Supply Chain Department Manager

Job Overview

Marketech International Corporation USA is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Department Manager to lead the company's procurement operations, with a primary focus on purchasing procedures and supplier control. This role is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end procurement process - from sourcing and supplier qualification through purchase order execution, contract negotiation, and supplier performance management - ensuring critical materials, equipment, and services are procured compliantly, on time, and within budget to support semiconductor facility construction projects.

The ideal candidate combines strong procurement leadership with hands-on experience in semiconductor or facility-related industries (water/gas/chemical process systems, facility engineering, or project management), and has a proven track record building and managing purchasing teams.
Key Responsibilities

Procurement Procedures & Governance

• Establish, standardize, and continuously improve procurement procedures, purchasing policies, and approval workflows across the department.
• Ensure all purchasing activities comply with company procurement policy, internal controls, budget authorization, and audit requirements.
• Lead the full purchase order lifecycle: requisition review, bid/quote comparison, contract negotiation, PO issuance, and order fulfillment tracking.
• Develop and maintain SOPs for sourcing, purchasing, and supplier onboarding to ensure consistency and traceability.

Supplier Management & Control

• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with domestic and international suppliers, manufacturers, and service partners.
• Lead supplier qualification, evaluation, and periodic performance review (quality, delivery, pricing, compliance, financial stability).
• Implement supplier scorecards, corrective-action tracking, and risk-mitigation strategies for single-source or long-lead suppliers.
• Lead commercial negotiations on pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and contractual terms.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and manage a procurement team, setting clear goals, workload allocation, and performance expectations.
• Support recruitment, training, and capability development within the supply chain function.
• Establish KPIs and reporting standards for procurement cycle time, cost savings, supplier compliance, and team performance.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with engineering, construction, project management, finance, and warehouse teams to align procurement activities with project schedules and technical specifications.
• Communicate procurement risks, supplier issues, and cost opportunities to leadership.
• Participate in project meetings, supplier negotiations, and executive procurement reviews as required.

Required Qualifications

• Procurement leadership experience: Minimum 3+ years of experience as a Procurement Supervisor/Manager leading purchasing and contracting activities.
• Team management: Proven experience directly managing a team of 5 or more.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, contract negotiation, supplier management, and purchasing compliance/controls.
• Experience with ERP or purchasing systems.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, leadership, and communication skills.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry experience in water/gas/chemical process systems, facility engineering, or project management within semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing environments is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting semiconductor fabs, cleanroom construction, or MEP/utility systems procurement.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, or other ERP/procurement-management systems.
• Bilingual English/Mandarin Chinese communication skills are a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Procurement leadership and purchasing procedure design
• Supplier qualification, evaluation, and control
• Contract and commercial negotiation
• Purchase-order and compliance management
• Team leadership and development
• Cross-functional stakeholder communication
• Risk mitigation and supply continuity planning

Work Environment

This is a full-time onsite or project-based leadership role supporting semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, construction, warehouse, and operational environments. Work may include office-based procurement planning, supplier meetings, inventory reviews, logistics coordination, warehouse support, project-status meetings, and executive reporting.

The Procurement Manager must be comfortable managing time-sensitive material requirements, complex supplier relationships, project schedules, and operational risks. The position requires strong collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, logistics, finance, construction, warehouse, and leadership teams in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits

• 100% Paid Benefits for the Employee, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan