Director of Industrial Engineering & Strategy

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, seeks an experienced internal consulting professional to lead high-visibility strategic projects across Global Services.

You will analyze the as-is processes, quantify opportunities, develop improvement streams, and drive implementation to deliver material impact on business performance. The role requires 10+ years in management consulting with semiconductor/logistics exposure, strong analytics, Lean/Six Sigma, and ability to operate in a matrix

Qualifications

• Industrial Engineering or equivalent Bachelor degree.
• MBA preferred.
• 10+ years relevant work experience; Semiconductor and management consulting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Structure and break down complex business problems, develop hypothesis, drive analysis and deliver data-driven recommendations
• Lead thoughtful and rigorous analysis across large data sets and synthesize insights and opportunities
• Develop and present high-quality recommendation and deliverables for executive level consumption and contribute to associated strategy and execution discussions
• Work collaboratively across a cross-functional set of stakeholders to gather the right information, pressure test your hypothesis, co-create deliverables, accelerate execution and unlock value
• Optimize operations and business process to improve performance, reduce cycle time, and shrink costs

Skills

Strategic analytics

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Process improvement

Lean / Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent

MBA preferred

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, seeks an experienced internal consulting professional to lead high-visibility strategic projects across Global Services.

You will analyze the as-is processes, quantify opportunities, develop improvement streams, and drive implementation to deliver material impact on business performance. The role requires 10+ years in management consulting with semiconductor/logistics exposure, strong analytics, Lean/Six Sigma, and ability to operate in a matrix