Vice President, External Manufacturing (Global)

Role Overview

This opportunity is with a global leader in precision power conversion, measurement, and control technologies used in mission-critical environments across semiconductor, industrial, medical, and data center applications. The company is looking for a senior leader to take charge of its outsourced manufacturing network as Vice President of External Manufacturing, based in Singapore.

What the Role Owns

In this position, you will oversee the company’s worldwide contract manufacturing ecosystem covering magnetics, cables, SMT boards, PCBA, and complete turnkey system box build. You will be accountable for driving end-to-end outcomes across external partners, with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, and scalable execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the direction for the global outsourced manufacturing network and lead its day-to-day governance and execution.
• Build and mentor a strong team with regional coverage close to critical partners in China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, the US, and Mexico.
• Improve performance across all partners in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Create and maintain KPI frameworks, executive review routines, and scorecards that clearly track partner performance.
• Prepare partners and operations for new product introductions, transfers, and large-scale volume increases.
• Refine the network structure, including capacity planning and cost optimization across the manufacturing footprint.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers and partners to improve yield, overall equipment effectiveness, and cycle time.
• Work closely with engineering, quality, sourcing, and supply chain teams to strengthen manufacturability and overall system performance.
• Own recovery plans and turnaround efforts for underperforming partners through structured improvement programs.

Skills and Leadership Strengths

The ideal leader combines strong business judgment with an ability to connect operational execution to margin improvement and growth. Success in this role also requires disciplined KPI management, standardized operating practices, Lean and Six Sigma expertise, strong executive communication, and the ability to lead effectively in a global matrix organization.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of experience leading manufacturing and operations functions, including outsourced or contract manufacturing.
• Deep knowledge of electronics manufacturing processes, including SMT, PCBA, magnetics, cable assemblies, and system integration.
• A strong history of managing global EMS partners and complex supply chains in high-mix, high-reliability settings.
• Proven success in transforming operational performance across quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Hands-on experience supporting new product introductions, product transfers, and manufacturing scale-up across regions.
• Prior leadership experience in Asia-based manufacturing environments is preferred.

Why This Role Stands Out

This is a chance to join a leading US multinational technology organization during an important growth phase and help shape the performance of a global manufacturing network.