Freelance Portfolio Officer - BPI (ZZP)

Motivation letter requiered.

ASML is a Dutch high-tech company and one of the main suppliers of machines for the semiconductor industry, in particular steppers and scanners, which are used in chip making. Customers are often chip manufacturers. ASML's head office and business complex is in Veldhoven, where research and development and assembly take place in cleanrooms. The company also has sixty service points in fourteen countries to support the installation and delivery of machines and spare parts.

ASML was created from a joint venture between ASM International and Royal Philips. ASML delivers worldwide, but most of its customers are located in Asia. In 2011, 66% of sales were achieved in that region, 25% in the United States and just under 9% in Europe. The largest customer was responsible for a quarter of the total turnover. ASML's main supplier is Zeiss, a manufacturer of lenses and optical components. Zeiss's share in ASML's total purchasing costs is just under 30%. Due to the great mutual interests, both companies have entered into a strategic alliance; This can only be broken if one of the parties cancels three years in advance. ASML spends a lot of money on research and development.

Introduction to the job

The mission of the new Business Performance Improvement (BPI) sector is to orchestrate the portfolio definition of improvement programs at ASML level, its prioritization based on customer and business impact, and its execution by the different sectors or, if needed, with its own resources. It will focus on end-to-end processes, requiring to look across organizational boundaries, and considering the entire flow creating value for the customer.

We are looking for a Portfolio Officer. Someone who supports the BPI Portfolio Managers in the annual and quarterly process, ensures portfolio information from all sectors is available, and analysis is done to prepare for prioritization and balancing of the BPI portfolio and procedures & tooling to enable this process are in place.

Role and responsibilities

As a Portfolio Officer you will:

• Coordinate the controlled intake process from the Sector portfolios to create insight in portfolio status and outlook for coming quarters, covering timing, resource types and benefits

• Take the lead in creating an overview of (critical) resource issues ASML wide that impact portfolio execution progress and support in preparing proposals for decision making

• Setting-up, arranging and facilitating meetings, workshops and team-sessions

• Actively looking for improvement opportunities to add value to the business and our BPI Portfolio Management way of working

• Structuring and securing relevant portfolio management documents and decisions, following-up on actions and decisions

• Contributing to the competence build-up of the Portfolio Management community

• Participating in Strategy & Portfolio improvements to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the annual & quarterly process.

Education and experience requierements

• Bachelor or Master degree, preferably Business Engineering or (Technical) Business Administration, Business Management, or other relevant field

• Certified in Prince2, IPMA-D, IPMA PMO, PM-Bok, MoP or similar

• Minimum of 5 years working experience as a hands-on Portfolio Officer or as a Project Manager in a dynamic and innovative (high-tech) organization

• Expert knowledge in the area of portfolio management, specifically management control and resource management in a high-tech environment

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way to do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:

• A team player, flexible, proactive with a communicative personality, and able to act in a highly demanding and volatile technological environment

• At ease with building bridges and bringing people together

• An organizer, who reaches out and involves others

• Pragmatic and has a hands on mindset

• Driven, enthusiastic and persistent