About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="background-color:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY: </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Advanced Energy is a global leader in precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions for mission-critical applications. The company enables customer innovation across semiconductor, industrial, medical, and data center markets through highly engineered products, a global manufacturing footprint, and a strong commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Univers (WN)', sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">POSITION SUMMARY:</span></span></u></strong><u> </u></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">The Vice President, External Manufacturing is a strategic and operational leader responsible for managing Advanced Energy's global outsourced manufacturing network across magnetics, cables, SMT boards, PCBA, and full turnkey system box build. The role drives end-to-end performance across external partners, ensuring best-in-class execution in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness while enabling scalable growth and strong customer outcomes.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong>Essential Responsibilities: </strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Lead strategy, governance, and execution of the global outsourced manufacturing network</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Build and develop a high-performing team with strong regional presence near key partners (China, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, US, Mexico)</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Drive operational excellence across all partners in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Establish robust KPI systems, executive business reviews, and performance scorecards</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Ensure readiness for new product introduction (NPI), product transfers, and volume ramps</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Optimize manufacturing network footprint, capacity, and cost structure</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Drive supplier and partner continuous improvement, including yield, OEE, and cycle time improvements</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Partner closely with engineering, quality, sourcing, and supply chain to improve manufacturability and system performance</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Lead recovery and turnaround actions for underperforming partners through structured improvement plans</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Univers (WN)', sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">WORK ENVIRONMENT:</span></span></u></strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:'Univers (WN)', sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Works in a standard office environment and uses office equipment (telephone, PC, copier, fax machine, etc.).</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:'Univers (WN)', sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">Travel required approximately 40% of time both domestic and international.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Univers (WN)', sans-serif"> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Extensive international travel and hands-on engagement at external manufacturing partner sites. The successful candidate is expected to maintain strong on-site presence to drive performance, build partnerships, and ensure operational alignment</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Univers (WN)', sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">SKILLS:</span></span></u></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Strong financial and business acumen, linking operational performance to margin and growth</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Expertise in KPI-driven management systems and standardized operating disciplines</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Strong communication, leadership, and executive stakeholder management skills</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Ability to operate effectively in a global, matrixed organization</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Univers (WN)', sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">EXPERIENCE:</span></span></u></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">15+ years of manufacturing and operations leadership experience, including outsourced or contract manufacturing</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Deep expertise in electronics manufacturing including SMT, PCBA, magnetics, cable assemblies, and system integration</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Proven track record managing global EMS partners and complex supply chains in high-mix, high-reliability environments</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Demonstrated success in operational excellence transformation (quality, delivery, cost, productivity)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Experience supporting NPI, product transfers, and scaling manufacturing operations across regions</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Strong leadership experience in Asia-based manufacturing environments preferred</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Univers (WN)', sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:'Arial', sans-serif">EDUCATION:</span></span></u></strong></span></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or related field </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 10.0pt 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:white">MBA preferred</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p>