Product Line Management
About The Position
Applied Materials is seeking a professional in Product Line Management to manage product changes and controls after product release. The role oversees approvals, configuration and bill-of-material accuracy, customer-impacting field feedback, common-module and component roadmaps, and cost-reduction initiatives. It also coordinates with Global Product Support and other internal groups on product strategies, pricing, spare-level contents, restricted part orders, and roadmap alignment. The position requires specialized expertise, sound judgment in addressing complex problems, and the ability to communicate difficult concepts and influence others.
Requirements
- Demonstrated depth and/or breadth of expertise in a specialized discipline or field.
- Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services.
- Ability to lead others in solving complex problems using sophisticated analytical thought, judgment, and innovative solutions.
- Ability to communicate difficult concepts and negotiate with others to adopt a different point of view.
Responsibilities
- Own product change management (PCM) and control.
- Approve and control unreleased products.
- Approve Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
- Implement Part Change Notifications (PCNs) with Global Product Support.
- Manage field-service-related activities and review, approve, and filter system feedback activities that may affect customers.
- Ensure accuracy of customer-shipped configurations and bills of materials (BOMs).
- Conduct Configuration Accuracy Review Meeting (CaRM) reviews and oversee BOM accuracy.
- Approve Non-Standard Requests (NSRs).
- Own the common-modules roadmap and implement it after Phase 5 of ePLC.
- Implement component roadmaps, including part obsolescence, replacements, alternative vendors, and cost reduction.
- Facilitate intercompany communication to align on product strategies and provide guidance on pricing, spare-level contents, and restricted-part orders.
- Facilitate alignment meetings for product roadmaps and market proliferation.
- Implement the cost-reduction roadmap.
- Manage strategic vendor issues.
- Manage all product changes after release, including changes driven by engineering, quality, safety, customer demands, or supply obsolescence.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Potential eligibility for a bonus program
- Potential eligibility for a stock award program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
