Material Project Manager

Applied Materials • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. They design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables technologies like AI and IoT. The company offers a supportive work culture that encourages learning, development, and career growth, empowering its team to push boundaries and drive innovative solutions. Applied Materials is committed to providing programs and support for the health and wellbeing of its employees, encouraging personal and professional growth.

Requirements

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field.
• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.
• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies.
• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts and communicates engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers.
• Provides input to outsourcing decisions by performing make versus buy analysis.
• Coordinates demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
• Leads Materials Core Team and coordinates product development process deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners, and production control.
• Collaborates with engineering team to interpret engineering requirements.
• With limited/ no supervision, creates, releases and updates new project materials strategy.
• Assists in supplier price and delivery negotiations; under direct supervision may negotiate contracts as necessary.
• Utilizes the preferred supplier selection and assessment process when selecting suppliers.
• Completes supplier risk assessment on critical and unique parts.
• Monitors supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).
• Coordinates activities around source selection, specification creation and price negotiation with appropriate team members.
• Executes commercialization (transition) materials plan.
• Manages materials change control process.
• Meets cost objectives and resolves quality issues.
• Generates and publishes Key Process Indicators.
• Tracks total landed costs targets.
• Works with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection requirements.
• Assists and/ or leads in developing supplier and commodity road maps to engineering.
• Utilizes value analysis on build-to-print components in support of Should Cost analysis.
• Actively mediates and partners with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues for assigned product groups.
• Escalate issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.

Benefits

• Supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career.
• Programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Participation in a bonus program (as applicable).
• Participation in a stock award program (as applicable).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees