Manager, Materials Management

Applied Materials•Billerica, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Manager, Materials Management at Applied Materials, a global leader in materials science and engineering solutions for the semiconductor and advanced display industries. The company creates and services essential equipment for advancing AI and next-generation semiconductor chips. This role offers a supportive work culture encouraging learning, development, and career growth, empowering employees to push boundaries and learn daily. Applied Materials is committed to employee health and wellbeing, providing programs for personal and professional growth.

Requirements

Demonstrates in-depth understanding of concepts, theories, and principles in own job family and basic knowledge of other related job families.
Applies understanding of the industry and how own area contributes to the achievement of objectives.
Manages a generally homogeneous team; adapts plans and priorities to meet service and/or operational challenges.
Identifies and resolves technical, operational, and organizational problems.
Impacts the level of service and the team’s ability to meet quality, volume, and timeliness objectives.
Guided by policies and resource requirements within business unit, department, or sub-function.
Guides, influences, and persuades others internally in related areas or externally.
Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times.
This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and manage a cross-functional, fully integrated planning process that incorporates make versus buy, capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, material, and associated cost elements.
Perform analysis of customer demand, sales forecasts, and historical material usage to develop and execute build-to-order and build-to-forecast plans.
Coordinate with cross-functional business teams to develop the best cost strategy for production planning to support customer demand.
Establish and implement methods and best practices related to systems and processes that support inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control.
Establish and manage production scheduling activities by monitoring material inventories, tracking production progress, and reviewing factors affecting schedules.
Ensure accuracy of inventory counts by implementing and managing, in conjunction with Finance, an inventory control system capable of identifying discrepancies and taking corrective action.
Develop and execute a sourcing strategy to meet the company's business growth and sourcing requirements.
Identify, develop, and manage effective relationships with existing and potential suppliers of goods and services to meet established cost, quality, and delivery targets.
Establish, implement, and manage a system to evaluate, monitor, and report supplier scorecard performance.
Coordinate and work with quality, engineering, machining, and assembly operations to ensure 100% on-time delivery by establishing and monitoring schedules to proactively identify and address issues.
Represent the materials organization on corporate materials task force teams.
Manage department budget, associated costs, and resources.