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We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips - the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world - like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.\nWhat We Offer\nLocation:\nHsinchu,TWN, Kaohsiung,TWN, Linkou,TWN, Taichung,TWN, Tainan,TWNYou’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible-while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.\nAt Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.\nThis is site manager who will take 2 years of long-term assignment for TSMC Global Account in Dresden, Germany.\nBusiness Environment\nApplied Materials AGS (Applied Global Services) Business Unit is responsible for driving our business of equipment installation and warranty extended management, as well as business of maintenance support, refurbishment, upgrades, etc. Our AGS team collaborates with a lot of Taiwan critical customers to predict & solve manufacturing challenges, and make equipment & factories more productive. This makes our AGS team become trusted business partners for our customers which results in revenues increase year over year globally!\nNow we are looking forSite Manager leading our Customer Support Engineering group. This job will provide a great career growth opportunity by involving business strategy development, managing multiple of field service groups which keep growing and responsible for all issues within the division in Applied Materials Taiwan.\nWhat You’ll Do\nManages professional Customer Engineers inTSMC global account, Germany, and is accountable for the performance and results of a team within own job family. Adapts business unit, department, site or sub-function plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges. Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and business unit, department or sub-function plan; receives guidance from manager. Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers.\nRole Responsibilities:\nUnderstand and follow Applied Vision, Mission, Value, and tsmc expectation, quick response, and technique oriented discussion.\n\nCoach and support local managers:\n\n1. More communication, respect each other with different culture, mutual trust, work with local FSO/PSE/etc as one team and one voice to customer. Don’t complain Europe CE in front of customer. Protect them in the front of customer. We can take action internally to improve it.\n2. Always support and coach Europe CE if something wrong. We are one team.\n3. Always think about how to make possible a better future. What actions you can do to improve Europe CE skill and mindset instead of complain\n4. Execute Clean desk daily, include all team members, to meet Applied KPI goal.\n5. Team in and team out. Upskill the engineers.\nDevelops and maintains customer relationship with all relevant individuals in his/her district at all times, at all levels. Performs regular customer visits.\n\nManages, coaches and directs all customer engineers in his/her district. Responsible for salary planning, career planning, corrective actions where necessary, establishes objectives and performance appraisals. Gives formal updates to all employees. Business, new hires, new products. Can invite any guest speaker.\n\nInitiates reports necessary for the business. Be the prime interface with the Product Divisions: tech support, training, spares, reliability.\n\nMonitors the CSD Award Program with quarterly results (election, announcements). Monitors the “mentor” program so that all new engineers have a defined mentor.\n\nExecutes escalation procedure. Responsible for account planning with District Sales Engineer. Provides support plan for system sales to CSD Management, Sales, Field Engineering.\n\nResponsible for financial forecast for his/her district. Responsible for cost efficiency with the district. Measured by the financial result.\n\nResponsible for system installation; planning, reporting and execution, pre-facility meeting, start-up meeting, process support identification.\n\nManages RMA procedure. Measurement of the engineers on their effectiveness. Manages accuracy, understanding and update of Customer Engineer hours tracking. Personal cross check and signature, measures customer engineers, takes corrective action with customer engineers.\n\n1. Daily check CE Clean Desk by FieldSmart/ => CE MGR SUMMARY => Week Walk to manager KPI, including CAR cycle time, clean desk, CE reporting hours, UT%, OT%, parts confirm and return, etc.\n2. Weekly/Biweekly manager should go the fab to check engineers work status\n3. Weekly/Monthly manager 1:1 with CE lead weekly to coach and check his loading, and also check the team member morale.\n4. Weekly customer meeting. Prepare and host the customer weekly meeting\n5. Prepare and host the internal regular meeting to discuss the tool uptime and critical issue, then update/discuss/align with customer.\n6. Margin improvement for CSA/TKM/I&W\nMinimum Qualifications:\n3 years above people management or leader experience\n\nAt least 10 years of working experience in Semiconductors, equipment supplier (vendor site) experience with after service business acumen is preferred\n\nIs capable to build up long-term relationship with customer\n\nLanguage: Must have both English and Chinese communication skill\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nCustomer interface experience: Experience in field service team in vendor\n\nAfter-sales service business acumen\n\nAdditional Information\nTime Type:\nFull timeEmployee Type:\nAssignee / RegularTravel:\nYes, 50% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:\nNoApplied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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