Industrial Director MOS

Overview

As Industrial Director at Nexperia Manchester, you lead all industrial activities across the Business Group and shape the end-to-end manufacturing footprint. You will manage a cross-functional team to align front-end and back-end strategies with growth plans, driving capacity, cost, and yield improvements. You collaborate with global operations, external manufacturers, and R&D to ensure scalable, geopolitically resilient production. The role offers high visibility and the chance to influence global operations in a leading semiconductor company.

Pay / Benefits

• Excellent salary and AIP
• pension scheme up to 9%
• EV salary sacrifice scheme
• 12 x salary life assurance
• 33 days annual leave
• flexible benefits scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional Industrial, Test, and Supply Chain team to achieve business objectives
• Define and execute Front-End and Back-End industrial strategies with a resilient manufacturing footprint
• Align industrial roadmaps with Product, Technology, and R&D roadmaps during NPI
• Build strong collaboration with Technology and Operations, including Supply Chain, Procurement, and External Manufacturing
• Provide industrial input on capacity allocation, escalation handling, and strategic topics with Product Groups
• Lead the S&OP process to ensure demand-supply alignment and execution
• Manage factory loading and industrial planning across wafer fabrication, assembly, and test operations
• Drive capacity expansion, cost reduction, and yield improvement with clearly defined KPIs
• Collaborate with External Manufacturing to lead transfer programs and improve supplier performance
• Oversee CAPEX planning, approvals, and expenditure tracking to align with priorities
• Develop industrial market intelligence and benchmarking for MOSFET technologies

Key requirements

• Bachelor or higher in Science, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field
• Proven leadership experience including management of managers and senior stakeholders
• Extensive experience in industrial planning and high-volume manufacturing in a technical environment (semiconductor wafer fabrication preferred)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities in fast-paced settings
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and detail-oriented with results-driven mindset
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills capable of influencing at all levels
• Proven ability to perform under pressure with competing priorities and deadlines

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• collaboration
• industrial planning
• S&OP
• capacity planning

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