NPI Materials & Sourcing Lead

Applied Materials, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Singapore is seeking a procurement professional to manage supplier relationships, forecast materials needs, and coordinate with engineering and production teams. You will participate in make vs.

buy decisions and oversee demand signals through MRP to control inventory exposure. In this role, you will form a materials core team, negotiate with suppliers, and monitor performance while supporting transition plans and cost objectives.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.
• Forms 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.
• Under some 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 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.

Skills

Supplier negotiation

Inventory management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Singapore is seeking a procurement professional to manage supplier relationships, forecast materials needs, and coordinate with engineering and production teams. You will participate in make vs.

buy decisions and oversee demand signals through MRP to control inventory exposure. In this role, you will form a materials core team, negotiate with suppliers, and monitor performance while supporting transition plans and cost objectives.