Global Category Director – Workplace, Infrastructure & Lab Ops

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking an experienced executive leader to serve as the Director, Global Category Management – Workplace, Infrastructure & Lab Operations Portfolio Leader. This role drives one of the company's largest indirect spend portfolios and partners with Global Workplace & Infrastructure to deliver value across multiple facilities domains.

The Director defines portfolio strategy, builds capability, and leads a global team of category leaders to improve governance, supplier

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience.
• 10+ years leading global teams and managers.
• Experience leading category management organizations.
• Experience managing large global spend portfolios.
• Background in Workplace, Infrastructure, Facilities, Construction, Real Estate, Engineering Services, Laboratory Operations, or similar environments.
• Demonstrated experience with organizational design and transformation.
• Proven executive stakeholder management capability.
• Experience leading supplier governance and SRM programs.
• Experience operating within complex global and matrixed organizations.
• Semiconductor industry experience.
• Advanced manufacturing experience.
• Capital construction and infrastructure experience.
• Workplace and IFM category expertise.
• Laboratory operations and equipment category expertise.
• Experience building category management organizations from the ground up.
• Global SRM leadership experience.
• MBA, CPSM, CIPS, CPM, PMP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own the global Workplace, Infrastructure, and Lab Operations portfolio strategy.
• Align category strategies to Applied Materials growth objectives, business priorities, capital planning, and operational needs.
• Develop multi-year roadmaps supporting growth, readiness, scalability, resilience, and value realization.
• Govern portfolio performance across value creation, stakeholder experience, supplier performance, operational excellence, and risk management.
• Ensure portfolio priorities remain aligned with business strategy, forecasted demand, and long-term investment plans.

Skills

Executive leadership

Category management

Global spend portfolios

Stakeholder management

Supplier governance

SRM programs

Global teams leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction Management, Finance, Architecture, Real Estate, Operations, or related discipline

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking an experienced executive leader to serve as the Director, Global Category Management – Workplace, Infrastructure & Lab Operations Portfolio Leader. This role drives one of the company's largest indirect spend portfolios and partners with Global Workplace & Infrastructure to deliver value across multiple facilities domains.

The Director defines portfolio strategy, builds capability, and leads a global team of category leaders to improve governance, supplier