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About this Backend Operations Director role at Wolfspeed

Wolfspeed · Onsite · Ipoh, Malaysia
  • Develop and execute outsourced manufacturing strategies with key assembly and test partners, including capacity planning, production footprint optimization, and long-term operational roadmap development.

  • Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives to improve yield, cycle time, quality, and overall manufacturing performance across discrete and module products.

  • Lead commercial and cost management activities, including pricing negotiations, pricing roadmap development, and site-related cost optimization initiatives.

  • Manage new product introduction (NPI), technology transfer, and manufacturing development projects, ensuring successful implementation and operational readiness.

  • Define and maintain packaging, test, and manufacturing technology roadmaps, aligning supplier capabilities with business growth and product requirements.

  • Oversee supply chain and sourcing initiatives, including out-of-China manufacturing strategies, part number setup, qualification, and production readiness activities.

  • Support compliance, audit, and governance requirements, ensuring adherence to production standards, customer requirements, and regulatory expectations.

  • Serve as the primary operational interface with external manufacturing partners, driving cross-functional collaboration, issue resolution, best-practice sharing, and support for strategic TDI-related initiatives as required.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must have experience in semiconductor manufacturing, OSAT management, backend operations, or supply chain leadership.

  • Strong business and commercial acumen, with experience in supplier management, pricing negotiations, investment planning, and strategic sourcing.

  • Proven ability to influence and hold external manufacturing partners accountable, driving alignment with company objectives and operational standards.

  • Deep understanding of semiconductor backend processes, including assembly, packaging, testing, capacity planning, and outsourced manufacturing.

  • Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience building, developing, and leading high-performing teams and cross-functional initiatives.

  • Highly respected industry professional with strong stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills, ideally with an established network within the semiconductor/OSAT industry.

  • Strategic thinker capable of balancing operational execution with long-term manufacturing, supplier, and business growth strategies.

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About Wolfspeed

Wolfspeed is a powerhouse semiconductor company focused on silicon carbide and GaN technologies. After more than thirty years of forging new technology adoption and transformation, our Wolfspeed® power and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors are leading the industry through unrivaled expertise and capacity.

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