Strategic Supplier Relations Manager

Applied Materials South East Asia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials South East Asia is seeking a proactive procurement professional to align and implement commodity strategies and manage supplier relationships in a fast‑moving, global electronics environment in Singapore. You will engage with cutting‑edge supply chain processes and support continuous improvement across the supplier base to drive quality, cost, and delivery performance.

The role requires demonstrated leadership in supplier management, strong problem‑solving abilities, and

Qualifications

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline.
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; aware of competition.
• Leads small projects with manageable risks.
• Solves complex problems; uses multiple sources of information.
• Explains difficult or sensitive information; builds consensus.

Responsibilities

• Aligns and implements commodity strategies.
• Manages the maintenance of agreements with suppliers that provide the structure for all business relationships between Applied Materials and the supply base.
• Engages with the PLC process to ensure alignment with the commodity strategies.
• Engages new supplier introduction and/or disengagement requirements to/from the Applied Materials supply base.
• Support resolution to systemic supply chain issues affecting quality, cost, delivery or lead-time.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Job description

Applied Materials South East Asia is seeking a proactive procurement professional to align and implement commodity strategies and manage supplier relationships in a fast‑moving, global electronics environment in Singapore. You will engage with cutting‑edge supply chain processes and support continuous improvement across the supplier base to drive quality, cost, and delivery performance.

The role requires demonstrated leadership in supplier management, strong problem‑solving abilities, and