Materials Program Manager

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Material Program Manager

Primary Responsibilities (responsibilities Specific To This To This Role)

Supply Management

Directly manage supply of a key outsourced module / component that feeds into an Applied Materials tool.

• Provide weekly readouts on material health status to supply chain executives
• Hosts supplier material readiness review meetings and ensures availability of supplier materials at various Applied locations globally (including sub tier components)
• Responsible to manage market share allocations across assigned supplier(s) / programs
• Key focal to manage supplier short shipments till full closure
• Work with suppliers on sub tier supplier changes to support overall supply initiatives e,g capacity management, cost savings, customer needs etc.
• Facilitate internal stakeholder discussions with suppliers to address issues gating supplier builds, e.g BOM inaccuracies, engineering spec waivers, rework orders etc.
• Obsolescence management – Facilitate seamless transition from end of life material to replacement material through close collaborations with supplier and internal stakeholders

Support various inventory management programs both internally and externally e.g Consignment, VMI, Aged WIP management, safety stock etc.

PO management

Works in MRP (Materials Requirement Planning), or similar demand / supply planning system to procure materials for use in a manufacturing assembly, integration, test, or customers spares area.

Responsible to maintain accurate BOM prices and manage ad hoc supplier PPV requests

Supplier & stakeholder management

Effectively influence suppliers and internal stakeholders to meet company deliverables.

Secondary

(employees do this some of the time)

Additional Information

Time Type : Full time

Employee Type : Assignee / Regular

Travel : Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible :

Yes

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.