Materials Project Manager – Global, Relocation & Stock

Applied Materials, Inc.; Kalispell (MT); On-site; USD 108,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a seasoned materials sourcing professional to optimize supply chain and supplier performance across engineering, materials, and manufacturing. You will drive make-vs-buy analysis, coordinate demand signals, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver cost-effective, high-quality components.

In this role, you will negotiate with suppliers, manage change control, and develop roadmaps with engineering to ensure supply continuity and quality.

Qualifications

• Forecasts and communicates engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers.
• Leads Materials Core Team and coordinates product development process deliverables through matrix management.
• With limited/ no supervision, creates, releases and updates new project materials strategy.
• Sourcing: negotiates contracts and analyzes supplier performance.
• Coordinates activities around source selection, specification creation and price negotiation.
• Executes commercialization (transition) materials plan.
• Manages materials change control process and tracks landed costs targets.
• Identifies critical/long-lead parts and supports Should Cost analysis.
• Mediates with quality and engineering to resolve supplier quality issues.

Responsibilities

• Also escalates issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.
• Interprets business challenges to improve products, processes or services.
• May lead cross-functional teams or projects.

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a seasoned materials sourcing professional to optimize supply chain and supplier performance across engineering, materials, and manufacturing. You will drive make-vs-buy analysis, coordinate demand signals, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver cost-effective, high-quality components.

In this role, you will negotiate with suppliers, manage change control, and develop roadmaps with engineering to ensure supply continuity and quality.