Manager I, Customer Service, BU3

Step into a career with ASM, where cutting edge technology meets collaborative culture. ​ For over 55 years ASM has been ahead of what’s next, at the forefront of innovation and what’s technologically possible. With more than 4,500 ASMers representing 70 nationalities, our people and our advanced semiconductor devices are playing a crucial role in trends such as 5G, cloud computing, AI, and autonomous driving. But we’re more than just a tech company. We value diversity, inclusion and sustainability as we strive to make a positive impact on the world. Our development programs help support your growth, shaping your future and pushing the boundaries of innovation to unleash potential. Job Purpose: As a Level 1 Customer Service Manager, you will serve as the primary interface between the company and our key semiconductor manufacturing customers in Japan. You will bridge the gap between complex technical Field Service Engineering (maintenance, upgrades/retrofit, refurbish, parts logistics) and Account Sales. Your goal is to eliminate customer tool down, maximize customer uptime, ensure high spares services fulfill rate, order fulfillment, new service sales opportunities (PM, retrofit, refurbish, spare parts) to reach revenue target and maintaining customer satisfaction. Key Responsibilities: Customer Relationship & Escalation Management: Integrated Solutions: Active participation in account team in understanding customer needs and develop integrated customer support solution. Commercial & Spares Agreements: Collaborate with (BU) business development and AT team (FSE and Sales) on customers agreement for Spares service levels and execute processes accordingly. Customer Interactions: Lead, present, and drive customer interactions with effective, positive outcomes, specifically during difficult and high-pressure customers situation. Proactive Engagement & Escalation prevention: Lead discussions and proactively communicate with internal and external customers. Attend customer meetings as required and maintain operational foresight to provide lookahead prevention actions for issues and/or escalations. Commitment Delivery: Take full responsibility for meeting all Spares, logistics, and account commitments to maintain strong, trusted relationships with customers in Japan. Operations, Spares Fulfillment & Supply Chain: Fulfillment Execution: Oversee end-to-end order management, Tool Down or urgent order expedites, contact and consignment replenishment and backlog tracking, ensuring alignment with customer SLA, reversal supply chain (RMA) processes, and 100% billing/invoice accuracy. Supply Chain & Planning: Foresee customer requirements to drive material and long- term delivery solution. Collaborate with Global Planners to adjust stocking levels as needed. Logistics & Excellence: Improve processes for Spares, refurbish and retrofit delivery, by partnering with Global Logistics team to drive KPI’s performance. Performance: Drive continuous operational improvement based on agreed KPI’s, providing regular reports such as On-Time Delivery (OTD) and Fulfillment Rate reports to the customers. Leadership & People Management: People Management: leading a local CSR team of 3+1 members. Guide, Train and Coach them. Identifying Training needs for talent growth and executing all corporate HR policies. Strategic leadership: Develop and sustain customer service team closely interact with local Account Service team and global business strategies, managing complex trade-off decisions and configuring departmental budgets to control expenditures. Experiences / Requirements: Industry Experiences: ~10 years of relevant experiences within a large international Semiconductor or IT company, or high-tech industrial company, with a background in Customer Service, Supply Chain Management, Procurement or Sales background. Operations & Process Knowledge: Proven track record in managing spares, customer fulfillment, and logistics operations, alongside a deep understa…