Materials Project Manager (B4)

Applied Materials South East Asia; George Town; On-site; MYR 289,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in Singapore is seeking a procurement professional to forecast and communicate engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers, and to coordinate demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.

You will lead the Materials Core Team, manage supplier negotiations, and collaborate with engineering to interpret requirements, develop materials strategies, and monitor supplier performance to ensure cost, quality, and delivery objectives.

Qualifications

• Forecasts and communicates engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers.
• Performs make versus buy analysis and coordinates demand signals through MRP.
• Minimizes inventory exposure.
• Leads Materials Core Team and coordinates product development deliverables.
• Works with engineering to interpret requirements.
• With limited/no supervision, creates, releases and updates new project materials strategy.
• Sourcing: negotiates supplier price and delivery; may negotiate contracts.
• Uses supplier selection and assessment processes.
• Monitors supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).
• Materials: coordinates source selection, specification creation and price negotiation.
• Executes commercialization (transition) materials plan.
• Manages materials change control; tracks landed costs targets.
• Works with engineering to identify critical/long-lead parts and inspection requirements.
• Develops supplier and commodity road maps to engineering.
• Utilizes value analysis on build-to-print components.
• Acts to mediate with quality and engineering to resolve supplier quality issues.
• Demonstrates depth and breadth of expertise in own field.
• Interprets business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resources, risk, and complexity.
• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses analytical thought to identify solutions.
• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives.
• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others.

Job description

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips - the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world - like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer

Location: Singapore,SGP

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. Provides input to outsourcing decisions by performing make versus buy analysis. Coordinates demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
• Leads Materials Core Team and coordinates product development process deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners, and production control. Collaborates with engineering team to interpret engineering requirements.
• With limited/ no supervision, creates, releases and updates new project materials strategy.
• Sourcing: Assists in supplier price and delivery negotiations; under direct supervision may negotiate contracts as necessary. Utilizes the preferred supplier selection and assessment process when selecting suppliers. Completes supplier risk assessment on critical and unique parts. Monitors supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).
• Materials: Coordinates activities around source selection, specification creation and price negotiation with appropriate team members.
• Executes commercialization (transition) materials plan).
• Manages materials change control process. Meets cost objectives and resolves quality issues. Generates and publishes Key Process Indicators . Tracks total landed costs targets.
• Works with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection requirements. Assists and/ or leads in developing supplier and commodity road maps to engineering. Utilizes value analysis on build-to-print components in support of Should Cost analysis.
• 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.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field

Business Expertise

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

Leadership

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

Problem Solving

• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions

Impact

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view

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.