Senior Business Unit Operations Lead

Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 92,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a skilled program manager to deliver cross-functional execution across the MDP product group, aligning portfolios with budgets, and driving operational plans to optimize cash and inventory performance. You will lead continuous improvement efforts and coordinate across divisions to ensure strategic alignment with company goals.

The role emphasizes business and regulatory awareness, senior-level communication, and the ability to handle complex projects with broad

Qualifications

• 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
• Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements
• Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution
• Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions
• Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines
• Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view

Responsibilities

• Deliver cross-functional execution of programs to meet and exceed Division(s) and financial goals for the MDP product group
• Coordinate division(s) product portfolio prioritization and budget alignment
• Drive Planning and Operational execution to ensure optimal Balance Sheet performance, including optimization of cash and Inventory Mgmt. Ensure OPEX (operating expense) spending is in alignment with project plans and spending targets for division(s)
• Responsible for business process creation and continuous improvement
• Manage and drive division(s) COGS (cost of goods sold) reduction plans to deliver GM (gross margin) targets
• Own some interface points across the enterprise including supply chain, AGS and drive specific plans for continuous improvement
• Achieve tactical alignment of the division'(s) objectives with segment and Applied Materials plans
• Develop and Drive cross divisional programs

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a skilled program manager to deliver cross-functional execution across the MDP product group, aligning portfolios with budgets, and driving operational plans to optimize cash and inventory performance. You will lead continuous improvement efforts and coordinate across divisions to ensure strategic alignment with company goals.

The role emphasizes business and regulatory awareness, senior-level communication, and the ability to handle complex projects with broad