Applied Materials Hiring for Materials Project Management III – (B3) at South Kingstown, Rhode Island Full Time

Key Responsibilities

• Work with CMs on pre agreed to cost models

• Perform subtier supplier agreements in the following commodities

• Circuit Breakers, Contactors, Relays, Electrical Pushbuttons

• Terminal Blocks

• Cable Connectors

• OEM Cables (Ethercat, Devicenet)

• Sheetmetal Weldments

• Sheetmetal Panels

• Digital I/O Control

• DC Power supplies

• Perform LLI agreements and work with BU’s to execute to ensure supply chain continuity

• Track FAI status

• Forecasts and communicates engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers. Provides input to outsourcing decisions by performing make versus buy analysis. Coordinates demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.

• Collaborates with engineering team to interpret engineering requirements.

• Sourcing: Assists in supplier price and delivery negotiations; under direct supervision may negotiate contracts as necessary. Utilizes the preferred supplier selection and assessment process when selecting suppliers. Completes supplier risk assessment on critical and unique parts. Monitors supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).

• Materials: Coordinates activities around source selection, specification creation and price negotiation with appropriate team members.

• Executes commercialization (transition) materials plan).

• Meets cost objectives and resolves quality issues. Generates and publishes Key Process Indicators . Tracks total landed costs targets.

• Works with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection requirements. Assists in developing supplier and commodity road maps to engineering. Utilizes value analysis on build-to-print components in support of Should Cost analysis.

• Actively mediates and partners with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues for assigned product groups. Escalate issues to Commodity Business Managers when necessary.

Other Must Have Skills

• An advanced understanding of Make / Buy vs Indented BOM levels to determine what CMs will buy vs what they will make

• An advanced understanding of Indented BOMs

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skill set

• Creating crisp powerpoint slides to show status of projects with breakdowns of commodity spends and supplier spends vs project mcos goals

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Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree

Skills

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

7 – 10 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All 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.