Materials Project Manager (B4)

About the role

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials engineering solutions for display and semiconductor chips, is hiring a Materials Project Manager (B4) in Singapore. The role leads the Materials Core Team, coordinates product development deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners and production control, and works closely with engineering on materials strategy and sourcing.

Key responsibilities

• Forecast and communicate engineering, materials and manufacturing requirements to suppliers, and provide input to outsourcing decisions via make versus buy analysis.
• Coordinate demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
• Lead the Materials Core Team and coordinate product development deliverables through matrix management of buyers, planners and production control.
• Collaborate with engineering to interpret engineering requirements, and with limited or no supervision create, release and update the project materials strategy.
• Assist in supplier price and delivery negotiations and, under direct supervision, negotiate contracts; select suppliers using the preferred supplier selection and assessment process and complete supplier risk assessments on critical and unique parts.
• Monitor supplier performance on delivery, quality and cost, and coordinate source selection, specification creation and price negotiation.
• Execute the commercialization (transition) materials plan, manage the materials change control process, meet cost objectives and resolve quality issues.
• Generate and publish Key Process Indicators, track total landed cost targets, and work with engineering on preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection requirements.
• Help develop supplier and commodity roadmaps to engineering, use value analysis on build-to-print components for Should Cost analysis, and mediate supplier quality issues with quality and engineering teams, escalating to Commodity Business Managers when needed.

Required profile

• Depth and breadth of expertise in the specialized discipline or field.
• Able to interpret business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes or services.
• Ability to lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk and complexity.
• Strong problem solving and interpersonal skills, including negotiating with others to adopt a different point of view.