Strategic Supplier Account Manager

Tech Sales Jobs; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials is seeking a Supplier Account Management professional to develop, align, and implement commodity strategies across a multi-location base in Santa Clara and Austin. The role includes negotiating supplier agreements, driving cost reductions, and leading supplier performance reviews to optimize the supply base.

You will engage with cross-functional teams, manage supplier introductions, and address systemic supply chain issues, while aligning with PLC processes and internal

Qualifications

• Leads projects with notable risk and complexity.
• 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.
• Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field.
• Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develops, aligns and implements commodity strategies.
• Negotiates and manages the maintenance of agreements with suppliers that provide the structure for all business relationships between Applied Materials and the supply base.
• Engages with the PLC process to ensure alignment with the commodity strategies.
• Directs new supplier introduction and/or disengagement requirements to/from the Applied Materials supply base.
• Drives resolution to systemic supply chain issues affecting quality, cost, delivery or lead-time, which may include engagement with sub-tiers in the supply chain.
• Develops and presents high level cost reduction opportunities.
• Approves/final authority, delivers and manages Supplier Performance Improvement Plans.
• Drives formal supplier performance reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Functional Knowledge

Business Expertise

Job description

Applied Materials is seeking a Supplier Account Management professional to develop, align, and implement commodity strategies across a multi-location base in Santa Clara and Austin. The role includes negotiating supplier agreements, driving cost reductions, and leading supplier performance reviews to optimize the supply base.

You will engage with cross-functional teams, manage supplier introductions, and address systemic supply chain issues, while aligning with PLC processes and internal