This role works across Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Business Unit teams to coordinate complex projects, drive execution, remove barriers, and improve organizational effectiveness. The successful candidate will help teams navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and ensure critical initiatives stay on track.
This position requires strong project management skills, effective cross-functional leadership, and the ability to influence outcomes across a diverse set of stakeholders.
What You'll Do
Drive Cross-Functional Projects
Lead manufacturing and operational initiatives with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and business impacts.
Coordinate activities across engineering, operations, materials, supply chain, quality, and business teams.
Execute with Discipline
Build and maintain project plans, schedules, action registers, and communication plans.
Track milestones, identify gaps, and ensure commitments are completed on time.
Manage Risk and Resolve Issues
Identify risks early and drive mitigation plans before they impact business objectives.
Escalate issues appropriately and facilitate timely decision-making.
Enable Organizational Priorities
Support factory readiness, business-critical initiatives, process improvements, and strategic manufacturing projects.
Coordinate resources and stakeholders to ensure successful execution.
Facilitate Alignment
Bring together diverse teams to establish priorities, drive accountability, and maintain focus on key objectives.
Ensure stakeholders have clear visibility into status, risks, and required actions.
Communicate Effectively
Prepare concise updates and recommendations for leadership.
Convert complex topics into clear action plans and decisions.
Improve the Way We Work
Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve coordination, and increase execution effectiveness.
Help develop standard project management tools and best practices.
What You Bring
Experience managing projects or programs in a manufacturing, engineering, operations, or supply chain environment.
Strong organizational and planning skills.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate activities across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Effective communication and presentation skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
Skilled at building relationships and influencing without direct authority.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field.
Typically 3-7 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Semiconductor capital equipment experience.
Experience working in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, engineering, or quality organizations.
Familiarity with factory operations and cross-functional execution.
Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
Project management certification or equivalent experience.
Key Responsibilities
Will prepare project plan and coordinates the attainment of project deliverables from planning to implementation. Maintains matrix for process improvements
Will drive project deliverables and task details by through the use reports, tracking charts and, checklists.
Aligns the activities of resources internal to the business unit to achieve on-time and within budget performance objectives for the project.
Monitors, and reports to the business unit on project's cost performance.
Will participate on intra business unit design teams to complete projects. Will contribute to the team's technical development in the pursuit of the team's project goals.
Will research causes to project obstacles and assist in implementing solutions for resolution.
Functional Knowledge
Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
Business Expertise
Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
Leadership
Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements
Problem Solving
Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
Impact
Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
Interpersonal Skills
Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus
Additional Information
Time Type
Full time
Employee Type
Assignee / Regular
Travel
Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Eligible
Yes
The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.
For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.
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.
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