Materials Project Manager (B4)

Applied Materials • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

Applied Materials is hiring a Materials Project Manager to create and manage materials strategies for product development and commercialization. The role forecasts engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers; coordinates demand signals through MRP; and leads the Materials Core Team, coordinating product development deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners, and production control. The role collaborates with engineering to interpret requirements and develops, releases, and updates project materials strategies with limited or no supervision.

The position supports sourcing and supplier management, including supplier selection, risk assessments, price and delivery negotiations, and monitoring supplier delivery, quality, and cost. It coordinates materials source selection, specifications, price negotiation, commercialization plans, and change control. The Materials Project Manager tracks cost objectives and key process indicators, supports should-cost analysis, identifies critical and long-lead parts and inspection requirements, and partners with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier issues. The role may lead functional teams or projects of moderate complexity and negotiates with stakeholders to advance project objectives.

Responsibilities

• Forecast and communicate engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers.
• Perform make-versus-buy analysis to provide input to outsourcing decisions.
• Coordinate demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
• Lead the 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 with limited or no supervision.
• Assist with supplier price and delivery negotiations and, under direct supervision, negotiate contracts as necessary.
• Use the preferred supplier selection and assessment process when selecting suppliers.
• Complete supplier risk assessments for 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 materials plans and manage the materials change control process.
• Meet cost objectives and 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 with or lead development of 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, escalating issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Candidates may be eligible for participation in a bonus and stock award program, as applicable
• Supportive work culture that encourages learning, development, and career growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed