Materials Manager IV

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting‑edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT.

If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

Salary: $ – $

Location:

Austin, TX

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees.

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Develop, implement and manage a cross‑functional, fully integrated planning process that incorporates make‑versus‑buy, capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, material and associated cost elements.

Performs analysis of customer demand, sales forecasts and historical material usage to develop and execute build‑to‑order and build‑to‑forecast plans. Coordinate with cross‑functional business teams to develop best cost strategy for production planning to support customer demand.

Establish and implement methods and best practices related to the systems and process that support inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control.

Establishes and manages production scheduling activities by monitoring material inventories, tracking progress of production and reviewing factors that affect schedules. Responsible for accuracy of inventory counts by implementing and managing, in conjunction with Finance, an inventory control system capable of identifying discrepancies in inventory counts and taking corrective action to guard against inconsistencies in the future.

Develop and execute a sourcing strategy to meet the company's business growth and sourcing requirements. Identify, develop and manage effective relationships with existing and potential suppliers of goods and services to meet established cost, quality and delivery targets. Establish, implement and manage a system to evaluate, monitor and report supplier scorecard performance.

Coordinate and work with quality, engineering, machining and assembly operations to ensure 100% on‑time delivery by establishing and monitoring schedules to proactively identify and address any issues.

Represents materials organization on corporate materials task force teams. Manages department budget, associated costs and resources.

• Demonstrates in-depth understanding of concepts, theories and principles in own job family and basic knowledge of other related job families

• Applies understanding of the industry and how own area contributes to the achievement of objectives

• Manages a generally homogeneous team; adapts plans and priorities to meet service and/or operational challenges

• Identifies and resolves technical, operational and organizational problems

• Impacts the level of service and the team’s ability to meet quality, volume, and timeliness objectives

• Guided by policies and resource requirements within business unit, department or sub‑function

• Guides, influences and persuades others internally in related areas or externally

Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.

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