Summer 2026 Supply Chain Intern- Master's (Santa Clara, CA)

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 27-08-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

What We Offer

Location:

Santa ClaraCA

Youll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn develop and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possiblewhile learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

At Applied Materials we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. Were committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work at home or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

Position Overview

Applied Materials Global Supply Chain Department is searching for interns to join our team in summer 2026! Interns will work in the Global Supply Chain group for 12 weeks supporting Supplier Account Managers Procurement/Materials Managers and Supply Chain Analytics. Supplier Account Managers are responsible for supplier selection supplier management commercial negotiations and creating and executing commodity strategies. Procurement and Materials Managers are responsible for ensuring timely delivery of materials to our factories while meeting cost and quality targets.

Responsibilities

Completing supplier request for quotations (RFQs)
Working with suppliers on obsolescence compliance and training
Preparing supplier profiles for presenting to management
Performing part analytics to ensure parts are assigned to the proper commodity family
Interacting with Suppliers on cost reduction opportunities
Supporting Supplier Account Managers in various tasks including meeting & presentation preparation supplier management quarterly business reviews supplier capacity reviews
Perform Buyer functions including: Creating re-scheduling and cancelling POs per MRP
Call suppliers to get material status and expedite material
Resolve Accounts Payable issues related to PO invoice and receipt discrepancies
Find alternate/emergency sources for material
Provide material delivery updates directly to factory stakeholders and leadership
Mitigate excess POs and inventory through supplier negotiations
Perform MRP and Spend Analytics looking for optimization of business practice

Requirements

Student must be pursuing a Masters degree in Supply Chain Management or a related major
Student must be in good academic standing at their university with a preferred GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
Ability to problem-solve creatively and analytically
Commitment to quality and customer satisfaction
Excellent listening writing quantitative qualitative and oral communication skills
Data analytics skills (E.g. advanced excel working with multiple data sets)
Desire for continuous learning and improvement
Flexible and adaptable mindset who thrives in a results-driven culture

This role is ineligible for visa sponsorship and candidates must have valid work authorization for the duration of the internship period to be considered for this role.

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Intern / Student

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 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.

In addition Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process please contact us via e-mail at or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at option 1 and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Required Experience:

Intern

Who We AreApplied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips the brains of devices...