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Director (M6), Product Operations Head – Spares SBU

Applied Materials


Job Location:

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 200000 - 275000
Posted: 17 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 14 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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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

Salary:

$200000.00 - $275000.00

Location:

Home / MobileAZ-001 Home / MobileCA-001 Home / MobileVT-001 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.

Role Summary
  • Director-level leadership role responsible for supporting product strategy governance and performance of FPM Repair and On-Demand.
  • Drives transition to a scalable product-centric operating model enabling quarterly revenue and margin expansion.
  • Serves as single point of accountability for product performance across the Spares SBU.
Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Portfolio Ownership Support the integrated product strategy across FPM Repair and On-Demand.

  • Define multi-year roadmap aligned to growth margin and cost objectives.
  • Support next-generation offerings and innovation.

Product Performance & Value Capture

  • Support revenue growth margin expansion and value leakage reduction.
  • Establish product KPIs and executive reporting.
  • Work within the organization to retain/regain Spares business and support key account strategies.

Product Governance & Operating Model

  • Implement product-centric operating model and governance frameworks.
  • Ensure execution discipline across organization.

Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Help to align Sales BD Marketing and Operations on key KPIs.
  • Drive integration across planning logistics pricing and fulfillment.

Customer & Market Impact

  • Enhance customer trust and service outcomes.
  • Drive adoption of FPM Repair and On-Demand offerings.

Team Leadership & Organizational Development

  • Lead global team of PLMs and PMs.
  • Build organizational capability and scalability.
  • Drive talent and culture transformation.
Qualifications

Required

  • 12 years in product management supply chain or semiconductor services.
  • Proven P&L and portfolio management experience.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership capabilities.

Preferred

  • Experience with FPM Repair or service models.
  • Tier 1 customer exposure (TSMC Samsung Intel).
  • MBA or advanced technical degree.
Success Metrics
  • Revenue growth and market share expansion.
  • Margin improvement and value leakage reduction.
  • Adoption of product operating model.
  • Execution velocity improvement.
  • Customer trust and penetration.
Reporting Structure
  • Reports to Spares SBU Head.
  • Leads PLM teams across FPM Repair and On-Demand.
  • Key interfaces with Growth Operations and HW SBUs.

Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials core values.

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes 25% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

No

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:

Director


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Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic (PV) industries.

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