Senior Configuration Management Manager

Introduction
ASML brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics. Our main headquarters are located in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we also have 18 office locations around the United States- including main offices in Wilton, CT, Chandler, AZ, San Jose, CA and San Diego, CA and 54 field operation sites worldwide.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with applicants who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Job Mission

Lead, develop, and coach Product Change Leaders and Team leaders towards realizing ASML business goals while driving quality, cycle time and efficiency towards product change implementation. Incorporate configuration management, methodologies within the change process, initiate improvements, and improve Change Specialist knowledge to support teams towards:

• An efficient and optimized change control board (CCB)

• Facilitating the way people are organized and activated to contribute to the process via cross-sector representation during scoping, agreements, and execution

• Role modeling and driving behaviors of people towards improved collaboration, visibility, and efficiency

• Developing maturity of team members towards a continuous improvement mindset and thinking in configurations.

Job Description

As a manager you will lead a team of Product Change Leaders and Team leaders. You are responsible for the efficient and effective execution of a change process in a dynamic product environment. You need to develop and coach your team to drive efficient changes that are in scope, of high quality and on time.

Ensure department process and way-of-working cohesion, alignment and collaboration with other managers within Configuration Management. Good stakeholder relationships and network-building is essential due to the cross-sector collaboration, including global counterparts at other ASML sites.

Develop, and coach the Product Change Leaders and Team leaders to meet their change management, leadership, interpersonal, collaboration, and problem solving objectives.

 Your main responsibilities are:

• Show leadership as direct manager of Product Change Leaders and Team leaders in own team

• Set up a successful, collaborating team that enjoys working at ASML

• Ensure positive and constructive feedback among team members

• Facilitate interactive team discussions & knowledge sharing

• Develop the CM organization in collaboration with other CM managers

• Empower, stimulate and develop the team towards continuous improvement mindset.

• Contribute and support key ambition projects in line with the CM roadmap and communicate effectively to keep teams aligned and informed

• Align on optimization of our Configuration Management processes and Way-of-Working.

• To translate ASML’s vision, mission and strategy towards the what and how a change specialist does to add value for the organization

• Coach and develop behavioral competences in line with the Product Change Leader and Team leader role

• Coach Product Change Leaders and Team leaders on related data driven continuous improvement initiatives

• Support business lines and sectors via performance management initiatives triggered by business priorities.
   

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering or Logistics or equivalent years of experience.  Master’s degree is preferred.

• Configuration Management Certification (CMII modules 1 thru 4) preferred

• Knowledge or certification in Lean Six Sigma preferred

Experience

• 10+ years work experience in configuration management, engineering, supply chain or operations.

• 5+ years of formal management of direct reports

• Problem solving techniques

• Continuous improvement focused

• People development experience, particularly with developing leaders

• Preferred: Interpersonal configuration management knowledge in Change Specialist 2 role (or equivalent)

  • Project coordination experience

  • Configuration Management Specialist experience

  • Experience in operations and/or development; ability to support product changes

  • Implementation planning (envisioning D&E and operations execution impact)

Personal skills

• Natural leader, thoughtful, and approachable

• Able to create an inclusive setting in which employees feel rewarded and perform at their best. 

• Able to define strategic initiatives that can be tactically executed to achieve corporate objectives.

• Result oriented, able to act under high pressure and think outside of the box.

• Able to provide and to receive constructive feedback.

• Able to have crucial conversations

• Able to build trust in relationships

• Effectively demonstrates constructive cooperation with stakeholders.

• Strong and empathetic communicator

• Able to positively lead change in both process, behaviors and culture

Other Information

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.

• The employee is occasionally required to move around the campus. 

• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

• May require travel dependent on business needs.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Can work under deadlines.

EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability

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The current base annual salary range for this role is currently $126,000-$210,000. Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members. Our recruiters can share more information about our bonus program, benefits and equity during the hiring process.