Rotational Buyer: Supply Chain & Sourcing Program

Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Austin is launching a 30-month Supply Chain Undergraduate Rotational Development Program for recent graduates.

You will rotate through Purchasing / Sourcing, Project/Program Management, and Supplier Account Management, culminating in a Final Placement role. The program develops technical and business skills with mentorship, job shadowing, and networking opportunities within a global manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with GPA 3.0+
• Strong ability to develop executive reports and presentations
• Excellent written and oral communication; cross-functional collaboration
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools; detail-oriented and deadline-driven
• Experience with statistics, ML, data analytics, SQL, Python is a plus

Responsibilities

• Issue RFQs, analyze proposals, negotiate prices, and place orders
• Develop strategies to procure components at lowest cost while ensuring quality
• Support commodity strategies across Applied Business Units
• Forecast engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers
• Present cost reduction opportunities to stakeholders
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve supply chain issues

Skills

Executive reporting

Presentations

Data analysis

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Distribution, Industrial Engineering, MIS, Business Analytics or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Austin is launching a 30-month Supply Chain Undergraduate Rotational Development Program for recent graduates.

You will rotate through Purchasing / Sourcing, Project/Program Management, and Supplier Account Management, culminating in a Final Placement role. The program develops technical and business skills with mentorship, job shadowing, and networking opportunities within a global manufacturing setting.