The contract manufacturing (RoW) Technical engineer plays a key role in managing the relationship with contract manufacturers on a day-to-day basis. This position supports ASMPT CM manager and works closely with CM partners to ensure quality, cost efficiency, and timely delivery targets. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving continuous improvement initiatives, resolving technical issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet project objectives.
Roles & Responsibilities
Supplier Relationship Management: Develop and maintain relationships with CM partners. Key point of contact for any operational issues by CMs at working team level.
Capacity / Production Planning: Coordinate with internal teams and CMs on production schedules. Align S&OP plans between ASMPT & CM; collaborate to de-escalate supply risks.
Qualification: Together with CM managers, implement stringent qualification plan with QA for CMs to ensure CMs meet ASMPT’s standards (training, copy-exact transfer, FAI and PPAP).
Quality Assurance: Execute quality control processes with QA and ensure CMs’ adhere to strict quality, safety, trade, legal and regulatory compliance requirements.
Operational & Engineering Support: Support production line issue troubleshooting & resolution (e.g., CM late delivery) and coordinate with technical leads for change requests review. Liaise with Internal Manufacturing to support engineering issues in production, improve process efficiencies to gain productivity.
Continuous Improvement: Support CMs on validating and implementing improvement ideas.
Contract Manufacturer Negotiations: Prepare materials to support negotiation with CM to achieve best optimal cost & delivery business needs (e.g., supply capacity, pricing structure, quality etc.)
Performance Management: Track CM’s operational performance regularly via operational KPIs. Escalate any operational issues to CM manager.
Project Management: Coordinate across various internal and external stakeholders to align and progress per plan to achieve the desired outcomes. Escalate and mitigate business critical risks. Support CM Manager to implement project plan and ensure progress is on track.
Requirements
Tertiary qualifications (Bachelor’s Degree) in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or a related field are required.
A minimum of 2-3 years of experience in External & Contract Manufacturing (covering operations, quality, technology, and planning), as well as in R&D Industrial/Equipment Automation is necessary.
Proficiency in Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, PCB Engineering drawing and BOM list, along with project management skills enabling support for multiple projects concurrently, is essential.
Demonstrated ability to effectively coordinate and facilitate activities across various internal and external functions, supplier, and contract management to achieve the desired outcomes such as CIP, QIP, cost efficiency and change management.
Supervise the process & progress of mechanical/electrical modules and subsystems to ensure integration functionality of the system, leading to deliverables for customers.
Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, with mature, pleasant, and highly energetic demeanor.
Possess an analytical mindset with the ability to make data-driven decisions, solve problems, and work effectively under pressure.
Willingness to travel within SEA, East Asia, and potentially other countries as required to visit CMs and fulfill job responsibilities.
