Product Line Manager

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$124,000 - $171,000

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a Product Line Manager to manage product changes and controls after product release. The role oversees product change management, approvals, customer-impacting field service feedback, configuration and bill-of-material accuracy, common module and component roadmaps, cost-reduction initiatives, and strategic vendor issues. It also facilitates communication across the company to align product strategies, pricing, spare-level contents, restricted part orders, and product roadmaps. Changes may be driven by engineering, quality, safety, customer demands, or supply obsolescence. The position calls for deep expertise in a specialized discipline, judgment in addressing complex problems, and the ability to recommend practices that improve products, processes, or services. The Product Line Manager may lead functional teams or projects of moderate complexity and resource requirements, influence stakeholders through communication and negotiation, and contribute to customer, operational, project, or service objectives. The role is based in Santa Clara, California, offers a salary range of $124,000 to $171,000, involves approximately 10% travel, and is relocation eligible.

Requirements

Demonstrated depth and/or breadth of expertise in the relevant 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 thinking and judgment to identify 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 could affect customers.
Ensure accuracy of customer-shipped configurations and Bills of Materials (BOMs), including CaRM reviews and BOM accuracy.
Approve Non-Standard Requests (NSRs).
Own the common modules roadmap and its implementation after Phase 5 of ePLC.
Implement component roadmaps addressing 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 changes to products after release, including changes driven by engineering, quality, safety, customer demands, or supply obsolescence.