Materials Strategy & Project Lead

Socket.dev; Santa Clara (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in Austin, TX and Santa Clara, CA is seeking a procurement/materials specialist to forecast engineering and manufacturing needs and coordinate supplier strategy. The role involves leading a cross‑functional team to ensure timely delivery, negotiate terms, and manage material changes across projects.

The position emphasizes collaboration with engineering to identify critical parts, optimize costs, and drive supplier performance within a global company.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating supplier materials and manufacturing requirements.
• Strong negotiation and supplier risk assessment abilities.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration with engineering, planning and production teams.
• Ability to analyze costs, lead times and impact on overall supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts and communicates engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers.
• Leads Materials Core Team and coordinates product development deliverables.
• Creates, releases and updates new project materials strategy with minimal supervision.
• Assists in supplier price and delivery negotiations; may negotiate contracts.
• Manages materials change control and tracks landed costs targets.
• Works with engineering to identify critical and long-lead parts and develops supplier roadmaps.

Skills

Materials planning

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Project coordination

Job description

Applied Materials in Austin, TX and Santa Clara, CA is seeking a procurement/materials specialist to forecast engineering and manufacturing needs and coordinate supplier strategy. The role involves leading a cross‑functional team to ensure timely delivery, negotiate terms, and manage material changes across projects.

The position emphasizes collaboration with engineering to identify critical parts, optimize costs, and drive supplier performance within a global company.