Field Marketing Director

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 265,500; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a marketing leader to drive strategic marketing efforts. The role involves providing leadership for the marketing function, directing product strategy, and enhancing product positioning in the market.

Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in marketing, particularly in developing market requirements and conducting competitive analysis. This full-time position is based in Santa Clara, CA and includes opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in marketing and market strategy.
• Expertise in driving business objectives and product positioning.
• Strong negotiation skills with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to meet the marketing goals of the organization.
• Direct product strategy including pricing and market requirements.
• Conduct competitive analysis and recommend resource deployment.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic marketing

Problem solving

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

Salary: $193,000.00 – $265,500.00

Location: Santa Clara, CA

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. 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

• Provides leadership and direction to ensure that overall marketing function is effectively meeting the organization’s strategic goals for a broad functional area.
• Directs the development of market requirements for specific products or product lines including product strategy definition, requirement analysis, technology product roadmaps and pricing.
• Directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area and leads effective marketing and cross-functional teams.
• Directs the development of business plans, assesses market penetration and product positioning to drive competitive advantage, revenue and market share.
• Recommends to GM how to most effectively deploy resources to achieve business goals for a broad functional area.
• Directs the competitive analysis of specific products or product lines.
• Establishes pricing strategies to build and protect a leadership position in market share while enhancing profit margins and developing marketing tools for successful product introductions.
• Drives effective interface with engineering, manufacturing and sales to develop new products and enhance existing products as well as communicate critical market needs and time requirements.

Functional Knowledge

• Recognized as “guru” or external expert in a function.
• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive expertise in leading‑edge theories, techniques and/or technologies within own field.

Business Expertise

• Influences internal/external business and/or regulatory issues that have an impact on the business.

Leadership

• Leads highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership.

Problem Solving

• Proactively identifies and solves the most complex problems; uses ground-breaking methods to think beyond existing solutions.

Impact

• Impacts business direction through the development of innovative services or products.

Interpersonal Skills

• Negotiates with senior management, customers, regulators or vendors to influence decisions.

Additional Information

Time Type: Full time

Employee Type: Assignee / Regular

Travel: Yes, 20% of the Time

Relocation Eligible: No

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable. For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

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.

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