Key Responsibilities
1. Develops, aligns and implements commodity strategies.
2. Negotiates and manages the maintenance of agreements with suppliers that provide the structure for all business relationships between Applied Materials and the supply base.
3. Engages with the PLC process to ensure alignment with the commodity strategies.
4. Directs new supplier introduction and/or disengagement requirements to/from the Applied Materials supply base.
5. Drives resolution to systemic supply chain issues affecting quality, cost, delivery or lead-time, which may include engagement with sub-tiers in the supply chain.
6. Develops and presents high level cost reduction opportunities.
7. Approves/final authority, delivers and manages Supplier Performance Improvement Plans.
8. Drives formal supplier performance reviews.
Functional Knowledge
* Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles within own job family and knowledge of other related job families
Business Expertise
* Applies in-depth understanding of how own discipline integrates within the segment/function
Leadership
* Manages multiple related teams, sets organizational priorities and allocates resources
Problem Solving
* Identifies and resolves complex technical, operational and organizational problems
Impact
* Impacts the business results of a team or area by supporting and funding of projects, products, services and/or technologies and developing policies and plans
* Guided by business unit, department or sub-functional business plans
Interpersonal Skills
* Influences others internally and externally, including senior management
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.
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Skills
Certifications:
Languages:
Years of Experience:
4 - 7 Years
Work Experience:
Additional Information
Travel:
Relocation Eligible:
No
Applied Materials is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
Santa Clara, CA
Applied Materials, Inc. provides manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation and nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools.
The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices, as well as equipment for flexible substrates.
The company serves manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, liquid crystal and organic light-emitting diode displays, and other electronic devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Applied Materials, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.