Materials Project Management III (B3)

Applied Materials•Austin, TX

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a Materials Project Management III professional to coordinate materials planning and sourcing activities for product development and commercialization. The role forecasts engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers; coordinates demand signals through MRP; and creates, releases, and updates project materials strategies under some supervision. It forms a Materials Core Team and coordinates product development deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners, and production control, while collaborating with engineering to interpret requirements. The position supports sourcing and supplier management, including supplier selection, risk assessment, price and delivery negotiations, and performance monitoring. It coordinates source selection, specification creation, and price negotiation; executes commercialization materials plans; manages materials change control; tracks costs and key process indicators; and partners with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues. The role may lead small projects and acts as a resource for less experienced colleagues.

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; awareness of competition and market differentiators.
Ability to solve complex problems by analyzing multiple information sources and taking new perspectives on existing solutions.
Ability to work within broad guidelines and policies while impacting activities across own and related teams.
Ability to explain difficult or sensitive information and build consensus.
Willingness to travel 10% of the time.

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 a Materials Core Team and coordinate product development process 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 and, under direct supervision, negotiate contracts as necessary.
Use preferred supplier selection and assessment processes when selecting suppliers.
Complete supplier risk assessments on critical and unique parts.
Monitor supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance.
Coordinate source selection, specification creation, and price negotiation with appropriate team members.
Execute commercialization (transition) materials plans and manage the materials change control process.
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 to support Should Cost analysis.
Partner with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues for assigned product groups and escalate issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.
May lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements and act as a resource for colleagues with less experience.