Materials Program Manager: Strategy & Sourcing

Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 88,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in Austin, TX is seeking a materials and manufacturing procurement professional who can forecast engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements and communicate them to suppliers. You'll collaborate with engineering to interpret requirements, support supplier selection, and drive cost reduction through strategic sourcing and make-vs-buy analysis.

This role emphasizes project leadership, data analysis, and cross-functional teamwork to deliver on cost and supply

Qualifications

• Experience forecasting and communicating requirements to suppliers.
• Ability to perform make-vs-buy analyses to influence outsourcing decisions.
• Familiarity with MRP and inventory management processes.
• Strong collaboration with engineering and procurement teams.
• Proven ability to lead projects with manageable risk and scope.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts and communicates engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers.
• Provides input to outsourcing decisions by performing make versus buy analysis.
• Coordinates demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
• Forms Materials Core Team and coordinates product development process deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners, and production control.
• Collaborates with engineering team to interpret engineering requirements.
• Under some supervision, creates, releases and updates new project materials strategy.
• Sourcing: Assists in supplier price and delivery negotiations; under direct supervision may negotiate contracts as necessary.
• Utilizes the preferred supplier selection and assessment process when selecting suppliers.
• Completes supplier risk assessment on critical and unique parts.
• Monitors supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).
• Materials: Coordinates activities around source selection, specification creation and price negotiation with appropriate team members.
• Executes commercialization (transition) materials plan).
• Manages materials change control process.
• Meets cost objectives and resolves quality issues.
• Generates and publishes Key Process Indicators .
• Tracks total landed costs targets.
• Works with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection requirements.
• Assists in developing supplier and commodity road maps to engineering.
• Utilizes value analysis on build-to-print components in support of Should Cost analysis.
• Actively mediates and partners with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues for assigned product groups.
• Escalate issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.

Skills

Project management

Data analytics

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

Applied Materials in Austin, TX is seeking a materials and manufacturing procurement professional who can forecast engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements and communicate them to suppliers. You'll collaborate with engineering to interpret requirements, support supplier selection, and drive cost reduction through strategic sourcing and make-vs-buy analysis.

This role emphasizes project leadership, data analysis, and cross-functional teamwork to deliver on cost and supply