Strategic Supply Chain Project Lead (NPI to Scale)

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA seeks a results-driven Project Manager to lead the design and commercialization of supply chains for New Product Introductions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, procurement, and manufacturing to ensure timely delivery, cost targets, and robust supply reliability.

You will develop dual sourcing strategies, mitigate risks, and drive cost reduction while aligning with commodity strategies and protecting IP.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in program management, supply chain management, and business acumen.
• Extensive knowledge of various fabrication commodities and processes.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements supply chain strategy from NPI to High Volume that meets performance requirements.
• Collaborates and negotiates with key suppliers to ensure a reliable and cost-effective supply of materials and components.
• Coordinates product development process deliverables through a matrix organization of engineers, commodity business managers, buyers, planners, and production control.
• Creates process maps for critical/complex long lead components; collaborates to implement mitigation strategies
• Develops and executes dual sourcing strategies to mitigate supply risk of new products prior to commercialization
• Identifies single points of failure in new product supply chain design, establishes and implements strategies to mitigate them
• Designs supply chain to minimize total landed cost and improve material availability
• Drivers alignment between engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance & quality on key insource/outsource decisions
• Presents new product sourcing strategies to executive management

Skills

Program management

Supply chain management

Communication skills

Leadership

Fabrication knowledge

Job description

Applied Materials in Santa Clara, CA seeks a results-driven Project Manager to lead the design and commercialization of supply chains for New Product Introductions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, procurement, and manufacturing to ensure timely delivery, cost targets, and robust supply reliability.

You will develop dual sourcing strategies, mitigate risks, and drive cost reduction while aligning with commodity strategies and protecting IP.