Senior NPI Supply Chain Program Lead

Applied Materials, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Stock award program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a senior, individual contributor Materials role, 100% onsite.

You will forecast and coordinate engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements with suppliers, drive make/buy analyses, and manage a cross-functional materials strategy. The role requires leadership across teams, deep technical expertise, and the ability to navigate complex supplier programs; relocation is possible, and a comprehensive compensation package includes a

Qualifications

• Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field.
• Demonstrates 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.
• Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts and communicates 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/ 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 costs 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. Escalate issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a senior, individual contributor Materials role, 100% onsite.

You will forecast and coordinate engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements with suppliers, drive make/buy analyses, and manage a cross-functional materials strategy. The role requires leadership across teams, deep technical expertise, and the ability to navigate complex supplier programs; relocation is possible, and a comprehensive compensation package includes a