CoE NPI Supply Chain Program Manager

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry.

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We are looking for an accomplished NPI Supply Chain Program Manager with a strong sense of accountability to join our CoE NPI Supply Chain Program team. The successful candidate will own commodity strategy, supplier selection, cost performance, and the timely integration of CoE technology innovations into NPI programs. Candidates should have strategic sourcing and supply chain expertise, preferably in semiconductors, and proven experience leading complex sourcing programs independently in a fast-paced, corporate-level environment.

CoE NPI Supply Chain is the strategic enterprise integration layer connecting Centers of Excellence (CoE), Business Units, and Global Supply Chain.

The mission is to accelerate new product commercialization through cross-functional synergies, standardized supply-chain strategy and execution, improved cost and gross margin performance, and the timely proliferation of technology innovations into NPI programs.

The NPI SCPM is a success-critical enabler for CoE innovation implementation, driving:

Product Sourcing Strategy – agile, scalable, resilient product ramp through GSC ecosystems.

Product Cost Performance – product viability and gross margin performance.

Corporate Synergies – leverage across CoE teams, BUs, and Global Supply Chain.

Effective Implementation – deploy technology innovations and cost optimization into new products.

Scope spans Supply Chain Strategy & Resiliency, Lab Qual/Cut-in Management, CM Selection & HVM Readiness, Cost Apportionment Model (CAM), Best BoM Assessment, and Cost Reduction Roadmap & Execution across MCOS.

• 1. Strategic Sourcing & Commodity Management Commodity strategy: market intelligence, supplier landscape, multi-year sourcing roadmaps. Supplier selection and qualification: RFx, technical/commercial evaluation, CM selection for HVM readiness. Negotiation and contracting: pricing, SOWs, T&Cs, and TCO optimization. CAM, should-costing, Best BoM scenarios, and cost reduction roadmap execution. Supply chain resiliency: dual sourcing, risk mitigation, and lab qual / cut-in management.
• 2. Program & Project Management End-to-end planning: scope, schedule, critical path, dependencies, milestones. Execution rigor: operating cadence, action tracking, stakeholder readouts. Risk & issue management: RAID logs, mitigation, escalation, decision logs. Vendor/partner coordination and governance across internal/external teams.
• 3. Supply Chain & Semiconductor Domain NPI to HVM ramp: supply…