Global Supplier Relations & Cost Optimization Lead

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Stock awards

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, seeks a commodity strategy professional to develop and implement supplier strategies, negotiate agreements, and manage supplier relationships across the supply base to meet quality, cost, and delivery targets.

The role emphasizes leadership, complex program execution, and driving improvements, with engagement from senior leadership and opportunities for bonus and stock awards as part of compensation.

Responsibilities

• Develops, aligns and implements commodity strategies.
• Negotiates and 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.
• Directs new supplier introduction and/or disengagement requirements to/from the Applied Materials supply base.
• Drives resolution to systemic supply chain issues affecting quality, cost, delivery or lead-time, which may include engagement with sub-tiers in the supply chain.
• Develops and presents high level cost reduction opportunities.
• Approves/final authority, delivers and manages Supplier Performance Improvement Plans.
• Drives formal supplier performance reviews.
• Functional Knowledge Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field. Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function.
• Business Expertise Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements.
• Leadership Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution.
• Problem Solving Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.
• Impact Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines.
• Interpersonal Skills Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, seeks a commodity strategy professional to develop and implement supplier strategies, negotiate agreements, and manage supplier relationships across the supply base to meet quality, cost, and delivery targets.

The role emphasizes leadership, complex program execution, and driving improvements, with engagement from senior leadership and opportunities for bonus and stock awards as part of compensation.