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Supply Chain Contracts Specialist

MKS Instruments

Location: Remote — Worldwide Advertised pay: USD 71,000–118,000 / yearly Work arrangement: Worldwide remote Employment: Full Time Posted: October 26, 2026 Freshness: Posted today Source check: Observed today
Disclosure5 of 5 core facts statedReview uncertainties
Last source observationObserved todayObservation is not employer confirmation.
Application destinationhimalayas.appReview the application route and source evidence in the full report below.

Executive opportunity brief

The decision in one screen

A compact evidence-first read of compensation, flexibility, mobility and what still needs verification. No universal quality score is used.

Compensation positionUSD 71,000–118,000 / year6 current same-currency observations
Work flexibilityWorldwide remoteBased only on stated location/work-arrangement evidence.
Decision evidence5 of 5 core facts knownThis listing states more core decision facts than the median role in the current sample.
Mobility evidenceSponsorship not establishedUnknown evidence is not treated as unavailable.
Current alternatives1006 current same-family rolesCurrent HPJ inventory, not the whole labor market.
Negotiation readinessNegotiation evidence available: advertised pay range, current same-currency market context, strong decision evidence.Use the private Offer & Negotiation Lab below if an offer arrives.

Fast read

Opportunity DNA

The strongest upside: location flexibility looks unusually broad. The main trade-off: the salary benchmark is still shallow.

May appeal in aRemote-first search
PayRange available

The range is usable, but the comparable sample is still too shallow for a strong relative-pay call.

FlexibilityBroad location freedom

No material geography, office-attendance or timezone restriction is visible in the available wording.

Entry pathMixed requirements

Some access and qualification signals are clear, but the overall entry path is neither unusually open nor unusually restrictive.

MobilityNot established

Sponsorship and relocation support are not clear from the current listing.

ApplicationSome process detail

Part of the application route can be assessed, but the full external process may contain additional steps.

TraceabilityCurrent source traceable

At least one recent enabled source can still renew this vacancy.

This fingerprint summarizes what is clear, constrained or still unanswered in the current listing. It is a reading aid, not an overall job score.

Decision evidence check

5 of 5 core facts stated

This checks whether the listing states the facts that commonly change an employment decision. It measures disclosure completeness, not whether the opportunity is good or bad.

Facts already stated

  • Compensation
  • Work arrangement
  • Location eligibility
  • Application closing time
  • Employment type

Core evidence complete

All five core facts are stated. Other details can still matter, so continue with the qualification, mobility, employer and application checks below.

Unknown information is never converted into a negative score. The questions above exist to prevent missing evidence from being mistaken for a favorable term.

Decision levers

What could make or break the fit?

Reasons to look closer

  • Location flexibility looks unusually broad: The available wording supports high Remote Freedom without a material geography, office-attendance or timezone restriction showing up.

Trade-offs to weigh

  • The salary benchmark is still shallow: Pay is disclosed, but the current comparison pool is too small for a strong relative-pay conclusion.

Questions worth asking before you invest more time

  • Confirm whether a degree is actually required, preferred, or replaceable with equivalent experience.
  • Ask whether visa sponsorship is available before investing significant time in the application.

These questions come from details the listing leaves open. An unanswered point is not treated as a disadvantage.

Opportunity neighborhood

Keep your options open

These live roles sit close enough to this opportunity to make useful comparison points. Look across several employers before deciding what pay, flexibility or access trade-offs you are willing to accept.

Project Manager Ssr. - Chile (L)

Acciona IT · Remote — Worldwide

Salary not disclosed Worldwide remote 4/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same seniority band · Similar work arrangement · Same employment type

Quality Operations Manager

HarmonyCares · Remote — Worldwide

USD 84,000–120,000 / year Worldwide remote 5/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Similar work arrangement · Same employment type · Recently posted

About 8% higher advertised midpoint

Different angle: Seniority is not explicit

People Operations Manager

Proxima Fusion GmbH · Munich

Salary not disclosed On-site / hybrid 3/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same employment type · Recently posted

Different angle: Seniority is not explicit · Different work arrangement

Real Estate Portfolio Project Manager

Ericsson AB · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sverige

Salary not disclosed On-site / hybrid 4/5 core facts

Why it is nearby: Same employment type · Recently posted

Different angle: Seniority is not explicit · Different work arrangement

This neighborhood is drawn from current inventory in the same broad occupation. Similarity is based on explicit listing facts; missing details do not count against a job.

Role market context

How much current choice is visible around this kind of work?

This compares the vacancy with current High Paid Job inventory in the broad Operations & program roles family. It describes visible choice and disclosure, not future demand or career quality.

Current visible roles1,006

200 most recent current roles sampled for the disclosure measures below.

Employers represented141

Distinct employers in the bounded current sample, not an estimate of all employers hiring in the market.

Decision-ready disclosure22%

Current sampled roles stating at least four of the five Core Decision Facts.

Compensation stated56%

Requires a numeric amount, explicit ISO currency and supported pay period.

Work arrangement stated53%

Listings with explicit enough remote, hybrid or on-site evidence to classify.

Stated closing time65%

Missing deadline evidence remains unknown and is not interpreted as an open-ended application window.

Disclosure comparison: This listing states more core decision facts than the median role in the current sample. This listing: 5/5 · sample median: 3.0/5.

Currencies with explicit pay evidence in the sample: USD (110) · GBP (1) · EUR (1). Raw amounts across different currencies are not compared.

This describes current visible High Paid Job inventory in the same broad occupation family. Percentages use a bounded recent sample and are not a forecast, a complete labor-market census or an employer-quality measure.

Constraint opportunity lab

What changes the size of the current opportunity pool?

Each line applies one stricter evidence-based constraint to the same bounded current role-family sample. It helps you see the trade-off in visible choice without deciding which trade-off is right for you.

Require explicit sponsorship or relocation support 0 / 200 0%

Counts only affirmative or possible sponsorship evidence, or relocation explicitly offered. Unknown is not treated as no.

Require worldwide remote evidence 21 / 200 11%

A much stricter subset: only listings with explicit worldwide-remote evidence remain.

Require a remote-listed arrangement 44 / 200 22%

Counts roles explicitly classified as worldwide remote, region-restricted remote or remote with restrictions still unclear.

Require at least four Core Decision Facts 44 / 200 22%

Shows the subset with enough stated evidence for a more informed first comparison.

Require usable compensation disclosure 112 / 200 56%

Requires amount, explicit ISO currency and a supported pay period. Missing pay evidence remains unknown.

Stay around the same seniority band 151 / 200 76%

Includes roles whose seniority is genuinely unspecified rather than assuming they belong to another level.

Keep this advertised salary floor in the same currency 102 / 110 93%

Only same-currency opportunities with usable annualized pay enter this comparison. Other currencies are not converted or treated as lower.

Keep the same employment type 83 / 88 94%

Uses only roles with a stated employment type.

These are counterfactual filters over a bounded sample of current HPJ inventory in the same broad occupation family. They show how visible choice changes when one evidence-based constraint is applied; they do not tell you which constraint you should choose or predict hiring outcomes. The calculation uses the 200 most recent current roles from 1006 visible roles in this broad family.

Salary transparency context

Is pay disclosure typical for this kind of role?

This listing states usable structured compensation. About 56% of the bounded current role sample does the same.

This listingUsable pay stated

Compensation counts only when amount, ISO currency and supported pay period are all known.

Current same-role sample56%

Pay disclosure is mixed but appears in at least half of the current role sample.

Current employer patternInsufficient evidence

Employer-level comparison is withheld until enough current employer listings are available.

This compares salary-disclosure behavior in current visible listings. It does not compare raw salary amounts across currencies, infer undisclosed pay as zero, or rate employer quality.

Private offer & negotiation lab

Turn an offer into evidence, not guesswork

Enter an annual base offer and, if you want, your own target. HPJ compares only within one explicit currency and never chooses a target for you.

Advertised annualized payUSD 71,000–118,000 / yearListing evidence only.
Current comparable medianUSD 122,984110 current sampled roles
Current upper quartileUSD 165,503Current HPJ inventory context, not a salary recommendation.

Negotiation evidence available: advertised pay range, current same-currency market context, strong decision evidence.

Enter an annual base offer to compare it with explicit same-currency evidence. HPJ will not suggest a target for you.

Review the full package · 10 terms

Mark what is confirmed, what needs clarification and what you want to prioritize. These choices and notes stay in this browser.

Base payKnown

Usable advertised compensation is available.

Bonus / commissionMentioned

Variable compensation is mentioned; verify amount, formula, target and eligibility.

Equity / long-term incentivesVerify

Equity or long-term incentive language is mentioned; verify grant type, vesting and valuation basis.

Retirement / pensionMentioned

Retirement or pension benefits are mentioned; verify employer contribution and vesting.

Health benefitsMentioned

Health-benefit language is mentioned; verify coverage, dependants and employee cost.

Paid leaveMentioned

Paid-leave language is mentioned; verify the exact entitlement and carry-over rules.

Work arrangementKnown

A work-arrangement signal is available; verify schedule details before relying on it.

RelocationVerify

Relocation support not established

Visa / work authorizationVerify

Sponsorship not established

Review timingVerify

A review cycle is mentioned; verify timing and whether compensation can change at that review.

Questions worth taking into the offer conversation

  • Does the package include equity or another long-term incentive, and what are the vesting terms?
  • If relocation is relevant, what expenses, timing and repayment conditions are covered?
  • What exact sponsorship or work-authorization conditions apply to this role?
  • When is the first performance and compensation review after joining?

Occupation intelligence

What broader career references connect to this role?

HPJ uses broad comparison families for current-market analysis. External taxonomy results are reference candidates for that broad family, not a declaration that this vacancy has been authoritatively classified into a specific occupation.

HPJ comparison familyOperations & program roles
Adjacent families worth exploringPeople & HR roles · Finance & accounting roles · Sales roles

European occupation references

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

U.S. occupation references

This site incorporates information from O*NET Web Services by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Career reference research

Skills worth investigating

Official occupational context, paired with exact phrases visible in this vacancy. It is not a skills test or an applicant-fit score.

ESCO · European occupation

operations manager

Usually essential in this ESCO occupation
  • energy conservation
  • liaise with managers
  • corporate social responsibility
  • evaluate employees
  • establish daily priorities
  • supervise daily information operations
  • manage supplies
Context-dependent ESCO skills
  • promote innovative infrastructure design
  • use measurement instruments
  • gas consumption
  • manage disaster recovery plans
  • monitor utility equipment

O*NET · U.S. occupation

General and Operations Managers

O*NET occupation skills
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • CoordinationPhrase in listing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Social Perceptiveness
Build my private skill preparation brief Your evidence · Practice · Interview questions

Plan how you might demonstrate or investigate occupational skills. These are broad-family reference examples, not confirmed vacancy requirements. Nothing you enter is sent to High Paid Job.

energy conservationESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
liaise with managersESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
corporate social responsibilityESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
evaluate employeesESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
establish daily prioritiesESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
supervise daily information operationsESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
manage suppliesESCO · Essential · Listing mention unknown
promote innovative infrastructure designESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
use measurement instrumentsESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
gas consumptionESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
manage disaster recovery plansESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
monitor utility equipmentESCO · Optional · Listing mention unknown
Active ListeningO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
MonitoringO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Reading ComprehensionO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
SpeakingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
CoordinationO*NET · Skills · Exact phrase in listing
Critical ThinkingO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Management of Personnel ResourcesO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown
Social PerceptivenessO*NET · Skills · Listing mention unknown

Private to this browser. Up to 20 reference skills; not a qualification assessment or hiring prediction.

Useful next question: Which of these occupational reference skills does the hiring manager actually expect for this specific role, and what evidence would demonstrate them?

These skills belong to one reference occupation selected for HPJ’s broad career family, not a verified classification of this vacancy. Text overlap only means a phrase appears in the available listing text; it does not establish an employer requirement, your proficiency, or a qualification gap. A missing mention is unknown, not a deficit.

Adjacent current roles to investigate

Sales roles

Enterprise Account Executive

Fivetran · Anywhere in the World, 🇺🇸 United States of America

same employment type · similar work-arrangement evidence
Sales roles

Sales Enablement Manager

Upsun · Anywhere in the World, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, and 🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela

same employment type · similar work-arrangement evidence

Adjacent-family roles are exploration prompts from current HPJ inventory. They are not inferred qualification matches and they do not imply a promotion path.

Career move map

What sits one step away?

This listing is currently read as Mid-career. Nearby roles one visible seniority step away can help you judge whether to widen the search, stretch upward or compare the responsibilities more carefully.

Stretch direction

Senior / lead

Transportation Project Manager

JLL · Remote — Worldwide

USD 115,000–128,000 / year Similar work arrangement · Same employment type · Recently posted Advertised midpoint is about 29% higher
Senior / lead

Senior Internal Communications Program Manager

Centene Corporation · Remote — Worldwide

USD 70,100–126,200 / year Similar work arrangement · Same employment type · Recently posted Advertised midpoint is about 4% higher

These are live roles one visible seniority step away in the same broad occupation family. They can reveal nearby options, but they are not a guaranteed promotion path and do not account for your personal experience.

Skill bridge

What does this role connect to?

Procurement is one of the signals this listing shares with skills appearing often across current Operations & program roles opportunities.

Skills named in this listing

ProcurementStakeholder ManagementSupply Chain

Shared with the current career sample

  • Procurement Seen in 21 sampled listings
  • Stakeholder Management Seen in 16 sampled listings
  • Supply Chain Seen in 22 sampled listings

Combinations also appearing together

  • Procurement + Supply Chain appeared together in 9 sampled listings

Application edge

  • If these skills match your background, prepare one concrete example that shows how you used Procurement, Stakeholder Management, and Supply Chain rather than relying on a keyword-only claim.
  • The listing states about 3 years of required experience. Check that the dates and scope in your application make that experience easy to verify.
  • The listing mentions extra application steps. Review those requirements before starting so you can prepare the requested material in one pass.

If the named skills are genuinely transferable in your own experience, the occupation map also points to adjacent current families worth researching: People & HR roles, Finance & accounting roles, and Sales roles. This is exploration context, not a qualification match.

Skill signals come from explicit text mentions. A mention is not automatically a requirement, and absence from the current top-skill list does not make a skill rare or unimportant. The current career comparison draws on 120 sampled listings; 100 contain a recognized skill signal.

Application Decision Lab

Turn the listing into a preparation plan

Separate what the listing actually states from what you still need to prepare or verify. Your selections and short notes stay in this browser and are never submitted to High Paid Job.

Explicit requirement

At least about 3 years of experience required

The available wording contains an explicit minimum/required years-of-experience signal. Preferred years are tracked separately and never promoted into the required minimum.

Listing mention

Procurement

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Stakeholder Management

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Listing mention

Supply Chain

This skill or technology is explicitly mentioned in the available listing text. A mention is not automatically a mandatory requirement; prepare a concrete example only if it is relevant to your experience.

Application step

Prepare for a stated application step

An assessment, test or work-sample step is explicitly mentioned.

Questions worth resolving before you rely on the opportunity

  • Work authorization / sponsorship: If sponsorship or work authorization matters to you, what exact immigration or employer-sponsorship conditions apply to this role?

Decision analysis

What the listing really tells you

Rich decision context

The headline alone does not tell the whole story for Supply Chain Contracts Specialist at MKS Instruments. The clearest decision context comes from the range is useful even though the comparison pool is small, the location rules are clear enough to judge, and the entry path is becoming clearer.

The range is useful even though the comparison pool is small

The USD range can be compared directly within its currency, although the present comparison sample is too shallow for a confident relative-pay ranking.

The location rules are clear enough to judge

Location flexibility can be assessed here: Highly location-flexible, with a Remote Freedom reading of 96/100.

The entry path is becoming clearer

At least about 3 years of experience required · 1 additional stated barrier. Unstated education or experience requirements stay open rather than being assumed.

The visible application effort can be estimated

Provider-mediated application path · 1 visible process step. The external application may contain additional steps that are not visible from the listing itself.

Source continuity adds useful context

1 recent enabled source can currently renew this vacancy across 1 source classes. That improves traceability, although it does not verify the employer itself.

How this analysis is assembled

This read combines the structured details currently available for pay, flexibility, qualifications, mobility, application effort and source continuity. Missing facts are left open for you to verify.

Analysis evidence coverage

How much analysis can the current evidence support?

70%Useful analysis evidence coverage
70%
Current-sample pay positionInsufficient comparable salary sample

Only 6 comparable salary observations are available. At least 10 are needed before showing a High Pay Score.

Remote Freedom evidence96 / 100

Measures observable location flexibility and explicit restrictions; it does not determine whether remote work is personally desirable.

Salary evidence qualityMedium confidence · Broad but usable range

The salary is source-provided and normalizable, but the advertised range is broad enough to reduce comparison precision.

Listing freshnessPosted today

The source posting date is today.

Source provenance evidenceEstablished source evidence

At least one enabled source recently observed the vacancy. The source chain is traceable, but this is not independent employer verification.

There is no universal opportunity score because pay, flexibility and access matter differently to different people. Compare Jobs lets you weight the evidence around your own priorities.

Decision checklist

What is supported, uncertain or worth checking?

This checklist separates supported strengths, visible cautions and missing evidence. It is not an overall recommendation or guarantee that the job is suitable for you.

Supported strengths

  • The available work-location evidence indicates strong location flexibility.

Visible cautions

  • At least about 3 years of experience required

Still unknown

  • There is not enough comparable salary evidence to establish this job’s current pay position.
  • Visa sponsorship is not established by the available listing data.

Qualifications & access

What qualifications are explicitly stated?

Some explicit entry barriers stated

EducationEducation requirement not established
Required experience evidenceAt least about 3 years of experience required
Explicit required barriers1
Explicit access signals0

Explicit requirements worth checking

  • At least about 3 years of experience required: The available wording contains an explicit minimum/required years-of-experience signal. Preferred years are tracked separately and never promoted into the required minimum.

Qualification signals come from explicit listing wording. Anything not mentioned remains unknown, so silence is never treated as proof that a degree, experience, licence or other requirement is unnecessary.

Pay vs. barriers

Opportunity Efficiency not assessed

The current pay position is not reliable enough to weigh compensation against the stated barriers.

Explicit stated barriers

1 explicit required barrier is visible in the available wording.

Required experience evidence

The listing states at least about 3 years of required experience.

Evidence gaps that could change this interpretation
  • Current comparable pay position is unavailable.
  • Education requirement is not established.

This section weighs pay context against clearly stated barriers without collapsing unlike requirements into one universal score. Degree, experience, licensing, clearance and location limits remain separate, and missing qualification details stay unknown.

Beyond the headline

Not enough evidence for a hidden-value finding

Potential hidden value appears only when several distinct non-pay advantages are actually supported. Missing requirements or benefits are never counted as positives.

Strong location flexibility

The observable Remote Freedom evidence is strong and contains few explicit restriction signals.

Still check: At least about 3 years of experience required · The current application path is provider-mediated rather than directly classified as an employer-authorized or official route.

Hidden Value is an experimental evidence summary, not an investment-style score or guarantee of employability. It only uses explicit current listing evidence and does not infer that an unmentioned qualification is unnecessary.

Explainable opportunity highlight

Why this opportunity stands out

These are supported signals from the current listing and comparison sample—not a guarantee that this is the best job for you.

Strong remote flexibility

The observable work-location signals indicate unusually strong location flexibility.

Fresh opportunity

The source posting date is today.

Compensation intelligence

How competitive is this pay?

No High Pay Score yet

Only 6 comparable salary observations are available. At least 10 are needed before showing a High Pay Score.

Why this analysis?

  • Only 6 comparable salary observations are available. At least 10 are needed before showing a High Pay Score.
  • Salary confidence: Medium. The salary is source-provided and normalizable, but the advertised range is broad enough to reduce comparison precision.
  • Range quality: Broad but usable range.

Employer compensation communication

Pay transparency at MKS Instruments

Not enough current listings

Only 2 current listings from this employer are indexed. At least three are required before employer-level pay transparency is summarized.

This pattern comes from the employer’s current visible vacancies. It describes hiring and pay transparency in those listings, not employee satisfaction or a permanent judgement of the employer.

Current employer intelligence

MKS Instruments — current opportunity snapshot

Employer-level patterns not available yet

Only 2 current listings from this employer are visible. At least three are needed before an employer pattern is shown.

This snapshot describes the employer’s current visible vacancies—things such as pay disclosure and work arrangement. It is not an employee-satisfaction or hiring-quality rating, and different currencies stay separate.

Work-location intelligence

Remote Freedom

96/100

Highly location-flexible

96%

Why this score?

  • The source describes the role as open worldwide or globally.

Flexibility signals detected

  • Worldwide or global remote eligibility is explicitly indicated.

Remote Freedom measures observable location flexibility only. Unknown work-location information remains unscored. Timezone wording is penalized only when it appears restrictive; general collaboration across time zones is not treated as a restriction. A score does not guarantee legal work eligibility, payroll availability or visa sponsorship.

International applicant intelligence

Visa & relocation signals

Sponsorship status is shown only when the listing provides clear enough wording. Employer history or headquarters location is not used to guess an answer.

Visa sponsorshipSponsorship not established

The available listing details do not contain a clear enough sponsorship statement.

RelocationRelocation support not established

The available listing details do not contain a clear enough relocation statement.

Tradeoff check

What’s the catch?

No obvious trade-off appears in the available job details. That does not mean the role has no drawbacks, so the original listing and employment terms are still worth reading carefully.

Current alternatives

Better-paying alternatives

These current roles show a materially higher annualized salary midpoint in the same broad occupation and currency. Similar seniority, country, work arrangement, employment type and recency are preferred where possible; higher pay alone does not make an alternative a better fit.

About +8% midpoint

Quality Operations Manager

HarmonyCares · Remote — Worldwide

USD 84,000–120,000 / year Worldwide remote

Why comparable: Similar work-location arrangement · Same employment type · Recently posted

Check: Seniority is not explicit in the alternative listing.

About +94% midpoint

Program Manager (Dean)

Federal Emergency Management Agency · Emmitsburg, Maryland

USD 169,279–197,200 / year Unclear

Why comparable: Recently posted

Check: Seniority is not explicit in the alternative listing.

About +94% midpoint

Program Manager

Customs and Border Protection · Multiple Locations

USD 169,279–197,200 / year Unclear

Why comparable: Recently posted

Check: Seniority is not explicit in the alternative listing.

Alternatives are drawn from the current inventory rather than presented as application recommendations. A pay difference needs to be meaningful—about 3% or more at the midpoint—and different currencies are not compared.

Application-path intelligence

What can we see about the application process?

Provider-mediated application path

The current application path comes through a publisher or aggregator. The destination may still lead to an employer-authorized hiring system, but that is not clear enough to assume.

Current destination: himalayas.app · HTTPS

Visible application steps or requirements

  • An assessment, test or work-sample step is explicitly mentioned.

Application effort is estimated from visible listing and source details. Optional steps are kept separate from mandatory ones, and the external form may contain additional requirements that are not visible here.

Application safety context

Application safety check

Basic application-safety context available

The current application destination has a basic transport-safety signal such as HTTPS. This does not verify the employer, vacancy, recruiter or application process.

Evidence checked: Source provenance · Application destination · Listing wording

Observable transport-safety signals

  • The available application destination uses HTTPS.
Before you share money or sensitive information
  • Confirm the vacancy on the employer’s official careers site when practical, especially if a recruiter contacts you outside the listed application path.
  • Check that recruiter email domains and application destinations are consistent with the employer or an identifiable recruiting provider.
  • Do not pay application, processing, training or equipment fees merely to be considered for a job.
  • Do not send cryptocurrency, gift cards, online-banking credentials or PINs as part of an application.
  • Treat unusually fast offers or interviews conducted only through informal messaging channels as reasons to verify the employer independently.

This is a limited safety screen, not employer verification and not a fraud determination. Never send money, cryptocurrency, passwords or sensitive banking credentials merely because a listing appears on a job platform.

Original listing details

The section below comes from the listing source. The decision sections above use the job’s structured pay, location, qualification, mobility and application details to give you additional context.

A Day In Your Life at MKS:

As a Global Supply Chain Contracts Specialist, you will be responsible for leading end-to-end commercial contracting activities across both capital equipment and a wide range of global services categories, including human resources, IT, management consulting, system integrators, operations, facilities, audit/tax, and legal services. You will negotiate MSAs, SOWs, SLAs, change orders, and related contractual documents, partnering closely with Category Management, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and InfoSec to balance savings, risk, and compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative international environment navigating multiple organizations, sites, cultures and practices. You will report to the Sr. Director of Global Supply Chain.

You Make an Impact By:

  • Drive the full contract lifecycle for a broad range of agreements, spanning development, negotiation, governance, and execution across NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, SLAs, software license agreements, change orders, renewals, and amendments
  • Develop negotiation strategies. while leveraging playbooks, market benchmarks, and category strategies to secure favorable commercial terms, service levels, and balanced contractual protections aligned with business objectives
  • Use playbooks, clause libraries, and templates to accelerate contract cycle time
  • Partner with Legal, Compliance, and InfoSec to assess/control third-party risk and ensure all agreements align with internal policies, legal requirements, SOX controls, and data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, export controls, HIPAA, etc.)
  • Identify automation and process opportunities; champion standardization and training for stakeholders

Skills You Bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Legal Studies, Supply Chain, or related discipline
  • 3+ years of experience managing commercial contracts and supplier agreements
  • 3+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, sourcing, or vendor management
  • Demonstrated expertise in contract negotiation, risk assessment, and project coordination
  • Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
  • High attention to detail with experience managing contract documentation and version control

We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary Pay Range: $71,000 - $118,000 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law. 

Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable].

Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 11 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.].

MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act for Employers.

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: .

If applying for a specific job, please include the requisition number (ex: RXXXX), the title and location of the role

Originally posted on Himalayas

Listing provenance

Where did this job come from?

See where this vacancy came from and whether more than one current source can still support it. Source names help with traceability and attribution; they are not endorsements or guarantees.

Current source evidenceEstablished source evidence

At least one enabled source recently observed the vacancy. The source chain is traceable, but this is not independent employer verification.

Continuity
One recent renewable source
Source-class independence
One renewable source class
Last source observation
Observed today

This records when High Paid Job last observed the vacancy in source evidence. It confirms source presence, not that the employer edited the vacancy at that time.

  • 1 enabled source recently observed this vacancy.

Source confidence is about traceability and continuity. It is separate from application safety and should not be read as an employer reputation rating.

HimalayasPublisher source

The vacancy is supplied by an external job publisher. Source information helps show where the listing came from; it is not a guarantee about the employer or vacancy.

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Listing source: Himalayas. Destination: himalayas.app. The application opens in a new tab so you can keep this report open.