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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.

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Role Summary

The Relationship Management Analyst is a key enabler of Applieds Relationship Management (RM) program which unifies Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and Business Relationship Management (BRM) to develop deeper relationships with our suppliers and internal stakeholders. This role ensures governance discipline data integrity and tool adoption across supplier and business unit engagementhelping Procurement operate as One GSP and positioning Applied as a Customer of Choice externally and a Trusted Partner internally.

Core Responsibilities

• Collect validate and analyze RM governance and reporting data; translate findings into clear visual stakeholder insights.
• Maintain and support the evolution of templates library artifacts (Supplier/Client Profiles Account Plans QBR templates BU Engagement Plans etc.) and ensure version control.
• Maintain the Relationship Management Hub and related repositories so playbooks and governance materials are current and easy to access.
• Own the Relationship Management dashboard and KPI definitions; keep metrics current for adoption relationship health and value delivery.
• Manage the RM governance cadence (calendar scheduling and logistics) across category teams ensuring agendas templates and pre-work are ready.
• Support training sessions on RM methodologies tools and templates to category managers and other stakeholders.
• Support the SRM Program Lead by administering supplier segmentation and maintaining RM system data quality.
• Support RM governance forums and touchpoints including intake of improvement ideas action tracking and follow-up reporting.
• Support business strategy communication and engagement activities where needed serving as execution support for strategy and communications teams.

Qualifications

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• Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Analytics or related field.
• 5 years of experience in procurement operations analytics or program coordination.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and Power BI; ability to manage dashboards and visualize data.
• Excellent organizational and cross-functional coordination skills; ability to manage calendars templates and governance routines.
• Experienced using project tools (timelines RACI Planner) to track actions.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills to support SRM and BRM practices and promote stakeholder engagement.
• Proven track record of being resourceful and working independently in a fast-paced transformational environment.

Preferred:

• Experience with supplier relationship management and/or category management strategic sourcing and working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with procurement systems (Ariba Sievo other) and collaboration tools (Loop SharePoint Teams).
• Experience working within Microsoft Copilot creating Copilot agents and developing productivity use cases.
• Exposure to project management governance models and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiar with change management frameworks.

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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.

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