Director, Global Logistics, Trade & Supply Chain Compliance

Position Summary

Ichor Systems is seeking an experienced Director, Global Logistics, Trade & Supply Chain Compliance to lead the company's global logistics strategy, trade compliance program, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) implementation, and supply chain compliance initiatives. This senior leadership role is responsible for improving logistics performance, reducing landed cost, ensuring regulatory compliance, strengthening supply chain resilience, and enabling scalable global operations across a complex semiconductor manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will combine strong operational leadership with deep expertise in international transportation, customs and export compliance, tariff management, supplier risk, and business process transformation. This individual must be comfortable operating at both the strategic and operational levels while partnering closely with executive leadership and global functional teams.

• Lead Ichor's global transportation and logistics services across domestic and international business activities.
• Develop logistics strategies that improve cost, service, delivery performance, visibility, and supply chain responsiveness.
• Manage relationships with freight forwarders, carriers, customs brokers, and logistics service providers.
• Drive freight optimization initiatives including network design, mode selection, consolidation, carrier strategy, and premium freight reduction.
• Develop logistics KPIs, reporting, budgets, forecasts, and cost improvement programs.

• Lead and continuously improve Ichor's global trade compliance program.
• Ensure compliance with applicable import, export, customs, sanctions, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee classification, licensing, restricted party screening, recordkeeping, customs compliance, and related governance activities.
• Monitor evolving trade regulations, tariffs, sanctions, and export control requirements impacting the semiconductor supply chain.
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, and Operations to develop tariff mitigation and duty recovery strategies.

• Lead Ichor's FTZ activation initiative and transition the program into sustainable operations.
• Establish policies, controls, governance processes, training, and operating procedures supporting FTZ compliance.
• Partner with Operations, Finance, IT, and external stakeholders to integrate FTZ requirements into business processes.
• Drive ongoing utilization, compliance, and financial benefits from FTZ operations.

• Lead supplier compliance and supply chain risk management programs across the global supply base.
• Strengthen supplier visibility, risk assessment, responsible sourcing, and resilience capabilities.
• Oversee supplier compliance activities supporting responsible minerals reporting, forced labor requirements, supplier due diligence, and customer compliance obligations.
• Partner with Procurement, Quality, IT, and Operations to proactively identify and mitigate supply chain risks.

• Develop technology roadmaps supporting logistics, trade compliance, supplier compliance, and supply chain visibility.
• Improve data quality, automation, reporting, and decision support capabilities.
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to implement logistics, compliance, and analytics solutions.
• Develop executive dashboards and metrics providing visibility into logistics performance, tariff exposure, compliance risk, and supplier resilience.

• Lead and develop a global team while providing matrix leadership across multiple regions and functions.
• Build strong partnerships across Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Legal, IT, Quality, and executive leadership.
• Translate complex regulatory and operational issues into practical business recommendations.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives that improve cost, compliance, operational performance, and scalability.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, International Business, Business Administration, Engineering, Compliance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in logistics, supply chain, international trade compliance, customs, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and complex cross-functional programs.
• Strong knowledge of global…