Applied Materials · 4 hours ago
Manager - Materials Program Manager (M4)
Gloucester, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$112K/yr - $154K/yrApplied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. The Manager - Materials Program Manager will develop and manage cross-functional planning processes, coordinate with teams to address customer demand, and implement sourcing strategies to support business growth.
ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop, implement and manage 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 relationship with existing and potential suppliers of goods and services to meet the established cost, quality and delivery targets. Establish, implement, and manage 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 schedule to proactively identify and address any issues
Represents materials organization on corporate materials task force teams. Manages department budget, associated costs and resources
Qualification
Required
Develop, implement and manage 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 the 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
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Participation in a bonus and a stock award program
Company
Applied Materials
Applied Materials is a semiconductor and display equipment company that offers materials engineering solutions.
Founded in 1967
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.1BKey Investors
Stonnington GroupUS Department of Energy
2025-02-24Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2023-06-27Post Ipo Equity· $0.38M
2022-10-19Grant· $100M
Leadership Team
Omkaram Nalamasu
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Tony Chiang, Ph.D
VP, CTO Applied AI
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