Materials Project Management

Applied Materials India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials India in Bengaluru seeks a materials planner to forecast and manage supplier relations, optimize inventory, and coordinate with quality, engineering, and buyers. You will drive rework decisions and cost-effective surplus handling within a global manufacturing framework.

The role requires strong analytical skills, familiarity with SAP, Core, Teamcenter, Excel, Kinaxis and Tableau, and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams to meet demand and lifecycle needs.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline.
• Understands inventory management systems and data analysis using Excel, Kinaxis and Tableau.
• Familiar with SAP, CORE and Teamcenter for rework estimations.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts and communicates engineering, materials and manufacturing requirements to suppliers.
• Keeps backup stock plans aligned with lead time, end of life and MOQ considerations.
• Collaborates with quality and engineering to resolve supplier issues; escalate as needed.
• Cancels POs with no demand; analyzes demand across plants and reallocates in SAP.
• Assesses rework feasibility for excess materials and facilitates execution.
• Coordinates with buyers to sell-back excess parts as per vendor rules.
• Works with designers to scrap excess materials when unused.

Skills

Inventory management

Tools

SAP

CORE

Teamcenter

Excel

Kinaxis

Tableau

Job description

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next‑generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next‑generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

What We Offer

Location: Bangalore,IND

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Forecasts and communicates engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers in regards to rework opportunities of excess and/or zero demand items resulting from supply and demand changes or ECR activity.
• Provides inputs to the BU Materials' teams determination of maintaining backup stock during high-demand periods considering the lead time, last time buy, end of life and MOQ in alignment with buyers and materials planners.
• Actively mediates and partners with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues for assigned product groups. Escalate issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.
• Works with buyers and MPMs to cancel PO's placed with no demand or demand drop. Analyzes the demand in other plants in SAP and transfers the PO to required plant in SAP via STO/ICTO.
• For excess materials which cannot be consumed, validates if rework into another usable part for different products within an organization is feasible and tends to the execution of that rework.
• Works with buyers to sell-back excess parts at the cost of a fee per alignment with vendor.
• Aligns with part designers to scrap if no other usage on excess materials.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
• Understands and is able to leverage extensive use of inventory management systems, Excel, Kinaxis and Tableau to develop accurate product analysis summaries.
• Should understand how to utilize SAP, CORE, Teamcenter; how to interpret drawings and apply product knowledge to rework estimations from supplier.

Business Expertise

• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Leadership

• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements

Problem Solving

• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.

Impact

• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies.

Interpersonal Skills

• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.