Supply Chain Strategist

Supply Chain Strategist

 

Title: Supply Chain Strategist 

 

About GlobalFoundries 

 

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com. 

 

Introduction: 

 

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Supply Chain Strategist to strengthen parts planning across our global manufacturing network. This role will develop and govern data-driven planning strategies for spare and repair parts, balancing availability and service levels with inventory investment and working-capital objectives. The candidate will partner with procurement, engineering, logistics, finance, and suppliers to improve demand and lead-time inputs, optimize repair loops and stocking policies, manage supply risks, and deliver measurable improvements through analytics, standardized processes, and cross-functional execution. The position is based in Bangalore – Manyata Embassy Business Park. 

 

Your Job: 

 

• Own and continuously improve end-to-end planning strategies, policies, parameters, and governance for spare and repair parts across fabs and equipment groups. 

• Develop inventory and repair-loop recommendations using demand history, variability, criticality, service-level targets, lead times, yield, tool-down risks, obsolescence risk, and total cost considerations. 

• Balance equipment availability and operational resilience with inventory investment and working-capital objectives; quantify trade-offs and present clear recommendations to decision-makers. 

• Lead periodic reviews of supplier lead times, transit times, minimum order quantities, repair capacity, and other planning master data parameters; establish controls to maintain data accuracy. 

• Monitor shortages, excess and obsolete inventory, repair backlogs, and supply continuity risks; drive root-cause analysis, mitigation plans, and timely cross-functional escalation. 

• Partner with procurement, equipment engineering, maintenance, manufacturing, logistics, finance, and suppliers to align forecasts, sourcing and repair strategies and stocking decisions. 

• Define and track performance indicators such as part availability, service level, shortage exposure, repair turnaround time, inventory turns, excess and obsolete inventory, and working capital; translate insights into actions. 

• Build scalable analytical models, dashboards, and scenario simulations to support planning decisions, policy changes, and executive reviews. 

• Standardize parts-planning processes across sites, document business rules, support system and automation initiatives, and train planners and stakeholders on adopted methods. 

• Lead cross-functional improvement projects and communicate recommendations, risks, decisions, and benefits to stakeholders at operational and leadership levels. 

 

Required Qualifications: 

 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from top-tier institutes in India. 

• Strong strategic thinking, stakeholder management, structured problem solving, and change-management skills in a global matrix organization. 

• Minimum 7 years of experience in supply chain planning, inventory optimization, spare-parts planning, repair operations, materials management, or a closely related field. 

• Demonstrated experience applying quantitative analysis to inventory policy, service-level, lead-time, demand-variability, or working-capital decisions. 

• Ability to structure and break down problems into root causes and recommend data-driven solutions to solve the problems. 

• Stakeholder management skills and the ability to handle difficult conversations across functions and stakeholders. 

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional problem solving and communicate complex supply chain topics clearly to both technical and business stakeholders. 

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

 

• MBA from top-tier Indian B-Schools (IIMs, ISB). 

• Top-tier management consulting experience (MBBs, Kearney, Accenture, Deloitte, A&M, and others) 

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing, high-tech manufacturing, spare parts, maintenance-repair-operations, or another asset-intensive environment. 

• Knowledge of service-parts planning, repair-loop optimization, multi-echelon inventory concepts, equipment criticality, reliability, and product or part lifecycle management. 

• Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP platforms, deep understanding of advanced analytics or visualization tools such as Power BI, and data-query or automation tools such as SQL or Python to get things done. 

 

 

GlobalFoundries is an equal opportunity employer, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe having a multicultural workplace enhances productivity, efficiency and innovation whilst our employees feel truly respected, valued and heard. 

As an affirmative employer, all qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, ethnicity, marital status, citizenship, race, religion, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation and medical and/or physical abilities. 

All offers of employment with GlobalFoundries are conditioned upon the successful completion of background checks, medical screenings as applicable and subject to the respective local laws and regulations.  

To ensure that we maintain a safe and healthy workplace for our GlobalFoundries employees, please note that offered candidates who have applied for jobs in India will have to be fully vaccinated prior to their targeted start date. For new hires, the appointment is contingent upon the provision of a copy of their COVID-19  

vaccination document, subject to any written request for medical or religious accommodation.  

Experience Level

Senior Level