Materials Program Manager

Materials Program Manager

The Materials Program Manager plays a critical role in driving supply chain excellence and operational efficiency across the organization. This position serves as a strategic link between manufacturing, market dynamics, and business requirements, ensuring seamless alignment across all stages of product development and production. The ideal candidate is a results-driven professional with a strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally, manage complex programs, and deliver innovative solutions that optimize cost, quality, and materials availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Risk Management
• Translates manufacturing, market dynamics, and business requirements into actionable strategies and tactics related to bills of materials risk assessment/mitigation, inventory health/optimization, streamlined supply chain management, and total cost to business
• New Product Introduction (NPI) & High-Volume Manufacturing (HVM)
• Coordinates and monitors the acquisition of materials in support of NPI programs/projects and ramp readiness for seamless transition to High Volume Manufacturing (HVM)
• Supplier Management
• Works closely with suppliers to execute contractual requirements and discuss performance, cost opportunities, and future operational strategies
• Manages suppliers to achieve on-time delivery and cycle time performance, resolution of material escalations, BOM cost benchmarking/optimization, Engineering Change Order (ECO) change closure, new site startup, and liability settlements
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Collaborates closely with cross-functional staff across project/program management, engineering, supply chain, commodity professionals/purchasing, and manufacturing teams to:
• Define customer demand and early raw materials requirements
• Influence supplier and component selections
• Drive planning and procurement activities at both product and cross-product platform levels
• Materials & Quality Assurance
• Ensures bills of materials integrity, materials availability, cost, and quality goals are set and successfully achieved
• Ensures tight linkages to each business unit's production requirements to enable output maximization while balancing cost and inventory control
• Stakeholder Communication & Program Monitoring
• Provides assessments and status updates to stakeholders at multiple levels
• Establishes contingency and gap closure plans
• Closely monitors program indicators to proactively identify and address risks
• Data Analysis & Process Improvement
• Analyzes data to develop and design solutions for complex processes
• Participates in the development and improvement of systems and tools to drive efficiencies across the organization
• Works with cross-organizational teams to drive forward-looking supply chain solutions

This position is not eligible for Intel immigration sponsorship.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or BS degree in supply chain, business or associated field with 2+ years of relevant industry experience or 6+ years of equivalent industry experience in place of a BS degree, per business needs.
• 2+ years in business intelligence tools, data modeling, and transformation.
• 2+ years in managing complex supplier relationships and drive operational strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication skills to effectively engage with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with AI and advanced analytics for problem-solving and process optimization.
• Proven ability to execute disciplined processes and deliver measurable results in a fast-paced environment.
• Adept at stakeholder management and fostering collaborative partnerships across diverse teams.
• Analytical mindset with experience in advanced data analysis to drive decision-making.

Experienced Hire

Shift 1 (United States of America)

US, Arizona, Phoenix

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender…