Product Line Manager
About The Position
Applied Materials is seeking a Product Line Manager to own product change management and control, including changes after product release driven by engineering, quality, safety, customer demands, or supply obsolescence. The role oversees product approvals, engineering changes, field-service feedback with customer impact, and the accuracy of customer-shipped configurations and bills of materials. The Product Line Manager also owns the common modules roadmap and its implementation after Phase 5 of ePLC, and implements component roadmaps covering obsolescence, replacements, alternative vendors, and cost reduction. The position facilitates intercompany communication and alignment on product strategy, pricing, spare-level contents, restricted-part orders, and product roadmaps and market proliferation. It also manages strategic vendor issues and cost-reduction roadmap implementation. The role calls for specialized functional expertise, sound judgment in solving complex problems, and the ability to communicate difficult concepts and negotiate changes in viewpoint. The position may lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, or complexity. Travel is required 10% of the time, and relocation eligibility is offered.
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 the 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 its implementation after Phase 5 of ePLC.
- Implement component roadmaps, including part obsolescence, replacements, alternative vendors, and cost reduction.
- Facilitate intercompany communication and alignment on product strategies, 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, whether driven by engineering, quality, safety, customer demands, or supply obsolescence.
- Lead others in solving complex problems and communicate and negotiate difficult concepts.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Potential eligibility for participation in 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
