve as the primary executive interface to strategic foundries”

How to stand out

Highlight experience in translating business and technology requirements into sourcing strategies.
— “Demonstrated ability to translate Business Unit and technology requirements into actionable sourcing strategies”
Emphasize your expertise in structuring long-term commercial agreements with foundries.
— “Structure agreements that secure supply and flexibility while managing long-term commitments”
Showcase your track record in supplier KPI management and continuous improvement.
— “Establish and manage supplier KPIs across cost, quality, delivery, cycle time, capacity, technology, and responsiveness”
Demonstrate your ability to lead and develop global teams in a complex organizational structure.
— “Proven experience leading and developing global teams and influencing across complex, matrixed organizations”
Quantify your past achievements in cost savings, risk reduction, and supply resilience.
— “Deliver measurable savings, cost avoidance, cash-flow improvement, and supply-risk reduction”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

securing supply agreements
reducing costs

Typical background

15+ years of semiconductor industry experienceleadership roles

Skills & requirements

Required

NegotiationProject ManagementCommunicationStrategic PlanningTeamwork

Preferred

Semiconductor Industry ExperienceSupply Chain Management

Stack & domain

CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkAdaptabilityCustomer ServiceJudgmentEngineeringSupply ChainOperations

About the role

Original posting from onsemi

onsemi is seeking a highly driven and strategic leader to join the Procurement organization as Director of Foundry Sourcing, based in Scottsdale, Arizona or San Jose, California. This role is critical to leading engagement with key semiconductor foundry partners and shaping the company’s external wafer manufacturing strategy. You will serve as the primary executive interface to strategic foundries, ensuring strong partnerships, market-competitive cost, supply assurance, technology access, and alignment with onsemi’s product and manufacturing roadmaps. You will lead a global team and work closely with Business Units, Technology Development, Operations, Quality, Finance, Legal, and Supply Chain to deliver both strategic direction and hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment.
Supplier Relationship & Market Leadership
Own executive relationships with strategic foundry partners and cultivate partnerships beyond transactional sourcing
Drive Supplier Relationship Management strategy, including governance, joint roadmaps, and executive alignment
Lead Executive Business Reviews and ensure clear follow-through on strategic commitments
Monitor foundry market dynamics, technology trends, capacity conditions, geopolitical risks, and supplier capabilities
Commercial & Negotiation Leadership
Lead negotiations for wafer pricing, capacity, technology access, contracts, statements of work, and non-recurring engineering
Drive RFQs, should-cost analysis, market benchmarking, and fact-based supplier counterproposals
Structure agreements that secure supply and flexibility while managing long-term commitments, commercial risk, and total cost
Develop multi-year cost roadmaps and value-creation initiatives in partnership with suppliers and internal stakeholders
Operational Execution & Cross-Functional Alignment
Partner with Supply Chain and Planning to translate demand forecasts into foundry capacity and sourcing plans
Support new product introductions, process qualifications, wafer ramps, transfers, and continuity plans
Align foundry partners with product, process technology, quality, cycle-time, and manufacturing roadmaps
Coordinate decisions and execution across global Business Units, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Finance, Legal, and Supply Chain teams
Performance Management & Continuous Improvement
Establish and manage supplier KPIs across cost, quality, delivery, cycle time, capacity, technology, and responsiveness
Lead commercial and operational corrective actions, escalation management, and continuous improvement
Optimize the foundry supplier portfolio to improve competitiveness, resilience, and technology coverage
Deliver measurable savings, cost avoidance, cash-flow improvement, and supply-risk reduction
Qualifications
15+ years of semiconductor industry experience, including significant responsibility in foundry sourcing, wafer manufacturing, supply chain, operations, or a related field
Proven experience leading and developing global teams and influencing across complex, matrixed organizations
Strong record of negotiating wafer pricing, capacity, technology, and complex long-term commercial agreements
Deep understanding of semiconductor foundry economics, process technologies, wafer manufacturing, supply dynamics, and supplier cost drivers
Demonstrated ability to translate Business Unit and technology requirements into actionable sourcing strategies
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, business, finance, or a related field
Preferred Qualifications
Based in or able to work from Scottsdale, Arizona or San Jose, California, with flexibility for global travel
Established network and executive-level relationships within the global foundry ecosystem
Experience sourcing across mature, specialty, and advanced process technologies
Advanced degree and a track record of delivering sustained cost, capacity, technology, and risk-management results
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
More details about our company benefits can be found here:
https://www.onsemi.com/careers/career-benefits

Source: onsemi careers