Vice President, Supply Chain / Strategic Sourcing

CONFIDENTIAL RETAINED SEARCH | US SEMICONDUCTORS

Search Reference: TNF-SC-SCM-2026 | Supply Chain Leadership Mandate, US Semiconductors

ABOUT THIS SEARCH

Top Notch Finders has been retained on an exclusive and strictly confidential basis to identify a VP of Supply Chain / Strategic Sourcing for a well-established organization in the United States semiconductor industry. To protect the interests of our client and of every candidate who engages with us, the identity of the company and the location of its operations are disclosed only to qualified candidates under a confidentiality agreement. All inquiries and applications are received and managed solely by Top Notch Finders.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The VP of Supply Chain manages capital-equipment logistics, materials sourcing, and end-to-end supply-chain resilience across multi-year fab construction and operating cycles.

MARKET CONTEXT

Supply-chain localization, tariff exposure, and geopolitical risk on critical materials have elevated this historically operational function to executive-committee visibility. Since the CHIPS Act’s passage, dozens of retained searches have opened across semiconductor supply chain and operations leadership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute global supply-chain strategy for capital equipment, raw materials, and critical components.
• Manage supplier relationships and negotiate long-term agreements to secure capacity and pricing.
• Lead risk mitigation strategies for geopolitical exposure, export controls, and single-source dependencies.
• Oversee supply-chain planning for new fab construction and ramp timelines.
• Partner with government affairs and legal teams on trade-compliance and tariff strategy.
• Build supply-chain resilience programs including dual-sourcing and regional diversification.
• Report supply-chain risk and performance metrics to executive leadership.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• 12-15+ years of supply-chain leadership experience, ideally within semiconductor or complex manufacturing.
• Demonstrated expertise navigating geopolitical risk, export controls, and tariff exposure.
• Strong negotiation skills with capital-equipment and materials suppliers.
• Experience building resilience programs including dual-sourcing and regional diversification.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or supply-chain certification (APICS/ASCM) preferred.

CONFIDENTIALITY AND HOW TO APPLY

This is a discreet, retained engagement. Your candidacy will never be presented to any organization without your explicit prior authorization, and no application will be visible to the hiring company at this stage. Accomplished supply-chain executives are invited to submit a resume in confidence through the Top Notch Finders website. Please reference search code TNF-SC-SCM-2026 in your submission. Do not include export-controlled technical data or other proprietary information of any kind in your application materials. Only candidates whose backgrounds align closely with the mandate will be contacted.