Senior Materials Program Manager – MRP & Sourcing

Applied Materials; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 128,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Stock awards

Job summary

Applied Materials in Austin, TX is seeking a senior materials procurement leader to forecast, source, and manage supplier relationships across engineering and manufacturing. You will drive cost, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure on‑time material delivery for complex semiconductor and display projects.

The role emphasizes strategic sourcing, supplier risk management, and collaboration with engineering to optimize Should Cost analyses, with opportunities for bonus and stock awards as

Qualifications

• Regarded as the technical expert in the 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

• Forecast and communicate 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.
• Leads 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.
• With limited or no 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 cost targets.
• Works with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long‑lead parts and inspection requirements. Assists and/or leads 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. Escalates issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Functional Knowledge

Business Expertise

Job description

Applied Materials in Austin, TX is seeking a senior materials procurement leader to forecast, source, and manage supplier relationships across engineering and manufacturing. You will drive cost, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure on‑time material delivery for complex semiconductor and display projects.

The role emphasizes strategic sourcing, supplier risk management, and collaboration with engineering to optimize Should Cost analyses, with opportunities for bonus and stock awards as