Materials Project Management III (B3)

Applied Materials•Austin, TX

1d•$88,000 - $121,000

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a Materials Project Management III professional to coordinate materials planning and supplier activities for product development and commercialization. The role forecasts and communicates engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers; supports make-versus-buy decisions; and coordinates demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure. It creates, releases, and updates project materials strategies under some supervision, and coordinates product development deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners, and production control. The position supports sourcing and supplier selection, including price and delivery negotiations, supplier risk assessments, and supplier performance monitoring. It coordinates source selection, specifications, and price negotiations with relevant team members, and executes materials plans for commercialization transitions. The role also manages materials change control, cost objectives, quality issue resolution, key process indicator reporting, and tracking of total landed cost targets. Working with engineering, quality, and other teams, the role identifies critical and long-lead parts and inspection requirements, supports supplier and commodity road maps, applies value analysis to build-to-print components for should-cost analysis, and partners to resolve supplier quality issues. The role may escalate issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary. It acts as a resource for less experienced colleagues and may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.

Requirements

Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in the role’s discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.
Knowledge of best practices and how the role’s area integrates with others, as well as awareness of competition and market differentiators.
Ability to solve complex problems, take new perspectives on existing solutions, and exercise judgment based on analysis of multiple information sources.
Ability to explain difficult or sensitive information and work to build consensus.

Responsibilities

Forecast and communicate engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers.
Provide input to outsourcing decisions by performing make-versus-buy analysis.
Coordinate demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
Form the Materials Core Team and coordinate product development deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners, and production control.
Collaborate with engineering to interpret engineering requirements.
Create, release, and update new project materials strategies under some supervision.
Assist with supplier price and delivery negotiations; negotiate contracts under direct supervision when necessary.
Use preferred supplier selection and assessment processes when selecting suppliers.
Complete supplier risk assessments for critical and unique parts, and monitor supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance.
Coordinate source selection, specification creation, and price negotiations with appropriate team members.
Execute the commercialization transition materials plan.
Manage materials change control, meet cost objectives, resolve quality issues, generate and publish key process indicators, and track total landed cost targets.
Work with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts, and inspection requirements.
Assist in developing supplier and commodity road maps for engineering.
Use value analysis on build-to-print components in support of should-cost analysis.
Partner with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues for assigned product groups, escalating issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.
Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and potentially lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.